35. Promise us one thing

[Xavier’s POV]

A few days had passed without being able to locate the rare artefacts and precious stones that had gone missing all of a sudden. The guards had all been searching for them, but it was obvious that someone had stolen them, and we didn’t know who.

“Alpha Xavier, are you listening?” Roman asked, bringing me back to reality.

“I’m sorry, what did you say?” I inquired, feeling lost and confused.

Ever since the artefacts went missing, we had been holding meetings every single day and I was too stressed out to even do other things. Never in the history since the existence of the Shadow Pack had artefacts or precious stones gone missing. Why did all this trouble have to happen during my own reign? I must have committed several crimes in my past life, I guessed.

“We, the elders have tried enough. Today is the fourth day since the artefacts were first discovered missing, and if you aren’t able to trace them before the end of this week, we have unanimously agreed that you would ste