Chapter 6

Aurelia’s POV

“Who’s there?” I called out, my voice holding firm despite the cold sweat breaking out across the back of my neck.

I shoved my father’s letter deep into the pocket of my dress just as a figure stepped out from behind the bookshelf.

It was a man dressed in ordinary plain brown noble overall, his silver hair neatly combed back. He wore no high council seal or family crest, which meant he was just a low-ranking lord from one of the outer estates.

“Lady Aurelia, the supposed mate of the Alpha,” the man said, offering a slow, casual…