𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚'𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞

The weight of homework and future queen duties presses down. You sigh, closing your book and massaging your temples. Training and studies are draining. The door opens, and Mia, the Alpha Regent who raised you, enters your study.

She looks disheveled but offers a warm, dimpled smile. Taking her hands, you feel a mix of affection and inadequacy. Mia praises your potential, but you can't help comparing yourself to her strength and wisdom.

Suddenly, a mind-link cuts through – a breach in the castle, warriors falling unconscious from powerful magic. The link abruptly breaks. A chill runs down your spine. You and Mia rush out, finding the castle eerily silent, a faint scent of rogues in the air.

Outside, fallen warriors lie unharmed. A bright object catches your eye – a silvery dagger stuck in a tree, a note attached. Reading it sends a sharp pain through your head. The note speaks of your parents' murderer and promises you won't live to be queen. He's back.