An advice

The next day, the castle was crowded and busy. Maidens from far and wide graced the castle walls as the news had spread like wildfire that unmated Alphas from all around would be in attendance to woo the Lady Cassy.

The day had only begun and Alpha Lino hated it. Already wanted it to end. This was a bad idea. A very terrible idea. He didn't want any male breathing near Cassy. Or touching her.

He'd waited all night for her to come to him, begging him to change his mind, pleading with him to not give her away to some random Alpha. He had thought doing this would break her enough to realize just who she was standing up against. She might be a match for him now, but she wasn't stronger than him.

He had the power, the wits, and the influence. She couldn't live or breathe without him. Or at least, he had thought he would make her realize that she couldn't live without him.

But Cassy hadn't come to him and he had spent the entire night destroying his study.

She was arr