"How prepared are the troops?" I asked Ingham. "They're ready," he replied succinctly. I understood that they were already skilled warriors before this, which explained why civilians could defend their territories during the hunter's attack. Everyone in the pack and territory was trained to fight,
Piotr's POV It had finally happened. I knew Nikolas was up to something when I arrived at Forest for the committee meeting and found it almost empty. His audacity impressed me, but it hurt that he did not trust me with his plans. There was also a possibility I had put the idea in his head. I sa
We ended the meeting, and they all went to work. Two days later, Fredrick arrived at our Kingdom. It was unlike him to pay my father a visit. He would usually settle for letters and summon my father if there was a need for a face-to-face discussion. This was unusual behaviour, but I already knew
"You have to support me because other than being colleagues, we will be family soon. Miles and Lena are together," he said as if it was a secret, and my father laughed. "You mean I will be inlaws with Nikolas soon since Miles is his older brother. Besides, my children's love interest does not affec
Fredrick's POV I could not believe Aleksander's audacity to turn me down. The coward decided that he would sit on the fence when I needed him the most. Sitting on the fence might make the Hill Alphas rethink helping me. I needed all the support because I was planning an overkill. I did not want any
I might be fond of Gwen, but my head was screwed on properly. Should she defy me in any way or pose a threat to my kind or my ambitions, I will kill her without remorse. The good part is she knew. I believed the only reason why she held on was the hope that her husband would one day come for her, a
The moment I entered his room, he stood up and greeted me. "I see you are diligent with your training, ever ready to strike," I said, and he bowed respectfully. "As we all know, I am not your biological father, and you have seen your father's home now and the young bastard claiming everything. My
Aliana Nikolas returned to the room, and I could see his nervousness. It had been almost a week since his friend and his half-brother left, and I knew he was doing a lot. I also knew we were preparing for battle. I wished I could pause everything and just savour the moment. There was fear inside