**Estelle's POV**
The soldiers were very surprised after Prince shouted at them in a fierce male voice. They backed away without them noticing while holding swords in their hands. Prince's tall build probably seemed to dominate them, so they were really scared right now.
Doctor Gordon shook his head. “I wonder why Alpha Cedric assigned cowardly warriors like them to accompany you here? He's a fool!”
When I turned to him, he had already walked into the clinic. After that, I looked back at Prince. He panted while looking at the soldiers with great annoyance.
“Wh-why did your voice change?” asked a soldier.
“Are… are you a man?” asked another.
I bit my lip worriedly while fiddling with my fingers. What would Prince say? Would he admit that he was a man and take off the veil on his face?
<**Alpha Cedric's POV**I was at the palace, checking out some work. Roland stood by my side and waited if I ordered something. But I didn't say anything and instead observed one thing that was bothering me."Hey, what's this?" I pointed at one of the documents in front of me. “Hybrid research stopped temporarily?”Roland nodded. He looked thinner from lack of rest. Various intrigues that had occurred lately made him so. "That's right, Alpha. It was reported that Scarlett was sick. That's why it had to stop for the time being.”Scarlett. It made me remember something.Flashback onThe day I came back from Doctor Gordon's clinic.The horse I was riding suddenly neighed and lost control. I was daydreaming at that time. When that happened, I gasped in surprise as I pulled the saddle strap. But I f
**Estelle's POV**"You know the weakness of hybrids?" I covered my mouth after hearing that from Doctor Gordon. After seeing him nod, my chest pounded, more excited. "What's that? Can you get it easily?”Before he could answer I was babbling like a child who had just started talking. "I'll help you get it, Doctor. Where can we get it? In the forest? I will go now! Come on, show me where it is!”“Before you continue rambling, then I must stop you now!” Doctor Gordon raised a hand to silence me. He looked very smart now even at a very old age. “If you keep talking then I won't tell you.”I nodded and made a motion as if to lock my mouth. And my hand moved to let him speak.“They are afraid of one type of plant,” he said, showing me a picture.It was a small leaf plant that lived on a ve
**Estelle's POV**I hit them with the rock that was in my hand. It hit their heads perfectly, especially on the first hybrid's head. He instantly died on the spot while the second hybrid didn't die.After finding out his smart friend died, he seemed afraid of me. He was stupid so it was easier for me to intimidate him.“Don't you know that I have obtained a divine power?” I said. “My voice that was lost has returned. It's because I have more power than you guys. Look!” I pointed at the first hybrid that died. "In one blow he was dead. Now I'm tired of waiting. I will kill you too and then will eat you!”I jumped up to make a dramatic move as if I were some wild beast wanting to tear his body apart and eat him.It managed to intimidate him. So, he sprang up, running scared."Tch, it turns out they're ju
**Estelle's POV**I felt my heart drop when suddenly someone came through the back door and jumped in front of us. I thought it was an enemy until I finally saw who it was.“Prince!” I whispered and kept my voice high.Prince had been chuckling, but after hearing my voice, he froze."He's been hiding around my house all day," said Doctor Gordon nodding at Prince. "So, I think he was very surprised to find you started to talk, Estelle."I smiled at Prince after hearing that. "Are you surprised I can talk?"He covered his mouth and took a few steps back. I chuckled at that. “You… Is this not a dream?” And he smacked his cheeks repeatedly, wanting to wake himself up if this was a dream."I understand your reaction, Prince." I hit his arm lightly. “This is very surprising, right
**Alpha Cedric's POV**Estelle could already speak!Oh, it felt like a dream!All this time I imagined what her voice would sound like, and often I even reflected on her voice by remembering how she moaned all this time. Hearing her voice when she spoke was like the deepest dream I’d ever had. It felt so real but sometimes it was easy to forget.“Estelle,” I choked out, looking at her with a big smile. I couldn't even find the words to express how happy I was right now.In the end, I said nothing. I pulled her and hugged me very tightly, carrying her in my deepest love.Did she know how much I loved her? Did she know I was even willing to die just to protect her? All my efforts to make her happy reflect all that. And now she could talk. I could hear her voice, and she gets what she wanted."Yo
**Alpha Cedric's POV**“Princes! Why is he here, Cedric?” My wolf roared and stamped his foot. Strength and anger mixed. He pushed my body and legs to do what he wanted: lunged at Prince and made him faint.Estelle widened her eyes at my angry expression, then turned to Prince's shocked expression. Being in the middle, she was caught between us. “Al-Alpha…”"Why is he here?" I asked in a high voice. “And since when was he here?!!!” I narrowed my eyes, looking at Prince as well as Estelle.“Hey, doesn't he look very familiar?” My wolf was a reliable observer. He could find similarities between two identical twins. And it was researching what he could find out from Prince. "He looks like someone."I narrowed my eyes to think. Now I observed Prince's appearance, from his hair to his shoes. But after a
**Alpha Cedric's POV**Tens of footsteps surrounded us, surrounding us from all directions!The leaves of the gigantic plants blocking the sunlight light us up nicely. It was still the middle of the day, but it felt like we were exploring in the late afternoon.Prince drew his sword and shouted at his members, “Prepare your weapons! Maybe it's the hybrids!”I could see the fear on the members' faces, as well as mine. But I assured them that there was nothing to be afraid of.“Have you guys forgotten that I carry the strongest weapon?” I said to my members. We stood in a circular formation, back to each other. While the footsteps were getting closer, more and more.I looked around warily, trying to find the nearest enemy position. Now neither of us was cutting down those gigantic plants. We focused on saving ourselves.
**Estelle's POV**I studied Alpha Cedric's hands. They looked fine, didn't even have a single scratch.Then I turned to Doctor Gordon, trying to come up with an answer."This is very strange." He rubbed his chin occasionally, still studying Alpha Cedric's hands. "Where did you get the poison?""Here." Alpha Cedric pointed at an area in his right hand.I was not very a good observer. But I watched that point with focus. And still, I found nothing. Was he lying? I was sure he was not lying.“You should have been seriously injured from that poison. And even though you won't die, since they've been crippled, at least your hands will leave scars.”Alpha Cedric frowned in surprise. "Really?" He checked his hands. "But it's fine.""Yeah, and that's what confused me."