HANNI POV“H—Hanni?” Josh sleepily croaked and struggled to get up, but when he saw us goggling at the parchment on the table, he sprang up suddenly, eradicating every trace of sleep from his eyes and rushed over to snatch the parchment—from our gaze.But it was too late.“W…what are you two doing in my room?” He asked bewildered as he tried desperately to put on his pants. “I had thought the doors were locked.”“What is happening bud?” I muttered and pointed at his muddy boots. “What are all these? Where did you go last night?”“I had already told you that I went—”“Josh please, do not say market” I cut in calmly. “The market streets are paved. Your boots have mud on them.”“I must have stepped on a puddle,” he replied dismissively, “I do not remember.”I inhaled deeply, scared of what I might later find, scared my intuition might be right—like always. “Ok…ok…” I smiled weakly, trying to make him feel comfortable, as he was beginning to get edgy. “What about your fingers? I went ove
ALFRED POV The journey through the forest was swift as we didn’t stop in our sprint towards the north mountains… not at a sound of a twig nor the sudden weather change or for water break.In what seemed like a few hours, we arrived at the northern mountains. We didn’t stop when the guards at the entrance gate flagged us down—we just flew through. In seconds, we were surrounded by guards with spears and swords, all aimed with firm grip at our throats.“Halt!” The beefy head guard roared. He leapt from his post—then midair, his body twisted, bones cracking. A massive black wolf hit the ground instead, spikes jutting from its back like jagged blades and howled.Geo snarled, blaring its teeth, it’s long fangs rattling and it’s eyes bright green with its Lycan energy which made all around him cower, including the head guard who had quickly shifted back to his human form.“A—Alpha Alfred,” The guard yelped. “This is an honor…forgive me for the—welcome, you were not expected.”I shifted bac
HANNI POV“Where is the Alpha?”I asked as I entered the dining hall and noticed the table that’s usually full of food and wine, looking almost empty.“We do not know, my princess,” The head palace maid answered as she courtesied. “All I know is that he left the palace with some men at the early hours of the day.”“Ok…please what about my friend? Have you informed him about breakfast?” “Yes, my princess,” The maid courtesied agin. “But he said he wants to keep on sleeping, seeing that he couldn’t sleep all night.”I stared at her in shock as I tried to process what she had just said.If he couldn’t sleep all night? What has he been doing?“Penny for your thoughts?” Simone said cheerily as she waltzed into the dinning hall, looking beautiful as ever. “Always deep in thoughts.”“Hello My lady,” I smiled.“What is it that troubles you?” She asked as she dished herself some potatoes and eggs. “Your eyes were looking all glazed….or is it Alfred?”“Yes,” I replied hurriedly. “Where is he?
ALFRED POV “Alpha!” Andre burst into the study breathless with his eyes wide….terrified.“Spill” I said curtly without peeling my eyes off from the paper work stacked on my desk.I had grudgingly let Hanni leave my side earlier because of these documents, these paper work that had been stacked on my desk for weeks and weeks, which I had been postponing due to the crystal case, but as it is now, I couldn’t ignore them any longer, because the sector of commerce needed to be attended to, security needs to be updated even the issue of real salt….for it was now getting scarce in the pack.As I watched my mate leave slowly, I was pulled with a sudden desire to hold her once more, to place her on my shoulders and carry her all the way to the chambers and mark her.But it was not yet time, so with my left hand placed on my aching crotch, I took long deep breaths to calm the blood pumping in my heart…and my groin.Then I thought about the paper work waiting for me at the study….and that did t
HANNI POV“I am beginning to like you. I think about you all the time…in my sleep and in whatever I do. Betty misses Geo and we can’t wait also, for this case to be solved so I can spend time with my mate.”What the hell?! Hanni!!I stared at my fingers in shock as my lips acted on their own volition, as if they were being controlled….as if they had a mind of their own.And I watched shyly as Alfred focused solely on not my hair nor my eyes….but my lips. And before I could readjust my self on the grass, he croaked with a dreamy look on his face;“Come here.”I snapped my head up to look at him in confusion, unsure of what to do, with my emotions all over the place…..the last shred of will power that I had gathered to tell him how I felt, disappearing like smoke before my eyes. So I was stuck, unable to move, for I knew what was coming.He was going to kiss me and it’s going to be the first kiss of my life.“Come here, Hanni,” he croaked again, his eyes burning with intensity. Before I
ALFRED POV“You heard what I heard Beta?” I asked Andre with a smirk on my face as we entered the study.“Council woman Margaret,” Andre nodded with a grim look on his face. “How did she know about the death of Sir William?”“That is a question we can only answer after you tail her.”Andre nodded and asked, “you think she might be a spy?”“Think?” I scoffed as I settled on the study chair, with my elbows on the table. “I don’t think…I know.”“You think she is working with the old councilman?”“Here is what I think Andre,” I inhaled deeply with a frown on my face, “I think there are many like her in not only my court, but my palace and pack. I mean, they are everywhere and no one is to be trusted.”“So what should we do now?” Andre asked as he moved over to the little wine bar to fetch himself a drink. “I mean, I’m tired of all this Alpha. You were right earlier, if it were war, it would have ended and all disputes resolved. This snakey attitude of Beta Jameson and his cronies doesn’t