LUCAS POVThe entire guards assembled as we all stood high and mighty waiting for the so-called rogues to lay their attack on us. I realized there and then that it's been a week now but there was no sign of them anywhere.We did our calculations well and made sure to stay post the day they would attack and now everything just seemed as if they sought or chickened out which doesn't sound like something they'd do one bit.Everyone was getting fed up even though I was getting fed up and displeased with this trick that they were trying to play on us. It was getting very annoying to a fault and to think that they would think of condoning this.Marcus arrived which was like the carrier of this entire plan. He was the one who started it anyway. We all wake up, people leaving their tents to go see him and hear what he has to say. We've been here for a week freaking plus, it's getting annoying." Alpha Marcus, welcome," one of the army greeted as we all surrounded him. He stood around us as we

LUCAS POVThere were sneers all around as I suddenly felt like someone's gaze was particularly fixed on me. It was weird to a fault but yet I didn't feel or see any need to open my eyes even though it's easy to detect that it's quite unsafe.I stirred in my sleep, trying to find a better solution but after what I had just experienced. I was feeling rather uncomfortable that even the bed in the tent suddenly felt like some kind of hard rock.My eyes slowly opened only to meet with a man– I could tell that he was a man due to his structural figure but I could also tell that he wasn't one of us making my biggest nightmare come to pass. I acknowledged it without any season.It was the rogues.My eyes moved around the tent but in a very distinctive way. I couldn't let them get the idea or grasp that I was going to attack and make them do something unimaginable.My thoughts were filled, wondering where my siblings could be or if they perhaps had gotten to them. The rogues didn't say a word

OLIVIA*TWO DAYS LATER* " This is a very beautiful highness, I'm sure it will look marvelous on you," Ria said with a bright smile. I just looked away from her and turned my attention back to my phone.I was already under so much stress, especially after the day of the party. I initially thought that it was good to be the center of attention not until I was caught in a real-life situation like that.The trio didn't even make it any better as they didn't even bother taking any credit for the fight. They all praised me right in front of the king and my mom. The king was so proud and happy that he arranged a whole ball for me.It seemed too much for me to handle and although I tried refusing it they wouldn't budge because they've made their decision and we're going to stick to it. I wasn't a fan of parties and my so-called step-brothers didn't even make things any better as they offered other ideas and themes of the party.I looked over at Ria, who stood there with the gown in her hands

OLIVIAHe sat down with us but I tried very hard not to make any form of eye contact with him, knowing just how much things had become very awkward between us even though I felt like it was only from my side since he felt perfectly normal about it."Are you going to finish that?" He asked me, getting me out of my thoughts. I looked over to what he was referring to, realizing that it was just the bacon that I was eating.I managed to look up at him with a smile although things felt awkward between us but I was just trying hard to keep up, making sure that no one noticed." Um…you can have it," I handed it to him. He looked at me then down at the bacon before taking a bite out of it while it was still I'm my hand.My breath hitched as everyone's attention suddenly diverted to us after that little display. I couldn't deny the fact that the diet was somewhat awkward but I just tried hard to contain it.He smiled, looking cheesy and maybe clueless but I just tried hard not to act as if I

OLIVIAI couldn't have been more embarrassed as the king introduced him to us. My head was spinning so bad because I was definitely not expecting such an announcement and the worst part of things was that I don't even get a say in all of this which only make things more complicated.He was dressed very formally and greeted the king then simply smiled at us. I was fwelomg embarrassed and wanted to oppose everything right there and then but just decided to keep quiet so as not to cause a scene.He tried hard to make eye contact with me and I also tried harder to look away from him. I didn't want to have to look at him once again, my head was already spinning right there abd I was in more deep shit.The dinner was quite exquisite and all they were talking about and by they I meant my mother, the king and the beta. All that they were talking about was just about the wedding and engagement..I didn't evdn know who I was furious with but I could definitely agree that I wasn't happy with my