Chapter 6

Lonnie's heart pumped.

Then it pumped again.

The knights arrived faster than I expected.

At the front was the third prince, Alfred Knowles, with his golden hair and blue eyes.

He rode a white horse, wearing silver armor, and he practically glowed in the moonlight.

It was a classic storybook setup.

Lonnie stood at the cave entrance in his human form, hands shoved in his pockets.

His expression was icy, so cold it was almost blank. I was standing behind him, and I could see the muscles in his jaw tense up.

Alfred called from the foot of the mountain,…