'Do you think he will kill you?' the duckling asked again. 'He might have some temper. But he won't kill you without a good reason.'
'I can sense killing intent when he was about to touch my head before. I don't want to die, not when I haven't met with my fated mate yet!' Odette said in full determination.
She saw the staircase as a salvation, so she could live to see another day. Unfortunately, right before Odette was about to reach the stair, the Masked Alpha suddenly appeared right in front of her and she bumped into him face first.
"Ah!" Odette fell on her butt.
"What are you doing?" The Masked Alpha asked while staring down at her.
Odette's body froze and she looked up slowly, locking her gaze with the red-eyed beast. She tried her best to play it off, "N-nothing, Your Majesty. I-I was just thinking about foraging the forest to find ingredients to make an ointment."
