chapter 09: Magnus profile

Alpha Magnus sat on the bed, his eyes blazing with anger, his wolf spirit rising. Its roar sent a sharp wave across the pack.

The neighboring pack felt it…the wave washed over them like wild fire, causing them to stumble.

"How could she be this dumb?" he said as he rose to his feet, twisted his fist and hit the wall hard enough till his knuckles turned red and bruised.

"After that jerk conspired with her stepsister and killed her, she still didn't learn any sense? Has love blinded her this much? She just doesn't understand? Fuck that love, Ophelia! After the Moon Goddess gave us a second chance, you still want to get us killed? This time around, I won't let it happen."

After Ophelia tamed Asher's curse, she was bound to Alpha Magnus forever. Through that curse, she absorbed too much, it affected his powers, and a part of him lived in her.

If she dies, he dies. In his past life, he didn't understand it.

That curse was a bond he shared with Asher, but since Ophelia absorbed it, she calmed his cruelty down with her pure blood, and he became calm and stopped using it to harm people.

"She's mine, her body, spirit, and soul are mine," he groaned.

"Go and get me Kendrick," he ordered.

"Y...yy..yes, my Lord," the guard panicked.

"In my past life, I was scared to get close to her, fearing she'd reject me because of how blind she was to Asher, but this time around, I'll make her mine," he said, his voice hoarse and dangerous.

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"What could have triggered the king's anger?" Silvia's father asked. "Did you offend him?"

"No, I didn't. Whatever it may be, I know it's definitely not me. I've been nothing but a good girl."

"I hope so."

Silvia nodded.

"Come on, sweetheart, you know how our alpha can be sometimes. He throws tantrums over very little things, and perhaps if Silvia had offended him, she wouldn't be here with us," her mother added.

"Look, Silvia, my dearest daughter, you're the prettiest in this pack. Every wolf would die to have you as a mate. Try your best to secure that Luna position… our bloodline must be royalty."

"Don't worry, Father, I know, and I'll do my best”

Ophelia is getting married to the alpha prince of the Moonclips pack, and once she does, he'll have no other choice but to look only at me. No girl in this pack matches my beauty anyway. Ophelia, though...

"I heard His Highness is looking for me," Kendrick said, his palms open and hands parted as he walked into Alpha Magnus's chambers.

"Yes, Kendrick, prepare. We'll be going for Asher's marriage in three days' time."

"Your Highness, I do not mean to question your orders, but are you sure you want this? Because the last time I checked, you're your brother's worst enemy. I mean, they might kill you the moment they set their eyes on you."

"Dickson."

"Yes, Your Highness?"

"No one can kill me. I need my mate right here by my side. I mean, they'll be too terrified when they see me to even think of doing anything stupid."

"Are you saying we're going to war? Attacking them right in their pack?"

"No, listen. I already know what will happen there. We are going to save her, she'll need us."

"Hmm, I'm curious."

"My brother is a coward and an opportunist who uses people he can manipulate to get what he wants before eliminating them, and Ophelia is no exception."

"I see."

"Yes, we're going to save her. Prepare the finest gifts and outfits for me, a few men—no more than three…I don't want a crowd."

"Noted, Your Highness. Everything will be done according to plan," Kendrick said, nodding and swaying the glass he was holding in the wind.

"Brother, it has been a long ten years since I last saw you. Well, we will finally meet again," he said, as a smile spread across his face but did not reach his eyes.