The Rouge ls a Female Alpha (Zephyrine) novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144

Zephyrine

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The citadel stood magnificent before me, right in the middle of nowhere. A place where I was to meet the Mirror Monger.

I had grown weaker than I was in the morning, and how that dusk had fallen, I could not fathom how much the claw mark had drained me. Why it had to do that.

It felt as though my love was punishing me for leaving on a trip without informing him.

I glanced down at my knuckles, already turning white, then clenched my jaw against the pain and fatigue as I dismounted from the great white horse Lycannar had gifted me. I left her by the building and walked toward the citadel.

As I approached, the horse gave a quiet neigh and trotted closer, as though unwilling to let me go. I smiled faintly, rubbed her mane, and whispered soft words.

“I will be back soon. Stay right here.”

After that, I cast my gaze into the shadows of the forest, fully aware Moon was somewhere out there, his eyes locked on me.

We had traveled without pause all day, and I had barely touched the bread he bought at a tavern we passed. I had drunk little, too. My appetite was gone. All I could think of was bringing my brother home.

I turned to the citadel doors and lifted a hand to knock, but before I could, they opened on their own, startling me. I entered cautiously, every sense alert, and the moment I stepped inside, the doors shut behind me.

A vast hall stretched out, lined with countless mirrors. Reflections of myself stared back from every corner, and I swallowed hard. Lycannar despised mirrors. This place would be his worst weakness.

“You have come.” A voice rang out, though I could not tell where it came from.

I stood still, waiting.

“Are you an Ashmere?”

“Yes.”

“An Alpha?”

“Correct.”

“But I expected a man. Why a woman? I never knew the empire had a female Alpha.”

I steadied my voice and kept my jaw firm.

“I have yet to throw a celebration, but rest assured, once I find Varyn, I will. I heard you have words about him.”

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Chapter 144

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