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Arthur’s POV

The moment I get to the pack house, I went straight to my room, going to pack. But before that, I take a quick shower. By the time I am finished, it's around three in the morning, and most of the guys are starting to wake up, including Lucinda.

“You, okay?” She inquires of.

“I’m taking Echo to the city. There was a breach at the border today. It seems that we have a witch intruder in our midst which probably belongs to the Firedunes pack.” I explain to her, while quickly wearing some casual clothes. After I am done, I take out my suitcase, and open and take it to the walk-on closest.

“What do you mean a breach? Who could do that?” She requests, following me.

“I don’t know. The only way I can do anything, is if I know Echo is not close to the danger. He is going to stay in my penthouse with Nanna Ave. I will finalise a few things at the office and come back as soon as I can.” I continue to explain, while I take some clothes.

Although the penthouse has some of my clothes, it was only casual clothes, and clothes that weren’t to my liking as I didn’t design it myself, nor did I pack my clothes in that closet.

“But you know that Echo has to go to one of the pack schools’ to maintain the peace. You aware of that right?” she asks, as she continue to help me pack, taking my pants, while I went for the shirts.

“Yeah, but that went out the window the moment they breached my borders. I can’t try to maintain the peace if they are provoking me to war.” I inform her.

“But that is just your speculation Arthur, and you know it.” She stops packing, and she looks at me. “You can’t act on impulse. They want to see you act reckless, and you are giving them the satisfaction.”

“Well, I’m giving them the satisfaction alright.” I look at her. “Look, I need to get Echo out of the kingdom of Ezra. His safety is my priority.” I continue taking a few of my blazers, and I was done.

I closed my suitcase, and I picked it up, and I started to head towards the door.

“Is it because Echo holds a piece of DNA that belongs to her?” I stopped, my heart beating faster. I knew what she meant when she said her. She was talking about Accalia. I slowly turn around, trying to suppress my blood from boiling.

“Is it because Echo is the last thing that remains of her?” She continues in a whisper, but l could hear her.

“Echo is my son.” I stated matter of factly. “And before anything else, he comes first. Whether or not you like that, it’s something you should accept.” I turn around and leave.

“So, it is because of her.” She chuckles. I turn around again and look at her. “We getting married in a month Dom, and-,”

“Don’t call me that.” I interrupt her.

“Right, sorry. Only your beloved Accalia could call you Dom, or shall I say Dominic?” she speaks, sarcastically.

“What is wrong with you?” I ask her. It’s not her to behave in this manner.

“Her!” she yells. “She is my problem. You are getting married to me, but all you do is think of her, and everything that has ever revolved around her.”

“She was my wife!” I blurt out.

“A wife that died in front of you!” She uttered, as her eyes started glowing crystal blue. “A wife that died and you couldn’t save her.” She continues.

I immediately drop my suitcase on the floor, and within milliseconds, I was close to her, my hands trembling.

“Don’t you dare push my buttons, Lucinda.” I snarled, clenching my fists together, trying not to touch her as I knew if an inch of me so touch even the hem of her nightdress, that would be the last breath she would ever take.

“You want a wedding; you will get one. But if you so dare utter my passed-on wife’s name out of your filthy mouth, I will end you.” I continue. I look at her one more time, this time, her crystal glowing eyes back to her natural shade of purple.

She was no longer anger, but fear gripped her. Her whole body was radiating it. I turned around, picked up and was ready to leave now.

“Did you ever love me Dom?” She muttered.

“Your wedding is in a month Lucinda.” I glared at her, clearly annoyed. “And my name is Arthur. I don’t like pet names.” I opened the door and slammed it on my way out. On my way downstairs, I met Nanna Avery.

“Is everything ready?” I ask her, and we continue going downstairs.

“Yes Alpha.” She bows her head.

“No need to do that nanna.” I smile at her, placing my hand on her shoulder. My hands were still trembling. She immediately noticed without even looking at them.

“You are angry Arthur, what’s wrong?” she asks. She always called me Arthur when she was worried about me. She was my nanny after all.

“Nothing.” I pull my hand away.

“You can’t fool me boy.”

“It’s Lucinda.” I sigh, telling her truth.

“She bought up Luna Accalia name again?” I just nodded. Nanna Avery knew everything about me. She was like my mom in a way. My mom was mom, and then there was nanna Avery. I think I grew fond of her because she was more there than my mom was when I was growing up.

My mom was a good mom, I won’t take that away from her, but nanna Ave was the best thing there was.

“Don’t let it get to you. You take her as your fiancée now, and she deserves that respect of being future Luna.” She explains. “She is important to you, and you know it Grey.”

“Or is she? I questioned her.

“What did she say to you that ticked you off so bad?” Before I could even answer, Sabre mind linked me.

“Sir, the injured guards are dying sir.” He informed me.

I immediately left nanna Ave still waiting an answer, and I rushed to the pack hospital.

When I got there, the guards had foam coming out their mouths.

“What’s happening to them?” I asked one of the doctors who was attending to them.

“Their bodies are rejecting the medicine that we gave them. Whatever poison they were given triggered the reaction Alpha.” Bleu replied, as she trying her best to revive him. “Please leave us.”

We obey her and wait outside.

“You okay Arthur?” nanna Ave inquired via mind link.

“The guards who were found at the border are dying.” I informed her.

“What are going to Lucinda issue?”

“She wants a wedding; she will get it.” I reply.

“But-,”

“This conversation is over, we leaving. I’ll meet you outside with Echo.” I ended the link, leaving Sabre to continue waiting.

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