Alisha took a deep breath, trying to compose herself as she sat on the edge of the bed. She knew Alice's words were true, that he would do anything to keep her safe, but it didn't make the guilt she felt any easier to bear."Maya said you wanted to talk to me," she said softly, her eyes searching his face. "What is it?"Alice hesitated for a moment, not wanting to add to Alisha's worries, but knowing he had to share his concerns. "The assassin who attacked me... she whistled before she fled. I told you, you remember? I think it was a signal for something or someone."Alisha's eyes widened, a flicker of fear crossing her features. "Yes I do remember. You think there are more of them out there?" "It's a possibility we can't ignore," Alice replied, his voice grave. "We need to be prepared for anything."Alisha nodded, her mind racing with the implications of Alice's words. If there were more assassins, more people after her royal blood, then the danger he faced was far greater than she
"Mom, how are we going to find out who is behind this attack on Alice, and how the hell did they even get to know about Alisha?" Levi sighed, feeling agitated with whatever was going on.Yesterday, when she was informed that she had to come here again, just a few hours after dropping off Alisha and Alice, she was skeptical about it.But then again, when she figured out about the attack, she was blown away, and even more shocked about how Alice had fought it off."I am trying to think too, like who the hell it could be, but nothing is getting processed in my head. I am shocked too," Maya answered, massaging her head.She had thought about so many things, so much stuff, but there was nothing indicating her suspicion of an attack, even though she thought about Lucas.He doesn't know about Alisha's royal blood or her being the real heir to the Alpha seat he is sitting on.And if he wanted to attack anyone, it should be Maya, because according to him, she is blood-related to her late queen
The next day."Did you pack your stuff? We are leaving for the pack in ten minutes," Maya asked as she entered the room, where Alice was sitting and Alisha was cleaning all his wounds."Everything is packed. I am just bandaging his wounds," Alisha answered without looking back."If you are done with his wounds, both of you should come outside. We have to leave as soon as possible. This place is not safe to stay, even for a single hour," Maya spoke as she walked away."Just do everything as we planned. You got me, right?" Alice's eyes were fixed on Alisha, seriousness showing on his face."Yes, we need to keep our eyes open for whatever happens next, and I will make sure I have my eyes on Elk too. He won't slip away," Alisha nodded her head.Alice stroked her hair, his heart aching for her. "I know, Alisha. It's hard, but we can't give up.”Alice's mind raced, trying to piece together the puzzle of who could be behind the attack. He knew Elk was a suspect in Alisha's eyes, but he could
Alisha looked at Alice, who showed no expression. She could understand what Maya and everyone meant; she clearly needed to learn, but that didn't mean she was ready to learn fighting.She knew she had to protect herself, and Alice had saved her by putting his life at stake, so it was kind of useless if she would rely on him when they weren't even on good terms.Moreover, if she was certainly not ready to use Alice for curse-breaking, then how could she take his help in other things? It was quite nonsensical.She didn't know how to take it as a whole. On a higher scale, it was helpful, but on a lower scale, it was not.She was scared for her life, and that wasn't going to help in any way because the attack was meant for her, and seeing the situation, she could see how there would be more of them.She just couldn't pull it off or save herself if she didn't learn to fight, but she knew her body best, and she was kind of weak to learn things like this - that's why she found it so scary."
