Louis
I tried to appear calm and confident. I was the Alpha king, a little weasel like Larkin was nothing more than a fart in the wind. I had no worries for myself, but I was anxious about Daphne and Nash.
I had just found them, I couldn’t live with myself if anything happened to them. Especially if they were harmed because of my own negligence or overconfidence. And I was sure if he got even half a chance, Larkin would try to take me down by targeting my weaker mates.
Daphne, at least, had reluctantly agreed to lock herself in the safe room with the other women and children who lived and worked in the Royal wings of the chateau. But Nash would not be persuaded.
When I even suggested it he threw back his head and laughed. “Come on, Your Highness,” he crowed, “I was born for this!”
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