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"Tell me the truth. What are you hiding from me?"

Zora looked at me with drooping eyebrows. "I'm not the one to explain this to you. I think you should ask the Alpha Kings directly."

The crease on my forehead deepened. My brain thought carefully and concluded. A conclusion that I desperately wanted to reject outright.

"Has Alpha Kings made a new policy? Is the violence there under the Alpha Kings' permission?"

Zora didn't answer. She was busy shifting her gaze in another direction. Her silence had answered my question.

"I've found out for myself. So, explain more. If I'm misunderstood here, then you'll be responsible, Zora."

Zora gasped. She looked at me weakly and let out a long breath. After giving a few seconds for her to think, Zora finally opened her lips.

"Your guess is correct. But don't take the Alpha Kings the wrong way. The Alpha Kings only punish those who openly oppose your position. Every nine o'clock in the morning, noon, and three o'clock in the afternoon,