Dimitri’s POV　　“My King,” I heard Alpha Ezekiel’s voice behind me.　　I turned around and smiled.　　“Alpha Ezekiel,” I said politely. “Are you enjoying the party?”　　He nodded and took a small sip of his drink.　　“Very much so, my King,” he said, smiling at me. “Everything is just amazing. The food is great. Please give my thanks to your cook.”　　I nodded, keeping a small smile on my face.　　“Thank you, Alpha,” I said. “Daniel will be thrilled to know that you liked his food.”　　Alpha Ezekiel smiled again and looked around the room.　　“Where is our lovely Queen?” he asked, looking back at me. “I was hoping she would grace us with her presence tonight.”　　I narrowed my eyes slightly but forced myself to keep smiling. Why did he want her here? Was he the fucking traitor? Did he want to hurt my mate? Oh, I was going to rip him to pieces.　　“Our Queen isn’t feeling well,” Will answered instead of me. “She is resting, but she will attend the second challenge tomorrow.”　　Alpha Ezekiel loo

　　Madeline’s POV　　“This is just getting ridiculous,” I said, shaking my head. “This is getting out of hand. He needs to let me help him.”　　Ellie sighed, crossing her arms over her chest.　　“He isn’t going to do that, Maddie,” she said. “It’s dangerous.”　　I looked at her and resisted the urge to roll my eyes.　　“How?” I asked. “It’s not like they can tell when I read their minds. It’s not like they can feel it. I could be reading your mind right now and you wouldn’t know.”　　Ellie sighed again.　　“It’s not about that, Madeline,” she said, shaking her head. “It’s about what happens after. Dimitri doesn’t want to risk it and we all agree with him. It’s not worth it. He will find him without your powers.”　　I furrowed my brows in confusion.　　“What could happen after?” I asked. “They will want to know how we found out? As if Dimitri would want to explain that to them. They don’t have to know how we found out. We can just…”　　“It’s not about that, Maddie,” Ellie interrupted me. “It’s abo

　　Dimitri’s POV　　If someone would describe me as an overprotective and an over-possessive mate I would tell them that they hadn’t seen anything yet.　　Now that I knew Maddie was pregnant, I would be damned if I let her out of my sight for even one second. Especially in a situation like this when everyone was here and where there was someone who wanted to take my throne. My mate and my pup were a sure way to do that. I would give up everything for them.　　“Princess,” I mumbled softly as I approached her and wrapped my arms around her from behind.　　I placed a hand on her lower belly and kissed her shoulder. I was holding my entire world in my arms and that feeling was so fucking hard to describe.　　“How are you feeling?” I asked her. “Are you nauseous? Are you uncomfortable?”　　Maddie chuckled and shook her head.　　“I am perfectly fine,” she said, placing her hand over mine. “I am only a few days pregnant. I think that the symptoms will come a bit later.”　　I knew that, but I had to as

　　Madeline’s POV　　“Oh, I am so excited about tonight!” Luna Alice exclaimed. “Do you know who is working with whom?”　　I smiled and shook my head.　　“I believe they will decide that once the challenge starts,” I said. “That’s a part of it actually. They need to figure out how to work together to find the object hidden in the forest.”　　Luna Alice nodded. “Oh, so exciting. I can’t wait to see who will win.”　　“I am sure that everyone will want Alpha Theodore’s warrior on their team,” Luna Maria chuckled as she took another sip of her drink.”　　Luna Alice nodded. “oh, definitely. “It will be so interesting to see how they will decide.”　　I smiled at them and glanced at Dimitri. He was only a few steps away from me. He was talking to Alphas Theodore and Lincoln. I couldn’t hear what they were talking about, but Dimitri was smiling and I relaxed a little. He was too tense ever since we came to the throne room. He refused to let go of me for the first half an hour. I barely managed to conv

　　William’s POV　　I was pacing around the room, trying to find some fucking way to remain in focus. Dimitri hadn’t stopped whining or growling. I could tell that he was struggling and that he was in immense pain. I knew that he wouldn’t be able to do shit until he came out of the shock he was in.　　But that was why he had me. I had to take over until he managed to focus back on what mattered the most.　　“She was poisoned with wolfsbane,” the pack doctor said as he finished checking up on Ali. “The dose wasn’t big. She will be okay, Beta. The wolfsbane just needs to leave her body.”　　I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I almost lost it when I found her on the floor. But at least I found her. At least she was here.　　Maddie was…　　Gone. She was fucking gone.　　“Thank you,” I mumbled as I opened my eyes and looked at my beautiful mate. “You can leave.”　　The pack doctor nodded. He glanced at Dimitri before he picked up his bag and walked out of the room.　　Mike and Ellie walked insi