Something was wrong, Cisca couldn't place her finger on it. She could feel it."Maybe it's the mate pull." Ezra commented. I don't feel anything towards him."You do it's not just strong. It's still budding. He's your mate." She continued.There's something about the mate pull that the Moon goddess created it for mates to be in synchrony.""His wolf is yummy, masculine and strong. I bet he's strong down there, what do you think?" Ezra said with yearning as she pranced about."Eww, I don't want to hear it. You're such a pervert." Cisca said in mock disgust."And you're such a prude." Ezra replied playfully."He killed his mother, I can't be with a murderer." Cisca complained regretfully."You can't be so sure, those are just rumors." "Please, there's an element of truth in every rumor." Cisca responded in a brash tone."Mhmm, like the one about you sleeping with Martin, or the one about how it was your flirting with that bastard that made him want to rape you." Ezra retorted in a bras
The commotion drew Martin out of his thoughts. He was worried about Cisca, he hadn't seen her since the previous day. No one seemed to know where she was. Taking a long stride to see what was happening. He met his mother outside his room. She was not a morning person. Therefore her presence was a little shocking. It was still quite early."Hey mom." he greeted. With a bright smile, she responded "Morning son, how are you doing today?""I'm good." He answered warily. She seemed to be in high spirits and he tried to figure out what could possibly be the cause. There was nothing interesting going on in the pack that could warrant her excitement. "Forgive my manners, please come in." He added quickly.He noticed her shoulders were relaxed today as she walked into his room.Queen Nicky scanned the room. Martin left his room unchanged since he was a child. The only difference is that it is not as untidy as it used to be. He was no longer that playful and boisterous boy when he was youn
Queen Alexia moved to the window. Her eyes were blood shot. She was sleep deprived and finding it difficult to sleep at night.What could be the cause of her nightmare? She had been eating upstairs for two days. Her presence would soon be required by the king.The last one really scared her. It felt so real. It was messing with her mind. She had to tell somebody about her dream. Stiles wasn't around. She She called Sylvia to prepare a bath for her. She had to come out of this room. It contributed to sucking her energy.She wore one of her favorite gowns, powdered her face, sprayed some perfume to go with before going to face the king. She took a walk to the king's chamber.The guards at the door refused to grant her access. They said the king didn't want to be disturbed. This provoked her. They looked at themselves secretly when they told her. She knew they were hiding something. They expected an outburst but she gave them a polite smile, and turned back to her room. It shocked Sylvi
"Alright alright, Your highness " he stood and raised his hands in mock surrender, bowing in exaggeration.She smiled at his antics. He was fun to be with. His eyes crinkled shone with mirth.He felt a leap in his heart as he watched her. He liked being around her. He wasn't sure their pairing would acceptable but there wasn't harm in trying. Their case could be an exception.Reagan let out a cough that broke their stare and they looked at the intruder."I brought breakfast princess" Reagan stood on the other side of the door. She wiggled her brows at their smiles on the duo faces.Reagan had the decency to give a sheepish smile, and a guilty look.Ah! Of all times for a friend to show up. "Good morning Prince Martin." Staring playfully at Cisca.Cisca laughed mimicking a polished lady "That's great, peasant.""I had to persuade this big baby to eat." Martin complained.Cisca saw Reagan's inquisitive eyes widen, and she groaned. Reagan loved dotting on her. She knew it mustn't have
I didn't ogle him, he's married." Amelia defended herself. Now she could see that he's truly delusional and I reasonable.He was trying to project his failure on her instead of owning up.She couldn't wait to see his angry face when they got home and heard that Alden was able to get positive results about the hunt. She smiled inwardly.He scoffed at her. "If you could do it to my brother then you can do it to me too."There was a time that his words pierced her, made her cry even. But she was past that stage now."Maybe the problem is not me" she egged him on. With a hidden smile, she watched him almost tear his hair outShe knew his problem now. He had inferiority complex and was always striving to be better than everyone else to make himself look better. He would be the death of himself one of these days.She entered the car and he instructed the driver to drive off.Meanwhile, Alden and Brendan were called down for dinner.They went downstairs to join their hosts. The Alpha and Lun
I'm fine." She replied. She looked pale and jumpy like she had seen a ghost.He felt her stiffen and her eyes widened at the sight of someone.Martin was curious as to why she looked that way. What could she have seen?He followed her gaze but he didn't see what she was looking at.She tried to calm her nerves. She wasn't aware that Alden visited the water quarters. Infact it was rare to see the nobles visit the omegas quarters. That was why she asked Martin that question earlier.Seeing him in flesh and blood, staring at her hugging another man made her feel guilty.The intensity of his gaze made her feel like she was cheating on him which was ridiculous given that they weren't even in good terms. He hadn't acknowledged their bond.All the same she felt that way. She should have guessed. Ezra was unusually excited that morning but she didn't pay attention to her.She gave Martin a rue smile as she saw the concern in his
