Chapter 47

EMILIA POV

“Lucas is dead!” The words flew out of Katarina’s mouth faster than I could give her a thought, and I stood there like one of the other animals in the woods whenever they were experiencing the shock of seeing a wolf in the forests.

“What do you mean by that?” I scoffed. “You wouldn’t be here if Lucas were dead. He was the one with the most control of the kingdom. How did all of the power slip out of his hands so much that even his Iife slipped faster than he could imagine?”

“He was in the process of trying to prevent us from passing news like this,” Daemon added, his voice dark.

I walked back and away from them in total denial until my back hit the wall behind me, making me realize more times than one that there was a lone pack out there that we would probably lose the ability to call home if we didn’t return.

“They’re going to take over the throne, Katarina,” I raised. “You might think that they’re guarding the seat for you while you’re away, but slowly, they will start to