Chapter 20

"King Leo," she greets as she reaches the top of the stairs, King Leo flashing her a smile, but one not that same. This one is different, this one shows that he is up to something, how it's lopsided, how it's almost sarcastic. "Alpha Shannon," he greets, watching as she slightly bows her head, her long and beautiful red hair falling over her face as she does so. "Long time no see." "The same here, and who is this lovely piece of rogue?" I'm taken back, how she insults me under what would seem as a friendly question. "She must be special." The woman's eyes rank over me, taking me in as I shift from foot to foot. "Her name is- "Pardon me, my King, I would like to hear her introduce herself," the Alpha speaks, causing me to find my skin pale. She just interrupted the Alpha with no regret, yet Leo seems to be collected. "Lady Lyra," I greet, offering her a smile, only to be denied one. "I am a friend of the King's," I explain