Chapter 76

Lina couldn't believe what she had heard from James. As she held him, she felt his bones and the fragility he was in. But even though James was physically weakened from not eating — the untouched bowls of soup spoke for themselves — he had still managed to stand and look Lance in the eye, with all the dignity and pride that had always characterized him.

“Are you going to tell the true cause of what afflicts your Alpha?”

“I know where you're trying to go, and it would be much easier for you if I simply accepted your story, wouldn’t it? You would be proclaimed the Supreme Alpha.”

Lance didn’t say anything more; he just nodded and left the cell. Before disappearing completely into the darkness, he turned to Lina.

“He’s free.”

Soon, his footsteps faded into the distance.

When James realized he was gone, he sank back down to the floor and took a deep breath. As Lina watched him, she wondered if he would be able to walk back to his room. She would find