Cisca hurried down to her quarters. Luckily, it was still open.She entered into her room but was shocked to see Alden. He looked angry. How long had he been waiting for her?Was she in trouble? Why did she keep forgetting to lock her door?It disturbed her that he kept staring at her intensely. Did he know that she went to see Martin?"Where are you coming from?" He asked her. He studied her, she looked fidgety."I-- I went out." She managed to utter.Something caught his eye. A shiny hairpin. It looked expensive. Could Melissa have been right about Cisca and Martin being in a relationship?She was scared of him. He could tell from the stiffness of her shoulders. There was no trace of smile on her face.She was sporting one when she was talking to Martin earlier.Did she prefer someone in her age bracket?Damn it! He was jealous of his brother. Something t
Alden couldn't sleep. At the crack of dawn, he went to the dungeon. It was so that he could speak with Brendan without hindrance.The guards opened the gate for him and ushered him to where Brendan was.He assessed the dungeon. It reeked of cigar and ashes. The ceilings were almost dropping. The last time he was here was 10 years ago.Brendan was without clothes, bound and crouched like a criminal.They disrespected his instruction. He cocked his head. They understood and left them alone."Why did she frame you?" He asked.Brendan refused to talk. Maybe Brendan had a secret? He thought.After a while, with his head bowed. He confessed."I did it.""Care to repeat that?" He asked. Alden wanted to believe he didn't hear well."Yes, I did." He looked down ashamedly."Do you understand the consequences of this allegation?" He asked."Yes." He said somber.Alden squi
"I am extremely delighted to be given this opportunity to be your leader. I promise to serve you the way I should." Alden vowed.Then, he drew Cisca closer to him, " I am also seizing this opportunity to present to you my Queen, the one for me. The owner of my heart." He replied and the crowd erupted in louder cheers. "I accept you as my King and husband," Cisca replied with tears misting in her eyes. " I love you," Alden replied, drew her closer to him, and gazed at her lovingly before kissing her deeply. " You are so beautiful."" You are not bad yourself." Cisca teased." Take it back." He whispered and she smiled.Elder Drew stepped forward and announced. " We present to you the Alpha King and Luna or Moonstone pack! Alpha Alden and Luna Cisca!"The pack clapped loudly as their joy was infectious. " Be merry and enjoy!" Alden said and music was played. Alden and Cisca moved around to greet visiting Alphas. "Alpha Jared, thanks for coming." Alden greeted the lonely Alpha.He l
Three weeks later, " Whew! I have missed this place." Cisca muttered when she arrived at the pack house.Alden chuckled as they walked upstairs together with Shawn in his arms. " I have to quickly attend to some letters, I'll be back in some minutes." He told her after placing Shawn in his cot. The calm baby watched his father who poked kisses at him. Cisca looked up, " We'll be fine, I am feeling sleepy." She said."Okay." He replied and returned to his office. A log of files waited for him and he had to attend to each of them one after the other. One was from Alpha Jared, and he stared at the file skeptically. How was he sure that this was truly from him? He heard a knock on the door. " Come in " He replied with a gruff voice. " I'm sorry for barging in." Elder Drew apologized. A maid had told him that Alden said he didn't want disturbance. Alden looked up, " It's fine, you can come in." He said and Elder Drew sat down. " I came the discuss the issue of choosing your members
" How is she doing?" Alden asked a nurse when she came out of the room. It was getting to an hour and she had not heard a baby's sound. His heart almost left his chest. He hoped nothing happened to her. " Fine, please just relax." She said and walked briskly to god knows where. Alden paced outside the door for a long time. He looked at his watch, it was another thirty minutes, and he barged into the room. " You can't be here." A nurse protested and he shot her a withering glare which made her retreat in surrender. Alden looked at Cisca who was sweating profusely on the bed as she writhed in pain. " Dr. Bart, what is happening?" He asked. " She's pushing." He replied and turned to Cisca, " Push!" Cisca tried all her might to push but nothing was coming out, " I can't." She cried. Exhaustion was written all over her.Alden was at her side at the instant, he held her hand, " You can, baby, you can." He soothed.Cisca began to cry, " I can't. I don't want this baby to die." Alden
The first thing Alden put in place was the detachment from any financial treaty between his pack and others. This required him to take his time to make strategic plans about how to generate a sustainable source of income." Hello, babe." Cisca knocked on his office door." Come in." He replied.Cisca pushed the door open and walked in with a tray. She sighed at the sight of files scattered about his desk. "Do you ever get rest?" She inquired. Alden chuckled. "I believe I would soon. I just need to put things in place." He said and rose to collect the tray from her."" Are you sure?" She asked. He didn't look like he was going to stop soon He nodded, " Of course I will. I am having conversations with a few Alphas, but we are yet to conclude." He said. " Alright." " Thanks for the cookies. But I told you to rest. We have maids." He scolded her gently." Okay." She replied. It wasn't stressful for her. In fact, she wanted to stretch her leg more. " Hmm, I don't think you will stop.
