A bird perched on Alden's window chirping loudly drawing him out of his thoughts.
Alden got up and went to close the window. The bird flew away and he saw a note.
"You're next."
Blood drained from his face. What the hell?
He remembered the last warning.
"Your enemy is close to you" and Brendan dropped dead.
Was the anonymous person the culprit?
He closed the window sharply.
He visited the dungeon the next day. He did a thorough search maybe to see a pointer as to what was used to kill Brendan.
He asked to see the rope Brendan used to kill himself.
The guards pitied him. They thought he wanted something to remind him of Brendan.
They gave it to him.
When he got back to the palace, he inspected the rope. It didn't look like someone tied it in a hurry. It didn't look stretched for long.
How did Brendan get a
Reagan was shocked to see Cisca up when she came into the room.She intended to clean her up with a wash cloth.Cisca had been burning up last night.She screamed and went to hug Cisca tight.Cisca winced, Reagan's scream assaulted her ears. It went straight into her eardrums."Okay, okay!""Let me breath." Cisca managed to get out.She was still a little numb.Reagan quickly rushed to call the doctor.The doctor came in with her file, smiling."Good day, Miss Cisca, how are you doing today?" He asked."I'm great, just still numb." She replied.How long was she out for? It seemed that her body had forgotten how to use it's parts.The doctor wrote something down."Your wolf?""I can't feel her." She replied. Her heart rate sped up. Where was Ezra?&n
Amelia visited Cindy that morning. She needed a solution to Stiles.Making sure that she wasn't seen with Cindy.She had to be very careful this time around.Laws had been passed by the king to watch for any suspicious activity in the pack.Cindy opened the door shocked to see Amelia again. She didn't look better, but at least she wasn't drunk today.She moved, allowing Amelia to entered in.Since Amelia had gone without a word, she didn't expect her to show up at her doorstep unannounced.She offered her a seat, which Amelia took gratefully. She was cooking meatballs and Spaghetti at that time.She offered them to Amelia.Amelia received it with thanks.Wordlessly, she cleared the plate. The silence became too thick. When Amelia wanted to do it. She shook her head."I need to kill Stiles." The plates almost fell from Cindy's hands.
The king was still troubled at the letter he received about him being next.He hadn't finished stewing over the previous one when another note was dropped on his window today again.It read"Your enemy is your household."His trusted warrior hadn't been able to find this anonymous person.He instructed that there should be census and everything and everyone be searched thoroughly.They doubled patrol wolves at every landmark.Maybe this person was also an insider.Why else did he or she not show their face, if they knew everything happening in the Kingdom?During breakfast, he didn't even say anything.The table had been silent.It was as if they were mourning someone.Everyone could read that the atmosphere wasn't conducive.Queen Nicky noticed the King's moodiness
Alden was about to leave when the king called him."Don't go, Alden." The king beckoned.He waited till everyone left."I know you've been receiving the notes too."Alden was shocked. The king was very intuitive.How did he know?"What did yours say?" He asked smiling at the surprise on Alden's face when he spoke about the notes.It confirmed his suspicion."It says I'm next." Okay, so the both of them were targets.He was the king, while Alden was the rightful heir. So if they were removed out of the way, they'd be able to reign.The person was after the throne, he realized.They needed to treat this matter with wisdom in order to fish out him, or her and whoever they are working with."Brendan was poisoned." He told Alden.Alden flashed back to the warning Cisca gave him earlie
Stiles decided to up his game. He could get what he had always wanted. Which was the throne. The king's speech had solidified his belief in himself. With the look of things, it seemed the king was about to die. That was very great news.He visited Elder Magnus, since he was one of the strongest forces in the council. He knew others didn't like him no matter how much they pretended to and he didn't like them either.When he became king, he was going to wipe all of them out lest they pose a resistance to his ascension.As for the anonymous person, he was less concerned if the threat was against Alden. He needed no obstacle on his way."Your highness, to what do I owe this visit." Magnus greeted him."I want to become king very soon. I want every possible distraction to be eliminated." He said without mincing words.Elder Magnus stared at him. He was the replica of his mother
Alden took the note warily. It said"Watch your back."He couldn't sleep.He heard his window creak slightly signalling an intruder.He turned and crouched low. The person entered in unsuspectingly. Surprisingly, he didn't see Alden.Alden managed to crawl behind the intruder and jump on his back, and tried to pin him down.The intruder cut him with a knife.Alden staggered. He felt blood. It was silver.He drove blows into the person's face, the intruder was a very strong man.He couldn't see his face. He was wearing a mask.However, he thought the person looked familiar. This person knew all his fighting skills.He changed his tactic and decided to engage this assassin."Who sent you?" He asked. He could always identify the person through his voice.The man refused to answer. Instead he swung so fast, tha
Alden watched as she retreated dejectedly. He berated himself for not treating her well. But in his defense, he had to protect her from any harm even if that meant staying away from anything that concerned her.Cisca resumed back to work."See who went on a holiday?" Melissa taunted.She didn't even reply her."Are you sure you aren't pregnant?" Melissa asked."What?" Where did she even get that idea from?She didn't bother as she marched up the stairs.Meanwhile, Alexia was very angry that Alden had cheated death once again.What fools were these that were unable to kill Alden once and for all.She hoped they weren't traitors.No one knows what happened to Zach till tomorrow.It was that anger she poured out on Cisca when she mistakenly poured water on her.A hot slap rang in her ears as she tried to gain her momentu
She stopped. Something in his voice made her turn to him.She saw the naked hurt in his eyes. He looked so vulnerable.What now?He saw that he had her attention."Sorry for what exactly? She asked."The fact that you don't acknowledge our mate bond or that you allowed me to be flogged while you watched." She was on a roll."I am just a maid to you, aren't I?" She asked with pain in her eyes.You're ashamed of me, is that it? She added.She saw the conflicted emotions in his eyes. He couldn't even look at her."I'm so sorry for everything." He whispered.With every word she said, he felt like he was dealt with a big blow to his heart."That's what you should be, sorry!" She said."Maybe you're not sorry, you're just a coward." she walked away with the dignity she had left.He stared at her r
"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