Chapter 43

Alpha Astor's POV

Since I left the Hamatain Pack, I've returned to my territory, but not once have I ceased thinking about Alicia. After her departure, I severed ties with Melissa, as she had only ever caused me pain. Loneliness consumed me within the palace, to the extent that even the concubines could no longer satiate my sexual desires.

I had grown more formidable than ever before, and it was apparent that my subordinates and even the elders feared me, both for what I might do and what I could do to them.

"Fetch me a cup of wine!" I commanded the guard standing beside me, who appeared lost in thought.

I stared at him impatiently, but he remained immersed in his own musings. His colleague glanced at him, and they both realized that something was amiss.

"Are you slow? Is there a problem? I told you to fetch me a cup of wine immediately," I angrily shouted, striking him in the face with my fist, causing his head to collide with the nearby wall and blood to begin oozing from his wound