The Alpha King, who had been about to take his seat at the head of the table, froze mid-motion.
His eyes narrowed. "Did my Queen say what this is about?"
"The... the..." The mage struggled to drag in a breath, but under the Alpha King's stone-cold stare, his throat felt tight enough to choke him. "The Queen said that the two young princes have gone missing from the safehouse..."
He barely got the words out before his knees buckled.
A crushing, authoritative aura exploded from Addison and slammed into him like an invisible boulder. The pressure was suffocating, her fury so sharp that the air itself seemed to grow heavy.
"What?!" Addison didn't wait for another word. She tore herself away from her father's arm and bolted toward the door.
But the moment she passed him, Zion caught her by the arm and stopped her.
"What's going on? Tell me." His voice was tense with worry. He had never seen Addison lose control like this, her emotions suddenly going completely haywire.
