"walk with me." Queen Alexia ordered as she took a condescending look at Cisca's room when she opened the door. Cisca followed her blindly and Reagan walked stealthily a hundred feet behind them. Who knew what Alexia was up to?" Where are you heading to?" A guard stopped Reagan at the gate. " Queen Alexia told me to come with her." She lied. The guard stared at her for some seconds before opening the gate. She bundled down the road. That man had caused her to be far behind. Looking sideways, she decided to take left.The moon gave her light with intensity, which was different from her regular peek-a-boo. Crickets also chirped loudly in a rhythmic chorus, as they continued down to the forest area.Alexia had not turned once and Cisca was beginning to panic as she noticed that they were treading a lonely path. " Umm... Queen. I.." She stammered. Alexia stopped when they got to the clearing. Not once did she see a patrol guard walk past. Granted, they could be stealthy, but she s
" What happened to her?!" Alden barged into the hospital with alacrity. Now, he understood the unexplainable weird feeling that he tried to figure out. " Please calm down." Nurse Cindy placated him and tried to stop him from entering the emergency room. " Where is she?!" He bellowed, gave her a daring stare and Cindy shriveled in fear.He turned to Reagan who stepped forward timidly. " She is being attended to." " What happened to her?" He asked." She fainted. Dr. Bart is taking care of her." Reagan lied. Alden paced in front of the ward. Turbulent thoughts ran through his mind and different horrifying images plagued his mind. He shook his head to get rid of them. The what-if questions refused to budge, and he felt real torment. His hands became clammy as perspiration covered him. His heart raced faster than a horse on steroids. The hands of fear gripped him. The door swung open, and Nurse Martha strode out, stopping a few inches from colliding with Alden. " Prince Alden, Dr. B
The Next Day, " I came the instant I heard!" Queen Alexia rushed into the hospital with Martin in tow. She came to see how far her plan had been achieved. Information reached her that Reagan told Alden about Romero. Judging from Alden's somber countenance, she knew it was successful. " How is she doing?" Martin inquired. His heart almost left his chest when he heard about the incident. It was not yet time for her to leave. " She is in the ward." Martin moved, " No one is allowed to use her." Alden added, halting Martin's step. He sighed and dipped his hand into his pocket. He was blatantly ignoring Alexia, he didn't trust her a bit." You were with her last night." He challenged. " Yes, till a few minutes past eight." Alexia maintained a poker face. " In the woods." Alden sat up straighter. His head made calculations. " Are you trying to say something?" She challenged. The nurses were ready for another drama." We don't have to cause a scene here," Martin whispered when he not
"Alpha Maxwell." He greeted, with his jaw stubbornly set, his eyes accusing. It was obvious that he overheard their conversation.Alpha Maxwell halted for a bit. With an unsmiling face, Maxwell ignored him and went on his way. He gauged Alden's reaction to see if he overheard their conversation. Alexia opened the door when she heard Alden's voice. Disapproval shone in her eyes, " Have you come to accuse me again?" She confronted him.His eyes crinkled with mischief, " On the contrary, I think that you would be more inclined to hear what I have to say." He said.She folded her arms, impatience got the best of her, " I don't have time for games. Unlike you, some of us have things to do with our time." She said." Hmm." Alden hummed in agreement. Another dropped in his mind, " What if I help you bargain with Alpha Maxwell? He leaves you alone forever." He knows. Alexia thought. " What do you mean?" Her eyes blazed with anger, " You have refused vehemently to help out, why the sudden c
A knock on the door interrupted their conversation. With a deep frown and annoyance, Alden grunted. " Who is that?" " It's Martin. I heard Cisca is awake." He said." Come in." He replied with a gruff voice. The door swung open and Martin walked inside. The tension was palpable in the air. " Hello, guys." He greeted.He was greeted with silence, " I can come back if you want." He replied, reading the room. He had interrupted an important discussion. because he Cisca snapped out of her moodiness first, " Hey, you can stay." She said and shot a begrudging look to Alden whose face was stoic." Hello." Martin stared around the room as he wondered why the reception was poor," I think I should give you a minute." He snuck a glance at Alden who refused to acknowledge him.Cisca waved her hand, " Nonsense. It's fine. I'm glad you came to visit." She replied." Yeah. I came as soon as I heard." He said stiffly as he watched the monitor, her heart was beating well. " Does your hand hurt?"
"please you need to excuse us." Dr. Bart ordered immediately he entered the room, accompanied by two nurses, who set the fluid stand, and tried to take charge of the situation.Alden's heart thumped violently against his chest as he watched his mate lying on the bed. His head spun; his feet were rooted to the ground, his muscles limp as he watched Dr. Bart insert a needle into her arm.Oh my goodness, please do not allow anything to happen to her! He prayed earnestly. Dr. Bart snuck a glance at him and saw that he watched on helplessly. He felt pity and returned to his duty. " Hold her still." He instructed the nurse standing behind him. He stuck another liquid into her arm, and Cisca thrashed and jerked violently from the bed. " Hold her still." Alden snapped out of his frozen state and rushed to the bed. " What are you doing to her?!" He demanded, growling afterward." I'm saving her." Dr. Bart replied and withdrew a jelly liquid into his syringe before plunging it into her arm.
" When will you be leaving?" Stiles inquired when Alden walked in the front door.Alden ignored him and trudged upstairs. He came to freshen up, pick up some clothes, and dash back to the hospital. Cisca hadn't woken up." Aren't you going to reply me?" He shouted. Alden continued to his room, he was not in the mood for unnecessary banter. If Stiles decided to play ignorant of the latest development, it was his business. Amelia walked out of the kitchen carrying a tray." Cisca relapsed." She announcedWhat? Stiles was stupefied. What was wrong with her? " I bet you didn't know. I suggest you stay away from Alden at the moment, his anger is more fierce than a spooked rattlesnake. " She advised and set the table. Stiles watched her and wondered what her game plan was. " What are you doing?" Amelia halted and stared at him, before returning her gaze to the plates. " Setting the table." " When did this start?" She shrugged and hid her smile, " Well, you see, I thought that it would
" What the hell?" Stiles muttered when a cup of water was dumped on his head. Sleep faded from Stiles's eyes, and he blinked when he heard his mother's voice. " Get up." She said.He was annoyed at the interruption from his sleep. " Mother." He said." Get up, and sort yourself out." His mother repeated. He took a glance around the room and saw that nothing was out of place. He looked down and saw a big bulge in his trousers. Shit! He wasn't a horny teenager." What the hell happened to you?" Her voice rose slightly, as she noticed him staggering to the bathroom. " What took you so long?" Amelia asked when he came out of the bathroom." Nothing." He replied. She was rearranging what she thought was out of place. The plastic duck that was on his right was moved." Stop."He ordered and sat on the sofa." The last person I remember seeing was Amelia." " I saw her coming out of your office. You were quite busy." Alexia spat. To her dismay, Stiles cocked his head and said. " I don't rem
"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