Merciless Awakening

Corbin takes a step back. The color drains from his face as he looks at the prince he believed would never wake up again.

“It’s impossible. You…”

“Yes. I’m awake from my nap, and you people have made a mess of my kingdom.”

The silence becomes heavy. No one seems willing to breathe as Lorcan continues walking among his own soldiers. His gaze moves over the kneeling alphas, the abandoned weapons, an