Page 53 of Saved By The King's Gamma

“Most of the scars Azalea has are because of me. She always took most of my punishments after that. Mrs. Daley was brutal with her. That night, Azalea collapsed on the ground, and I watched as she just kept whipping her over and over until she wasn’t moving. I thought she was dead. I waited for Mrs. Daley to leave, and I helped her clean up.”

The car is silent for a few seconds until I can’t handle his silence or his burning aura any longer.

“So, what did Damian want?” I ask him, changing the subject.

“They have Cassandra in the dungeons,” Gannon answers, and I gulp, biting on my lip to stop it quivering.

“It’s up to you what they do with her. That’s what Damian called about.”

“I get to choose her punishment?” I ask, horrified. Gannon grips the steering wheel tighter, his knuckles turning white under pressure.

“You don’t have to do anything, you don’t want to. You don’t even have to see her if you don’t want to. I can handle it when we get back but it is up to you,” Gannon says. I swallow and nod.

“And the council?”

“Kyson killed Denali and Kendrick. The other two he let go.”

“Why would he let them go?” I ask, confused.

“Because Mr. Crux has immunity, despite Kyson hating him. He also left Lark alive to serve as a reminder that no one is untouchable. Denali and Larkin are from very prominent families.”

“What do you mean Mr. Crux has immunity?”

“He has immunity because he is Azalea’s cousin,” Gannon tells me.

“Then why isn’t he ruling then?” I ask confused.

“Because he is an illegitimate child to Garret’s brother. Plus, Kyson always held out hope Azalea was alive and that one day he would find her. He refused to believe she was dead until he had proof,” Gannon tells me.

“What do you mean?”

“The Landeena’s kept her a secret. Kyson knew he would be betrothed to any daughter they had, but for some reason, they never told anyone she was born. We never knew until we heard of their slaughter.”

“So why did he think she would be alive?”

“Because Landeena’s blood is special. When we learned there was a child, and we couldn’t find her, we at first thought the hunters took her.”

“But if hunters killed them, why would they want to keep the child?”

“Because Landeena’s are venomous,” Gannon says, and my brows furrow. I look at him, and he sighs.

“Landeena blood is more potent than even the King’s,” he adds.

“I am not sure what you are saying,” I confess.

“They were the only ones that could make a human a Lycan. Lycans like me, can turn a normal werewolf into a Lycan, but the Landeenas could change a human into a Lycan.”

His words shock me. “Wait… Does Azalea know this?” I ask, and Gannon shakes his head.

“And you can’t tell her, Abbie. Let Kyson do that.”

“I am not going to lie to her.”

“I’m not asking you to. I’m just saying don’t mention it unless she says something; just don’t deliberately mention it. Give Kyson a chance to tell her first.”

“Why are they different, though?”

“Because they were the first Lycans. They were created by gods, or so the story goes anyway.”

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