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
Thanks to Alden for making it too easy. She was going to ease his pain. The blame will be pinned on the drink.He was nicknamed the drunk prince. The bottle was now his companion.He had no motivation, nor will to live.The rumors spread all over the pack that Alden had lost it.The King was worried for him. Something terrible must have happened to this boy that made him despondent.Surprisingly, he never uttered a drunken word like drunkards did."Maybe his heart was broken by a woman? Who knows?" A voice suggested.Melissa spoke."Some people say that he is seeing a ghost." Another person contributed."I think that he is a disgrace to the pack."Who does that?"He should pick up after himself'"Is this what he'd have done if he was picked as the crowned prince?"A hand clamped over h
They looked at each other and quickly rushed to raise him up.Immediately, Cisca touched him, he opened his eyes. He felt her before he touched her.His skin broke out in goose bumps.He was happy she touched him even if it was because she did it out of duty.They grunted as they lifted him and helped him to stand.His feet were wobbly but he managed to take a step into his room.The hallway looked longer than usual.When they got into his room, they were greeted with stench oozing from his room.Together they balanced him carefully on the bed. Cisca rushed to get a broom and mop to clean the room.Reagan had to return to her duty post as she had lost some time discussing before Alden fell.Cisca returned and cleaned the room till it became squeaky clean.She looked at him, he was fast asleep in bed. But
Stiles who was not pleased with Magnus' condition approached another elder. Elder Samuel to tell him about his problem. He was the next in command after Magnus. It was safe to say that he was the Gamma." I need your help." He said."Okay, in what way?" Samuel replied curious to hear what Stiles had to say.Stiles began."I have to be the king."'You cannot' Samuel thought but It was evident that the only way he could get information from stiles was to play along."How do you intend to achieve that?" He asked."That's where you come in." Stiles said."Okay." Samuel replied still lost for words."How?""Good question." Stiles said. He loved the way the man thought.He would be a better replacement than Magnus.There was some about Magnus that seemed off."I need you to convince my father to make me the king." He said.This boy must be joking"How do you
Kiss me! He said.Her face flashed to his. His eyes were shining with mirth, laughing at her.She was pissed."No" she replied.He raised his brows but she wasn't going to give him the satisfaction he wanted.Okay then, he smiled, her eyes fixated on his lips.Her eyes flashed with heat.He smiled inwardly, she wasn't as immune as she pretended to be.New tactic, two could play the game.He pretended to head for the door.Cisca's eyes widened, was he leaving already?She wanted to tell him to wait but her pride wouldn't allow her.When he got to the door, he stopped.What now? She thought.He swiveled and came back to her and crashed his lips on hers.She closed her eyes and let out a low moan which did something to his member. It rose to attention immediately.This man could kiss
There was a understanding established between them now.They could feel it.Cisca couldn't hide the fact that they she was happy.An agreement was reached between them."We are going to pretend that we do not know each other, while we meet secretly." Alden suggested."Is that okay?" He asked."Yes." She replied. The feeling was surreal. This man was running things by her.It made her see Alden in a different light.She had always seen him as a tyrant that didn't care about anything else but himself.They heard howling signifying that the hunt was coming to an end.They looked at the door.He had to go.He drank in her face again. He knew he was going to always see her but there might be no luxury of time like today.She hugged him tightly and he slowly disengaged from her embrace.He left the room and went to the pack house.
Cisca walked into Alden's room with her cleaning tools.On getting there, she knocked on the door.A voice told her to come in.She pushed the door open andmet Alden lying in bed."Lock it." He said.He was tired from the medications. She didn't like seeing him down like this.It was a matter of days before he bounced back to normal.She wanted to go hug him but she hesitated. She knew that he said he wanted them to be together.But she didn't think it was appropriate.Alden sensing her hesitation beckoned to her."Come here, Cisca."She hurried towards him and went to hug him tightly avoiding his stomach area. That was where the assailant cut him."You missed me." He teased. Flicking her nose as she looked down shyly."Yes." She replied quietly.
"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