Alpha Joe's POVI consoled Lilian for a while until she eventually fell asleep in my arms. A few moments later, the royal physician came back with a bottle of herbs he had mixed for her."This would help with the fever, my Prince," he said softly."Do I need to wake her up or just wait till she wakes before giving it to her?" I wanted to know what to do."I am afraid we need to wake her up, my prince. The drug has a calming effect and would eventually make her sleep as I added a little sleeping potion into it," he replied as he held out his hand, showing me the bottle. I couldn't take it from him, so I motioned for him to drop it on the table beside the bed. He did, then bowed and turned around to leave."Where are you going?" I asked, stopping him in his tracks. He turned around, a look of confusion etched all over his face. My brows furrowed at the sight."Aren't you going to give instructions on how the herbal medicine will be taken?" I quizzed. Was I the one who was supposed to te

Alicia's POVI looked around, and there was no one else but the two of them. I was scared of what might happen if they decided to fight me; I cannot fight against them. Two against one, that wouldn't be a fair fight. I remembered each of them getting physical with me once. I had been slapped across the face."Why do you look scared, Sweetheart?" Sophia asked as a wicked smile spread across her face."I am not scared of you!" I spat, wondering where my newfound boldness came from."She said she is not scared," Seline said, throwing a glance at Sophia, who returned the glance before staring at me in disdain."Well, how about now?" Seline asked as she charged at me, pushed me to the ground, and grabbed my hair. I felt excruciating pain; my wolf begged to come out, but I suppressed it; I didn't want trouble. She already wasn't capable of healing herself; what if I shifted, and the others decide to shift too and scar me badly? What then would become of me? I thought."Leave me alone! What

Alpha Joe's POV:I was astounded. Did he really say it was because of a woman? Did I hear correctly? I needed to ask again to be sure."You said it's all because of a woman?" I quizzed."You heard right, Joe. This is all a woman's doing," he said through gritted teeth, clearly angry at this woman, whoever she was.Curiosity got the better of me, and I asked, "What exactly happened, Nicholas?"He took a deep breath and exhaled, "It all started a few weeks ago when a sorceress was apprehended in the midst of our pack." He looked at his father and continued, "It's an abiding law in our land that sorcerers are not welcome here, and if found, they will be burnt at the stake."I nodded, urging him to continue. The law in their land wasn't news to me; my father had once told me about it. However, in our lands, sorcerers were welcomed as long as they didn't cause any trouble. I also learned that it was a sorceress who had revealed my mother's dubious act to my father, which prevented him from

Lilith's POV:Adrian's eyebrows furrowed as he asked, "Wait, what? What did you just say?""I said he is my mate," I replied. What followed next took me by surprise. Adrian erupted into hearty laughter."I apologize," he chuckled, "there's only so far a joke can go." He teased, his eyes meeting mine again before he tried to control his laughter by placing a hand over his mouth.He didn't believe me. I believed I'd been caught. I assumed he'd readily believe my words given my previous actions and his reactions to them. Just after he'd mentioned my strange behavior and implied I was concealing something, I confessed the truth, and yet he dismissed it with laughter, tagging it as a joke?Deciding to play along, I thought luck must be on my side today. I sighed, "You got me." I raised my gaze to meet his, "Can't blame a girl for indulging in a little daydream.""Yeah, unless that daydream involves wanting to be mated to the crown prince who, I must remind you, is already mated to another,"

Alpha Joe's POV I trembled in fear, glancing at Nicholas who seemed even more frightened than I was. The sorceress had gone so far as to take her own life just to sow chaos among an entire kingdom of werewolves? The revelation left me utterly stunned. It's astonishing how far some people are willing to go to achieve their desires. With Luna Miriam too weak to walk, I carried her on my back while Nicholas dragged the wolf. We emerged from the water, making our way to where the carriage was waiting. Surprisingly, the weather outside was clear, devoid of rain. It had only rained around the stream where we were. This made me realize that the rainfall was no ordinary occurrence; it was brought about by Luna Miriam's incantations. "What a day it has been," I mused. I settled her into the carriage we had arrived in, while Nicholas instructed one of his guards to return the wolf to the palace. It wouldn't be riding in his carriage. Upon reaching the palace, we encountered the Alpha King.