The Rogue King

Malachi’s violent reverie was severed by Lorcan’s voice. The beta had just promised to prepare the interrogation, but his posture suddenly went rigid.

"My king. I just received a mind link." Lorcan paused, the hesitation unnatural for him. "Gamma Kaelar is back. And he brought the escaped rogue with him."

The cadence was carefully controlled, yet the underlying urgency bled through the syllable