Page 44 of The Alpha King's Heart: His Rejected Mate
"Sir!"An older general walked to us, smiling.He was a man in his eighties but still looked fit.He shook Azriel's hand and his eyes roamed over me and lingered on my chest.I regretted wearing a tank top that showed some cleavage.I instinctively moved closer to Azriel and he placed a hand on my back, growling at the general who gulped and smiled,
"Hello, nice young lady," he said, he extended his hand to me and shook it quickly.
"What happened here?"Azriel asked in an authoritarian tone.The general opened his eyes wider and asked us to follow him.
We went to a large tent but one guard blocked my path.
"You can't go in there," he said like a robot, not even looking at me.
"Why?"
"Only high-ranking members are allowed in," he said and I nodded, trying to peak inside but he wouldn't let me.I could hear voices coming from there and Azriel came back.
"Come in," he said, taking his hand.He retracted his immediately as though I burnt him and I furrowed my eyebrows.I entered the tent and indeed, men were sitting around a black oak table, studying different maps.They all looked at me when I walked closer and I saw the confusion on their face.
"Apologies gents, I picked up a friend of mine on my way here," Azriel said.
"No women are allowed in camps," a brooding general sneered.I stared at each one of them, they all looked indifferent.
"Why aren't women allowed to be in camps?"I asked in a relatively stable tone.
CHAPTER 34 Three Years Ago
I heard mutters go through the tent, did I ask something wrong?
"No, dearly, those are the rules here," Another man answered with a friendly expression on his face.I nodded and Azriel directed me to take a seat away from the table.
The men discussed for a long, they were talking about strategy and the reason why the dark wolves' attack was massive this time.They were caught off guard.I was bored and I silently went outside, sympathy welled in me again as I walked around the camp.I followed a path down until I saw a huge tent that had a red plus sign, that must be where they take the sick on this part of camp.It was open so I entered, injured men were sleeping on tiny beds, and others were on the floor as they didn't have enough space.
"Can I help?"I asked two doctors who were attending to the soldiers.
"Yes, we could use an extra set of hands.I'm Chad and that's Cain,"
He handed me a large box with supplies in it.
I went to one of the soldiers on the floor and crouched down, his wound looked deep.
"Where are the other doctors?"I asked as I helped clean a man's wounds.The two men frowned and shook their heads.
"Honestly lady, this part is for the forsaken soldiers, the generals would rather support those with a fighting chance," he said.I noticed most of them here were severely injured, others looked to have a bad fever only.My heart felt heavy.These people are monsters!Discarding their men like that.
I helped out as much as I could, and I went to check out where they slept.The dorms were dirty with bunkbeds and little medications.
"These living conditions are terrible," I said.
"This side is, the other camps are so much better, some generals pocket the money the palace send," Chad said, frowning.He was a tall nerdy cute young man in his late twenties and looked knowledgeable.
"But why?"I asked, sitting next to him.
"Because they think these soldiers have no hope, most of them can't properly fight because of their diseases, infections, or injuries," Cain said.He gave me a bowl of soup but I shook my head, I wasn't too hungry yet so someone else could have it.
"What is a young woman like you doing in camps?"Cain asked.
"I'm here with a friend of mine," They shared a glance before looking at me.
"Then that friend of yours must have power because no woman is allowed to step foot in camps,"
"And why is that?"
