#Chapter 448: Daphne

Nina The little red bird transformed right in front of me. A moment later, a young woman with long red hair and striking green eyes stood in the clearing now, and my shock was palpable. She appeared no older than me, rubbing her arm where I had grabbed her, a mix of irritation and pain on her face. “Hey! That hurt!” she exclaimed, her voice sharp. Her green eyes glared at me, fiery and alive. I was still reeling from the sudden transformation, but my anger quickly resurfaced once I came back to my senses. “Yeah, well, maybe you shouldn’t have been spying on me!” I shot back, feeling my own eyes narrow in frustration. “I wouldn’t have grabbed you if you weren’t stalking me.” The woman, brushing a stray leaf off of her short, huffed angrily. “Orders are orders, princess,” she retorted. “It’s not like I can just go around ignoring the Alpha King’s commands.” Frustrated, I kicked a nearby stick in her direction, a useless and childish gesture of my irritation. “Then turn bac