Alisha nodded, taking in the information about Alice's involvement with the mafia. It explained his fighting skills and the air of danger that seemed to surround him. Despite her reservations about his character, she couldn't deny that his presence during the training would be a valuable asset."Well, if you're willing to join us, Alice, your experience and expertise will certainly be helpful," Maya said, trying to maintain a neutral tone. "As long as you're committed to learning and working together with the rest of us."Alice met her gaze, his eyes intense and unwavering. "I am fully committed, Maya.”Maya nodded, a slight smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. "It's settled then. Alisha, Rish, Levi, and Alice will begin their training tomorrow morning. We'll meet in the training grounds at sunrise. Be prepared to work hard and push yourselves to your limits."Alice nodded his head, not quite sure why he had revealed his mafia connections and his involvement in the underworld. E
"Maya, do you think it will be alright to teach her how to fight when she doesn't even have the wolf, and she's certainly just a human? Won't it be a bit more complex?" Elk asked as he entered the room where Maya was getting ready for today's lesson."I don't think it's the best thing, but whatever the case, there's no way she's safe. Since she's not safe, I don't think we should push her training any further. The attack was fatal; didn't you see the extent of Alice's injuries?" Maya looked into Elk's eyes and replied with determination."True, but I am scared for all four of them. Even if Alice was in the Mafia, that doesn't mean he can bear the training of our people. Alisha, Levi, and Rish are beyond prepared to handle it," Elk reasoned.Maya took a deep breath, knowing Elk was right. Although Levi and Rish had spent their whole lives with her, she had never taught them how to fight, maybe just a little self-defence, but they had never undergone real training.Thinking about it, sh
"Run twenty rounds in teams. Levi and Alisha can run together, while Alice and Rish can run together in a group," Maya announced, fire in her eyes."I don't want to run with Rish. I will run with my girl only," Alice denied, unwilling to leave Alisha's side.He wanted to run with Alisha. After the attack, he may have been the one who bore it, but the fear of what could have happened to her was clearly eating him alive. Under no circumstances would he leave her alone without his protection. It wasn't going to happen.Running twenty rounds would take no less than an hour, as the place was quite big. It might even take longer than that."I am pairing Levi and Alisha because they are both girls, and you and Rish are guys, so it will help match the strengths," Maya sighed. She didn't understand why Alice always had to be glued to Alisha. She may have understood a bit, but not entirely. It was just tiring."It doesn't matter. I will run faster than Rish, so why can't I be paired with Alisha
"Why do you care so much? You behave very differently," Alisha commented, looking directly into his eyes, catching her breath. Her whole face turned red, due to the heat and her breathless self."I care because it's you, Angel. I don't give a fuck about anything in this whole world if it's not you, but if it's you, then I care with my whole existence," Alice sincerely replied, as he smiled, shocking Alisha a bit.She had seen him smile before, but not this radiantly. Somehow, in his sweaty body, he looked hot as his lips stretched into a pleasant smile.His words warmed her heart, making her speechless.Sometimes he just says things like this which totally blows her mind. She doesn't even get to react, as she is never able to figure out how to respond when he says things like this."Don't you feel weird when you say things like this?" she asked, wanting to know what runs through his head that motivates him to say such things."I feel weird," Alice paused, "when I don't say things like
"Did you talk with Aunty Daisy?"Alice stopped what he was doing as soon as she mentioned his mother's name. How could he forget about this whole thing?He had sent his driver away that day and had been here for quite some time, which nobody knew about. His mom would have been stressed.Because of his anger, he hadn't talked to his mom, thinking she had faked her health so Alisha could have more time for her escape plan. Even though he knew it wasn't his mother's mistake—he was the one at fault—he had clearly forced the marriage on Alisha, and if he thought about it now, it wasn't right.Still, it seemed like the best option if he didn't want to let her slip. Now it was impossible for her to slip away, as he was her mate. Before, it wasn't like that, so he had been scared: what if she left? And that's exactly what happened. Alisha left him stranded on their wedding day, confirming his doubts.Now, thinking about this whole thing, his mother would have been so stressed. He had been day
"I think you should control your anger; sometimes you just overreact, as you did today," Alisha suggested, drying her hair. She had taken a bath after the whole training, and it felt way better for her sore body."That's because it's you who thinks it. Better if you stop overthinking. Jackson talked to you with such disrespect; there's no way I'm going to take it easily. Nothing is overreacting when it comes to you," Alice walked toward her and took the towel from her hands.Alisha looked at him in shock. "What are you doing? My hair is still wet," giving him side-eyes, she put her hand forward, indicating she wanted the towel back, her wet hair dripping on the top she wore."I never knew you were this assertive, but I like it now. Tell me, what will you do if I don't give in?" Alice chuckled, wanting to know what she'd do.He loves seeing her like this; it's more fun when she doesn't behave cautiously with him. Not to deny, when she crosses limits, he doesn't quite like it, but in a
