"Half a day?!"
"Indeed."
Odette was helpless when she heard that. Naturally, she couldn't go on a half-day walk, not because she physically couldn't, but because it would leave her open and vulnerable for the Masked Alpha to detect her. She didn't want to risk it.
She had to reach the capital and mingle with the crowd as soon as possible, and if that required her to ride on a horse with another man, then…
"O-okay, I am ready, Sir," Odette determined.
Alexander smiled when he heard it. After seeing her hastiness, it became obvious that whoever chased her must've been a very powerful man—perhaps an assassin who wanted her dead as a contract.
"Worry not, Odette. As long as you stick by my side, I guarantee that nobody will hurt you," Alexander assured. "I happen to be one of the strongest warriors in the Holy Achate."'
