Chapter 8. Bitter Soul

"Be gone from here before I take back my pardon and execute you for treason," Alpha King Jairus boomed.

And yet the Ayacque did not move. Instead, he further defied the King, ensuring certain death when he said, "I can't leave without her. I...I love her...I always had." He confessed to the Alpha King Jairus.

Queen Luna Aakifahlynn wanted to know if this Ayacque was out of his mind. Was he genuinely willing to die for her? Refusing to live in a world where she no longer exists? Because that is what he was ensuring.

Certain death for himself. But the schemes of the Ayacques know no bounds.

Why? She wanted to tell him it was not worth it and to flee, but she couldn't utter a sound. As it pains her even to take the breath of air that she needs to survive.

Nevertheless, Queen Luna was out of strength and almost lifeless as she hung on the pole. For a fleeting second, she wondered if this was indeed her savior and if she would b