PREPARATION FOR THE CEREMONY

 "Alpha, she is sleeping," Kynes said politely, she was still trembling at the sight of the alpha. The two of them still remembered how close they had been to losing their lives and seeing Fern everyday reminded them of what kind of fate they would have if they angered the alpha.

Zenith let Fern live, but she served as a walking reminder to the others why they should not take his silence for granted.

"She said her body ached all over and asked me to massage her," Pyllo reported in a small voice.

Zenith listened to the report, but he didn't say anything when he entered the room and saw Dawn was sleeping, curling herself under the blanket.

At first, he didn't understand why she was sleeping like this, but later on, he learned that she was used to hugging herself to sleep because no one comforted her whenever she felt unwell.