"Run faster! What are you both doing?" Jackson growled loudly as he matched Alisha and Alice's running pace, jolting them back due to his sudden appearance out of nowhere."What are you both doing? Why are you running like you're jogging? Even at my old age, I can easily catch up with you," Jackson sounded pissed.Alisha and Alice both stopped running, and Jackson stopped too, glaring at them as if he would gulp them down in one go if they didn't reply to him.Here, training was not something to joke about, and they were running like it was some fun activity, not like he trained people now.He was a retired Beta, so he stayed away from things like this, but when the former queen and king were alive, he was in charge of getting the warriors ready for war or anything else.Now, seeing how Alisha was taking this so carelessly, he felt mad.She was of royal blood, the future queen. For Alice, he didn't give a lot of shit, but he was Alisha's mate, which made him the future king. Hearing t
"Why do you care so much? You behave very differently," Alisha commented, looking directly into his eyes, catching her breath. Her whole face turned red, due to the heat and her breathless self."I care because it's you, Angel. I don't give a fuck about anything in this whole world if it's not you, but if it's you, then I care with my whole existence," Alice sincerely replied, as he smiled, shocking Alisha a bit.She had seen him smile before, but not this radiantly. Somehow, in his sweaty body, he looked hot as his lips stretched into a pleasant smile.His words warmed her heart, making her speechless.Sometimes he just says things like this which totally blows her mind. She doesn't even get to react, as she is never able to figure out how to respond when he says things like this."Don't you feel weird when you say things like this?" she asked, wanting to know what runs through his head that motivates him to say such things."I feel weird," Alice paused, "when I don't say things like
"Run twenty rounds in teams. Levi and Alisha can run together, while Alice and Rish can run together in a group," Maya announced, fire in her eyes."I don't want to run with Rish. I will run with my girl only," Alice denied, unwilling to leave Alisha's side.He wanted to run with Alisha. After the attack, he may have been the one who bore it, but the fear of what could have happened to her was clearly eating him alive. Under no circumstances would he leave her alone without his protection. It wasn't going to happen.Running twenty rounds would take no less than an hour, as the place was quite big. It might even take longer than that."I am pairing Levi and Alisha because they are both girls, and you and Rish are guys, so it will help match the strengths," Maya sighed. She didn't understand why Alice always had to be glued to Alisha. She may have understood a bit, but not entirely. It was just tiring."It doesn't matter. I will run faster than Rish, so why can't I be paired with Alisha
"Maya, do you think it will be alright to teach her how to fight when she doesn't even have the wolf, and she's certainly just a human? Won't it be a bit more complex?" Elk asked as he entered the room where Maya was getting ready for today's lesson."I don't think it's the best thing, but whatever the case, there's no way she's safe. Since she's not safe, I don't think we should push her training any further. The attack was fatal; didn't you see the extent of Alice's injuries?" Maya looked into Elk's eyes and replied with determination."True, but I am scared for all four of them. Even if Alice was in the Mafia, that doesn't mean he can bear the training of our people. Alisha, Levi, and Rish are beyond prepared to handle it," Elk reasoned.Maya took a deep breath, knowing Elk was right. Although Levi and Rish had spent their whole lives with her, she had never taught them how to fight, maybe just a little self-defence, but they had never undergone real training.Thinking about it, sh
Alisha nodded, taking in the information about Alice's involvement with the mafia. It explained his fighting skills and the air of danger that seemed to surround him. Despite her reservations about his character, she couldn't deny that his presence during the training would be a valuable asset."Well, if you're willing to join us, Alice, your experience and expertise will certainly be helpful," Maya said, trying to maintain a neutral tone. "As long as you're committed to learning and working together with the rest of us."Alice met her gaze, his eyes intense and unwavering. "I am fully committed, Maya.”Maya nodded, a slight smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. "It's settled then. Alisha, Rish, Levi, and Alice will begin their training tomorrow morning. We'll meet in the training grounds at sunrise. Be prepared to work hard and push yourselves to your limits."Alice nodded his head, not quite sure why he had revealed his mafia connections and his involvement in the underworld. E
Alisha looked at Alice, who showed no expression. She could understand what Maya and everyone meant; she clearly needed to learn, but that didn't mean she was ready to learn fighting.She knew she had to protect herself, and Alice had saved her by putting his life at stake, so it was kind of useless if she would rely on him when they weren't even on good terms.Moreover, if she was certainly not ready to use Alice for curse-breaking, then how could she take his help in other things? It was quite nonsensical.She didn't know how to take it as a whole. On a higher scale, it was helpful, but on a lower scale, it was not.She was scared for her life, and that wasn't going to help in any way because the attack was meant for her, and seeing the situation, she could see how there would be more of them.She just couldn't pull it off or save herself if she didn't learn to fight, but she knew her body best, and she was kind of weak to learn things like this - that's why she found it so scary."
The next day."Did you pack your stuff? We are leaving for the pack in ten minutes," Maya asked as she entered the room, where Alice was sitting and Alisha was cleaning all his wounds."Everything is packed. I am just bandaging his wounds," Alisha answered without looking back."If you are done with his wounds, both of you should come outside. We have to leave as soon as possible. This place is not safe to stay, even for a single hour," Maya spoke as she walked away."Just do everything as we planned. You got me, right?" Alice's eyes were fixed on Alisha, seriousness showing on his face."Yes, we need to keep our eyes open for whatever happens next, and I will make sure I have my eyes on Elk too. He won't slip away," Alisha nodded her head.Alice stroked her hair, his heart aching for her. "I know, Alisha. It's hard, but we can't give up.”Alice's mind raced, trying to piece together the puzzle of who could be behind the attack. He knew Elk was a suspect in Alisha's eyes, but he could