Prince Lucius's refusal

IN THE ALPHAEUS PACK✓

Freedma bit his lips and stood up, watching as the prince left the room. I will not leave your side because of my obedience to the Alpha, I have sworn to serve you! He promised and also left the room.

Prince Lucius walked back into the throne's room in anger, "Father, why did you ask him to make me an Alpha without my

permission?" He asked, anger laced in his voice.

The Alpha sighed while Luna Howell rubbed her temple, she was tired of talking all day long. "You gave me no choice, son." King Goan replied and Prince Lucius scoffed.

"You know I always put on my mask and you used my personal guard against me. I already told you I don't wanna be Alpha!" He half yelled, the maids who were in the room trembled in fear as they got sent out by the Alpha,

King Goan grew angry suddenly, "Is it until I die before you decide to be the Alpha of the Alphaeus pack? Who will the people depend on when I exit this world?" He yelled back and the Prince scoffed,

Prince Lucius almost calmed down, the last words ringing in his brain. Of course, his father was getting old but he refused to admit it, "I don't…..care!" He growled and walked out of the room angrily, what exactly do they want to prove huh? I've never heard that becoming an Alpha is now by force? He queried in his mind,

Luna Howell stood up and walked closer to her husband. He often seems tired lately, "He will come around, you know what your son is like." She assured, massaging his shoulders and he nodded slowly,

      

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IN THE DONNER'S PACK ✓

Alpha Sahin was angry and restless, "My Alpha, we lost her." The head of the guards had earlier reported and he looked at the guard in full rage, what were they talking about now? They lost who??

How can a lot of guards, about twenty of them, lose the trail of a young girl who doesn't go outside the palace except for going to school?

He was so angry that he ordered for him to be put to death immediately for not taking his job seriously. But come to think of it, how could they lose one girl within two hours?

The earliest scene of his daughter jumping the palace high walls was so disturbing to him. First, she didn't die after spending two days in the dungeon and she had the strength to jump those walls, even beat the guards in escaping?

He really underestimated her, really underestimated her. "Pass on my decree, the baby princess has therefore become a rogue and whoever finds her will be greatly rewarded!" They read the decree to every family house in the Donner's pack.

The incident of the imprisoned Princess escaping from the dungeon and running away from the pack was the topic on every person's lips in the Donner's pack.

Luna Luciana walked into the Alpha chambers without allowing the maids or the Alpha's personal guard to inform the king of her presence, "My king….." She bowed slightly.

The Alpha didn't reply in words but only nodded, still lost in his thoughts, "Are you still thinking about the silly girl?" She asked, trying not to sound fake and he nodded absentmindedly.

She smiled, touching his shoulder and he flinched slightly, "You have been tired of the pack's duties since today, please rest a little while." She coaxed but he waved his hands that he didn't agree with her suggestion.

Luna Luciana smiled again, walking him to his bed as she sat beside him, "Should I serve you the rest of the tea?" She asked and he nodded.

She ordered a maid to bring the particular tea kettle she had brought while coming and poured the tea into a tea cup. "Be rest assured, my King." She smirked seeing that he finished the whole content.

                            

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Luna Iritt gazed outside the window as she looked at the dull sky that had suddenly lost its blue color, everything seemed strange.

The issue of her lost but hunted daughter is making her age quickly as all her thoughts were filled with finding her only daughter, her Ceri.

Luna Disella entered the room with a covered plate, "My Queen, you haven't eaten anything since the day Faricenda entered the dungeon and this is the fourth day." She sat beside Luna.

She opened the plate which was filled with different types of fruits, only fruits, "Please, eat something. Even Faricenda won't be happy to see you this way." Luna Disella tried to convince her.

Luna Iritt finally looked at her; lines of dried tears laced her entire face, her eyes were all red and puffy but looked very pale, her lips were all dry and muddy and her hair was so scattered.

She didn't look like Luna at all, "How can I eat? This is my only daughter we are talking about here, I haven't laid my eyes on her for four days and you expect me to eat?" She threw the plate away.

Luna Disella gasped when all the fruits poured away, she sighed; she didn't know what to do anymore, she just watched as another round of hot tears poured down from Luna Iritt's eyes.

"The bond between me and my child is getting weaker, I can feel it." She whispered. "That means she isn't dead yet!" Luna Disella said,

Luna Iritt looked at her, her eyes empty. "I had Ceri after six years of waiting and I watched her grow up into a beautiful young lady, she was my only hope, the reason why I lived till this moment." She said,

Luna Disella hung her head down, of course, she knew the story. She didn't get pregnant immediately she got married to the king and waited for six years before she could take in.

It was so sad that the Alpha chose to separate the queen and her only daughter but why? "What did I do? What sin did I ever commit that the consequence of my actions is this?" Luna Iritt lamented.

Luna Disella was speechless, she didn't know what to say. The Alpha knew well about werewolves and their pups, the bond between them is very strong, especially that of the mother.

"She is probably in danger right now, her life line is weak. I can feel it, she is in danger. I want to see Ceri, please." She sobbed silently.

She felt really sorry for her, in fact, she is stronger than her because she's sure that she'd have died of a heart attack if any of her children should be treated this way by Alpha Sahin. She felt more sorry that there was nothing she could do.

There was a knock on the door and Luna Disella ushered the person in, "My queen….." The person who seemed like a guard bowed slightly and she nodded,

Luna Iritt didn't bother to look at him as she wiped off the tears on her face. "What did you find?" She asked and the guard straightened his back.

He brought out a piece of jewelry, hanging it on air. "That's Ceri's anklet!" Luna Iritt gasped and rushed to him, almost knocking him down as she looked at the anklet with so many emotions.

"Is that the anklet every Princess has in our pack?" Luna Disella asked and she nodded like a chicken, fondling with the beautiful anklet.

The guard stepped back as he should not have too much closeness with a royal, not to talk of a Queen. "I think she lost this when the palace guards were chasing her." He said.

"Did you see where she went? They didn't capture her right?" Luna Iritt rushed her questions and the guard sighed, "I lost her just as they lost her but I just happened to find this as it dropped from her legs while running." He explained.

Luna Iritt nodded slowly as she silently gazed at the anklet while muttering her daughter's name. "Do not mention this to anyone." Luna Disella ordered and the guard nodded.

He bowed and was about to walk out of the room. "Dagard, make sure you continue tracking her scent, red berry scent." She instructed, "My queen, I used her scent in tracking her before I found this but I don't think that would be possible anymore." He answered.

Luna Iritt didn't look at him, her eyes were fixed on the anklet. "Why?" She asked, "Because she has been declared a rogue." He said the news that has the earliest being on the lips of all the pack members.

Luna Disella gasped while Luna Iritt didn't seem affected at all as if she had expected this outcome. "Rogue or not, that red berry scent will definitely be on her." Luna Iritt said.

"Sharpen your senses more and that is why I chose you for this job, Dagard. You have to find her, you have to find my daughter….before anyone else can." She ordered and Dagard bowed before leaving,