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
HANNI POV“Have you heard?” Simone gushed breathlessly as she entered the chambers and paused suddenly as she sighted Josh sitting on the sofa, reading a magazine. “Oh I have forgotten that you are around.”“Yes. Alfred said he was welcome to stay” I beamed. “So what is it I haven’t heard Simone?”“Oh….don’t worry I will tell you later” she replied awkwardly.“Come on Simone” I laughed. “Josh is practically family, you can say anything in front of him.”“Yeah…you can trust me Simone” Josh shrugged. “But if you are still uncomfortable, I can excuse you ladies.”“Come off it bud” I rebuked. “You know you are closer to me than my twin and I trust you wholeheartedly.”“Ok….ok…that’s enough” Simone laughed. “I just heard a word that there is another spy here in the palace.”“What?!” I sat up straight and stared at her visibly shocked. “When does this ever end?”“Yes. And the alpha of the north mountains have been summoned, since all fingers are pointing at that direction.”“To the palace?”
ALFRED POV“Murdered?” Marcus asked incredulously as settled on the sofa beside Andre with a perplexed look on his face, “by who?”“That’s the elephant in the room” I replied blankly and shook my head as I moved to sit on my study chair to face both him and Andre with a serious look on my face for sir William’s death just proves that we are no where near in solving this case and the enemy is two steps ahead of us.“Since Sir William was poisoned by the spy,” Marcus said coarsely, “…then that will mean, that the spy was instructed to do so and in that case, the enemy already knows of Sir William’s death.”“Beta Jameson…that sly bastard” I hissed angrily and slammed my fist on the table, for I was exhausted of this whole case and suddenly, I was overwhelmed with the sudden desire to end it all. “I need to see the old Alpha immediately, it’s time to end all this planning and get down to action.”“You are right, Alfred” Andre interjected with a knowing look on his eyes. “ this case has go
ALFRED POV“What aunt?”“Excuse me?” I asked, feigning ignorance, for I had caught on long ago that there wasn’t any aunt and I only asked for confirmation.Which I had just gotten.The hall was then filled with shattering noises as Hanni mistakenly broke her glass cup, shattering the pieces with shards of glass flying in all directions and at once, I stood up and hurriedly lifted her up the ground, so as for her not to be injured and quickly ordered the maids to have the hall cleaned up immediately.“Are you ok sweetling?” I asked with concern as I checked her hands and feet thoroughly for any cut or splinter, but luckily, I saw none, “Are you hurt?”“No Alpha—” “Alfred.”“U—uh?” She asked with her eyes widened in surprise.“It’s Alfred, sweetling” I said softly, not minding the fact she broke the glass cup on purpose.“No Alfred, I’m fine” she replied softly and carefully avoided my eyes as she turned to Josh, who had stood frozen on the spot with an ashen look on his face and aske
HANNI POVI watched with bated breath as Alfred roped his hand around Josh’s shoulders, leading him down the hallway, towards the garden and I couldn’t shake the budding feeling of unease that overwhelmed me instantly…the feeling that all is not well.I stared at their retreating backs and wondered what could be it that created Alfred’s sudden interest in josh and why he suddenly became friendly when Geo, his lycan was pissed, for Betty sensed it, but I didn’t have enough time to brood further for—“Hello Hanni”I tore my eyes from their retreating figure and looked up at Andre who had approached me silently with a small smile on his face, a look I don’t see often, a look that doesn’t fit his personality, and I was instantly taken aback, for it was then I knew it….Something was wrong.“Beta” I mumbled softly and bowed courteously.“Do you care for a walk…with me?” He asked, “we won’t go far.”“Yes of course Beta” I replied, my mind whirring…searching for what he might want, because t
ALFRED POV“A—alpha?” her chubby friend asked tentatively and he looked up at me with eyes widened with shock.“Don’t you worry” I said cheerily as I placed my hands on his shoulders. “It’s just going to be a walk in the gardens, infact the very same one your friend love so much.”“Do you want us to come along?” Andre asked and pointed at himself and Marcus.“No, it’s just going to be us” I replied as I led him out of the corridor, down the hall, towards the gardens.“Your pack is very modern, y—your highness” Josh babbled as we entered the gardens and I gave a small smile in reply. I need to make him more relaxed, in order to be able to get what I want, which is answers about his friend, for I want him to speak freely, without any restrictions, and in order to achieve that, the young wolf have to be calm.So I placed on a smiling face and pointed at some flowers, which where at the peak of their bloom and asked, “Do you have any knowledge about flowers?”“Yes I do Alpha” he replied a