Protect the Heir

MAEVIA

The force of the impact left me unable to breathe properly. I gripped the stair rail with one hand while protecting my stomach with the other.

Sharp pain twisted through my body with frightening intensity. My wolf surged in alarm, and panic rose behind it.

The small wooden cart lay overturned beside the stairs. Anya, the young cub from a warrior family stationed on the outer lines, cried lo