Chapter 171

　　Louisa's POV 　　No. This can't be it. I don't want this. Alpha Zackery is... kissing me... with Lucas watching?! 　　I didn't think twice. 　　I used all my efforts to push him away, wiping my mouth and ... 　　I slapped Alpha Zackery's face in a panic. 　　I couldn't believe I did it, but I really did it. 　　I slapped a Lycan. 　　I slapped one of the most powerful people in this Kingdom. 　　...I slapped the King's stepbrother. 　　The entire ballroom, once a dancefloor of Elysium, became a deadly silent graveyard. 　　Alpha Zackery stared at me with surprise. He didn't move, didn't say anything, but I could tell he was melting down inside. 　　Zabel approached, followed by soldiers from the Wind Winders Pack. 　　Lucas and Lucian approached, followed by their soldiers. 　　Will stepped in front of me and got ready to fight, with Snow snarling at everyone on his shoulder. 　　The tension in this ballroom escalated so quickly that people started to draw back as a receding tide. 　　I couldn't bear the mounting