The corridor outside Alpha Hunter's study was still thick with silence when Rygar returned.
His boots thudded against the stone floor as he approached.
Inside, Hunter stood at the window, gazing down at the training fields below, his hands behind his back, posture straight as a spear.
"She refused to come," Rygar said plainly.
Hunter didn't turn. "Why?"
"She says she won't step out of that room until she sees Xaden," Rygar replied. "She wants proof that he's alive."
That made Hunter shift slightly. A small smirk played at the corner of his lips. "Stubborn little girl."
"She means it," Rygar added. "And Leviathan… tried to force her. I stopped him before things got worse, but she was hit."
That made Hunter finally turn around.
"She was what?" he asked, voice low, dangerous.
"Slapped across the face. But she stood her ground." Rygar's expression was flat. "Alpha you want me to tell you what I think?"
Hunter was silent for a while.
