Chapter 35

Alpha Killan sighed, waking up from the ground. He helped Alina up as well and then pulled her closer to him to shield her from the scorching sun. Looking back at the guards, who were looking at her with curiosity, he cleared his throat and said, "Come on guys. You should all know that my Alina is here with sharp hearing. I am sure General Kian mentioned that somewhere in the middle of the sentence, and none of us heard it but Alina. She has always been keen."

"If that's the case, why didn't she just say it when General Kian questioned her? She kept on mumbling, making us stay out here longer than we expected," the guard, with a smirk on his face, complained.

"It's over, guys; let's get back to the house before we collapse right here. The sun is so hot that you would think the moon gods have struck a curse on us." Another guard waved his hands, asking the other one to let go of all that.

"We are cursed." Another guard, who was older than the rest, mumbled

"We are?"