A week later, Cisca decided to go for a stroll in the garden. Boredom had gotten the best of her. If she spent another minute in that house, she wasn't sure of what could happen.What a sunny day, she thought as she reminisced on the recent incidents. It was very painful because she had lost very important people in her lives. First, it was Reagan, now Martin.A hand suddenly closed over her eyes and she screamed. A light familiar chuckle calmed her nerves. " What the hell?" She asked and turned to see the culprit. Alden stood before her with his hands stuck deep in his pockets. " Hello, love." Cisca burst into tears, and Alden panicked. " What is it?" "These are tears of joy." She sniffled and hugged him and sniffed his scent. She was so happy to see him. How did she not notice his scent? "I'm sorry, I should have returned much earlier. I was tidying up some things." He apologized. Cisca wiped her tears with the tip of her cloth. " It's fine. I'm just happy that you are here."
The man managed to escape, and Martin carried Amelia to the house. Cisca was waiting at the foot of the stairs and her mouth fell open when she saw an injured Amelia." What happened to her?" she asked as Martin called for other guards at the border. It was almost three a.m. before the pack house was stabilized. Alexia was baffled by what was happening. She locked herself in her room. She saw the intruder that came into the house through the window. Cisca paced around as Dr. Bart worked on Amelia. Her bleeding finally stopped and she slept off. " How did he manage to break into the house with this amount of security?" Alexia queried the next day. " We don't know, your highness. We chased him to the border, but he was able to cross it before we got it." A guard said.Alexia crossed her arms. " We will know the truth in the morning." She said. She could bet that this was targeted at her. This was what she could do." You can all leave. We'll speak about this in the morning." Martin d
Dr. Bart stood amid the office with all the elders in the room and his notepad in hand. " The autopsy took longer than we anticipated." "What have you discovered?" Martin asked. Dr. Bart looked at each of them and wondered and saw the tension on their faces, " Poison was discovered in his system. It was in his system for five months. It was wolfsbane." He said. Alexia rose, she faced Nicky, "I knew it, you killed my son." She said. Everyone turned towards Nicky, and Nicky rose to her feet. " This is ridiculous." She said, " I will not allow your stupidity to rub off on me." She said.Alexia looked at Nicky, " I want an investigation to go on." She said. "I want to find out who killed my son. When I get to the root cause of this issue, I promise that I will not spare the person." She said." How do you intend to do this?" Martin replied. Alexia smirked, she already had a plan." We will visit a seer. She will tell us who killed him." She responded. Nicky's heart skipped a bit at
" How are we preparing for his burial?" Elder Drew inquired. Queen Alexia looked up with an ashy face which was puffy from crying too much. " We are doing nothing about it. The elders can around " I want an autopsy to be conducted for him." Queen Alexia ordered and the elders looked at her. " He was murdered." She explained she needed to find his murderer. The elders exchange glances between themselves. " Okay, we will inform the doctor." Elder Drew said. Martin patted her back gently as she sobbed after they left. " Everything will be fine. They'll get to the root of the matter." He assured her. He stared at her with pity-filled eyes. Alexia was unable to eat for days and she began to lose shape. " It's so sad. I know who did this." She said. Martin's hand stopped moving as he turned to look at her. " Who?" Why didn't she say anything? Moreover, didn't she also kill the king?" I suspect it was poison. Someone in this house did it." Alexia replied flippantly. Intrigued by the
Between Cisca's frequent visits and cheering Stiles up, Cisca became a bit ill. She didn't play with her health this time as she visited the doctor immediately. Dr. Bart couldn't just stop her from staying with Stiles because he was the king, but he feared that she could catch his sickness. " You are running on low fuel." He said. " I thought that I told you not to stress yourself anymore?" He asked. "Yes, you did." Then he lowered his voice and listened to see if anyone was passing by. " Why are you staying with Stiles? You need rest." He scolded her. If Stiles was that useful, why was she mandated to stay with him? "I know, you said that it wasn't contagious right?" Dr. Bart nodded and watched her, " Yes, that doesn't mean that you should endanger your life because of whatever. I'm sure you are doing this out of pity which is good but very dangerous to your health. I don't want you to lose this baby." He said. "Alden will have my head if anything happens to you." He added. May