Chapter 122. Starving

Maggie POV

My heart tears into shreds as I set the nearly empty dinner plate in front of Darren, my youngest brother. I can only give him half a roll so that we have enough for the entire family and will still have some left over for breakfast.

He’s the only one who will be getting an egg tonight. The Alpha King’s men left us only one hen, and her egg production has reduced significantly since she found herself alone in the barn.

I was out there yesterday, in the barn. It was the first time I’d put on my boots in exactly two months, since they took away our beautiful horses. The wind had picked up, and it whistled as it passed through the cracks in the barn walls, reverberating through the cold, empty building.

The stall of my favorite horse, Pearl, seemed to echo with the ghost of her presence. She’s so beautiful,