Silvan’s POVI could see Esme's hesitation to leave but we needed to go after all. It was already past two hours and the morning court needed to be held, hence the necessity of leaving.I hugged her from behind while kissing her nape lovingly as she washed the dishes in the kitchen sink. "I promise, we will be back" I promised her. Esme nodded in understanding and I left her to gather our items so that we could leave.After some minutes, we left the penthouse. the excitement she felt while coming was very different from now, she just kept looking out the window as we made our trip back to the empire."Can I come along?" She requested politely as we came down from the car."No princess, I can handle it" I returned and kissed her forehead before hurrying out and into the meeting hall still in the outfit I wore."Alpha" they greeted in unison."What's going on?" I asked almost impatiently, settling on my seat. The members of the council exchanged glances and I sighed heavily."I apologi
Chapter 122Esme's POVSilvan hurried off after placing a single kiss on my forehead, I frowned as I watched his disappearing figure, wishing he would be back soon.A single tap on my shoulder seemed to bring me back to reality, I turned around to see Lois smiling at me."Hey" I grinned in excitement, pulling her in a hug but I could feel her body tense against mine. I pulled out of the hug still grinning widely."Good morning, My lady" she greeted."It's Esme" I corrected jokingly, it felt weird to hear her address me with such respect. Lois is more like a good friend than a subordinate."How have you been Lois?" "Very well my lady, I'm happy to see you""Same here. Are you free? What do you say we hangout now?" I offered in excitement but she shook her head negatively."No, My lady, I have to attend the council meeting""Oh, that's right" I mumbled under my breath, my smile faltering into a small frown."Esme" Lois called my name but in a panicked tune, "there's something you need
Chapter 123Silvan's POVI made my way to the dinning room after completing my royal tasks for the day. Esme was sitting on one of the chairs, smiling brightly at me as I stepped into the room.Her smile is always contagious, I found myself smiling back at her and increasing my strides to meet her.She pulled me in a warm hug which I melted into while holding her to myself, a satisfied smile playing on my lips."Let's eat something" she whispered and gently pulled out of the hug. Kissing my cheeks lovingly, she sat down and I settled beside her.The servants made to step in to serve my meals but she raised her hands to hold them back. They stepped aside and she carefully filled my plate with food before serving herself too.She looked very cheerful, I found myself smiling widely as I stared into her face. We heard someone approaching the dinning and looked up to see Sophie. She gave us a warm smile, "is it okay if I join you?" She asked politely.I expected Esme to decline her reque
Chapter 124Esme's POVThe next day, Silvan left for a tour around the empire to see how the other Lycans from the other packs were faring.There were rumors that two other security cameras were destroyed late at night and two young Lycans have been declared missing.Silvan has been on the edge since he got the news, sniffers as well as Lycan hunters has been sent to trace the scents of the missing Lycans and they are yet to lay report. Everyone was in a state of unrest with different thoughts roaming through our minds.I wanted to know if they have made progress in rescuing the missing Lycans and sauntered towards Daniel who was standing outside the mansion and making a call.I suspected he might be on the call with Silvan or Paul and hurried towards him."Excuse me" he said into the phone and took it out of his ear."Lady Esme, is there anything you want?" Daniel smiled."Was that Silvan? Any news?" I asked impatiently.He stared at me dumbly, his eyes lingering on my arms. I sudde
Chapter 125Silvan's POVThe sniffers and hunters from the empire returned to the palace the next day to report their assignments.Turns out that there was no trace to where those Lycans might have been taken to. Also their captors found a way to hide their scent and so it was difficult to pick up the identity of whomever that might have abducted those two.I couldn't help the lingering feeling that this operation was carried out by an insider, someone who knows his way around the empire like the back of his palm, but who?The camera did not capture anyone before it was destroyed which can only mean that it was destroyed from behind. I didn't know whom to suspect and that made it all the harder to comprehend. Esme was ready to leave, I pulled her in a hug as she prepared to enter the car that would be conveying her, alongside Amy and Rue to the city."I hope you find those kids soon Silvan" she whispered, I could feel the concern in her voice."I will" I promised in return and relea
Chapter 126Esme's POVWe arrived at the venue for the bidding the next day, Mr. Kane, alongside other competitors were already present when I and Rue came in.I was not surprised at the number of companies that turned up, it was an open tendering to start with and it is possible that the company's sources must have provided them with the information of the change in dates for the bidding on time.I picked up a tag and made my way to a vacant seat in the room, making sure not spare Kane who was staring intently at me with a grinch smile dancing on his lips a glance.Rue sat behind me, her eyes wandering about the room. Soon after, the government representative who will be officiating the bidding process came in with hefty guards who led him to his reserved seat and proceeded to guard the whole space."Good morning everyone, I am Mickelson and I welcome everyone of you to this phase of the database project.It's so sad that the director couldn't make it here, he really had high hopes
Chapter 127Silvan's POV "The result from the experiment carried out on the dead culprits is ready, Your highness" Doran said over the phone."Good, what does it say?" I returned, burying my hands in my pocket.Doran was quiet as if trying to find the best way to report the case, "Was it poison?" I tried to suggest."Did the two die because they were poisoned? Were they sick or something?""Not at all Alpha, it's a different case all together" Doran replied"Then don't keep me hanging and answer the question, Doran. What does the report say?"I could hear Doran suck in a huge breath, "Those two are not humans as suspected" he revealed.My eyes popped in astonishment but I did not say a word, I just waited for him to round up so that I could take everything in."When we arrived the scene where their corpse were kept, we were expecting to see normal humans probably on the verge of rotting as should be, but to our surprise, their corpses looked rather feral than human.Furs were growing
Chapter 128Esme's POVDaniel stopped in front of a building and without waiting to even see what kind of building it was, I hurried out of the car and inside the open door, screaming Silvan's name."Silvan!" I called out in panic and heard no response, the space was eerily quiet and I stopped in my tracks, taking my time to slowly observe my environment.There was no one in sight, the only item in the room was a single bed and stool beside the bed. It looked like a sick bed but there was nobody on it.Ira was on full alert, she began to trace Silvan's scent around the dimly lit room but he was nowhere in sight. The closing of the door made me spin around to see Daniel holding a bat and staring at me ferociously. I looked into his eyes and gasped at how emotionless it looked.He slowly locked the door while keeping his eyes pinned on me,"Silvan isn't here, is he?" I asked in a calm tune, my eyes watching his grip on the bat and the cold look on his face, he shrugged and moved the ba