MAEVE POV
Eric collided with the marble tile floor with powerful force, the sound ringing so violently, so painfully in my ears that I could not help but flinch with a gasp. Meanwhile, his father towered above him
He… he just hit him. In front of everybody…
The commotion between the Alpha King and his reclusive second son brought the bumbling courtyard to a complete standstill, with everyone’s eyes glued to the dramatic scene. However enthralled everyone might have been, no one dared to intervene on the young prince’s behalf.
Suddenly, I was brought back to Sarah’s birthday party… drenched with wine, trembling and humiliated and utterly alone. No one from my own pack thought to come to my rescue.
I wanted to be the one to break that cycle. No one should know loneliness
