[-In the Throne Room-]

The arrival of the woman engaged to the Alpha King was announced by one of the guards.

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Escorted by Amber and other warriors of Jade Pack.

As they got nearer to throne, Laura could sense something was bothering King Alcyd.

He may be sitting on the throne looking strong and well but his eyes seems to be somewhere far away.

His aura was filled with too much weight which even Amber could sense.

"Why is the Alpha King upset, sister?" Amber whispered to her older sister.

"We will find out soon." Laura replied.

Theo approached the Alpha King and addressed the arrival of Laura.

"Your Highness!" Laura and the others paid respects to the Alpha King.

Usually, King Alcyd's attention is focused on Laura.

Getting used to the treatment of King Alcyd.

This was something in years, which Laura never felt with King Alcyd.

Distant …

And cold ...

It was as if they were strangers to one another.

As if she was just a mere guest or a dignitary to the royal family.

Laura became more curious than ever.

Her supernatural instinct tells her something is wrong and she could not determine what it was.

Thus, she instructed all her escorts to give them some privacy.

Including Theo, Laura looked at him with a request of some privacy.

Though, Theo hesitated to grant Laura's request.

For him, Laura may be engaged to their Alpha King but there is no other woman he could serve as his Luna … except Selene.

He tried his best to ignore Laura's request.

And Laura was surprised that Theo would not comply with her simple request.

Before she could even raise her complaints or reiterate her request, King Alcyd requested his Delta.

"Theo … please, give us a moment. Make sure no one disturbs us!" King Alcyd conveyed his request to his Delta.

Instantly, Theo complied with King Alcyd's request.

Lowering his gaze and not making any eye contact with Laura.

"Have I done something bad to your Delta? I would issue an apology if I did." Laura wondered.

"Forgive him for his rudeness. He is just protective over me because there was an attempt of disturbance or a trouble during the meeting with the other members of the Altum Council. And our wedding is something he is not fully approve of because of his loyalty towards …" He could not finish his last statement due to the mention of the name of Selene.

But Laura finished it for him.

"Towards Selene! He thinks that if he is nice to me then it will be a betrayal to Selene? But Selene is no longer alive…" Laura was not able to continue because the look on the Alpha King's eyes shifted into a hostile look.

Never has King Alcyd looked at Laura in such a way.

So, it astonished Laura to see King Alcyd act this way.

Unknown to her, before her arrival …

King Alcyd had an intense talk with his siblings.

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*** Moments before Laura's Arrival ***

[-In the Council Room-]

Prince Alarick closed the door and made everyone clear the halls so no one would be able to eavesdrop with their discussion.

"Selene … is alive?" King Alcyd uttered in disbelief and shock.

Nervousness …

Doubts …

To how will they deal with the emotions of their brother.

Especially, King Alcyd has never been in a really good condition ever since Selene was declared dead.

"I asked a question!!!! IS SELENE REALLY ALIVE???" King Alcyd started to raise his voice to his younger sister.

"Alcyd, calm yourself down! You will not be able to get answers through screaming and if you kill us by accident because of your temper … how will you find things out on your own then?" Prince Alarick tried to calm his brother down.

After rationalizing what his older brother said, King Alcyd did his best to calm.

Princess Shiveena wanted to explain the situation but feared that her words maybe misconstrued or misunderstood by her older brother.

Knowing there has been tension between them when it came with Selene.

Thus, it made Prince Alarick step up and explain it instead.

"Yes there is a possibility that Selene is alive." Prince Alarick revealed it to his younger brother.

"If she is … why can't I sense her? All these times … she is alive? Why didn't she return to me? I am her mate! We completed the mating process, why can't I feel her presence?" King Alcyd felt confused with the revelations.

"That is why we sent a team led by Chloe. Because we wanted to be sure with what Ivan saw." Prince Alarick disclosed to the Alpha King regarding the special mission he issued.

"So it was Ivan who saw her?" King Alcyd asked.

"Yes! Though, she did not recognize him! That's what bothered us. According to Ivan, the voice and looks were completely similar with Selene's but her hair and scent was different. Which was mind puzzling. And adding to that …" Prince Alarick hesitated to divulge further because his younger brother is known for his ruthless temper.

"Continue what you were supposed to tell me …"

"Freddie was spotted along with her but he refused to acknowledge Ivan and a minor scuffle took place. Good thing, Chloe sent Georgie to follow Freddie because Ivan would have been in real danger if Georgie did not save him." Prince Alarick emphasized on the contribution of Georgie.

Both Princess Shiveena and Prince Alarick waited for the response of their brother because for a moment, their brother was silent.

Analyzing the situation and how things transpired.

With all the things he just found out.

Then he concluded.

"Freddie never stays unless it is someone important to him. His mission was simple, track Fluffy down and return him once he finds an opportunity to do so. Unless, he found something more important than his mission." King Alcyd elaborated his thoughts.

He continued,

"Those rogue brothers were fond with Selene and the same for Selene. In other words, it can be Selene because of Freddie's presence lurking around that woman. If I guess it correctly, you sent them to extract Freddie and for us to know the complete picture?"

Prince Alarick sighed in relief because his younger brother was rationalizing things instead of fuming in anger.

"Yes, Exactly!"

"Then, bring me his younger brother. We will use Georgie to get through him!" King Alcyd proposed.

"Well … he is with the extraction team."

"Good, when he returns … I want them in the dungeon! I will pull the truth out of their souls until they break." King Alcyd clenched his fist in frustration.

"Alcyd …"

"I am the king, brother … So I will do what I wish to do. This is the only way I can shake those two. If indeed Selene is alive and that rogue werewolf kept it from me … Only Selene can stop me from tearing them into shreds." King Alcyd stood with a cold sinister look on his eyes.

It was pointless for Prince Alarick or Princess Shiveena to further discuss things with their brother.

He has completely shut his emotions.

'If you are alive, Selene! I will have you back! No one will come between me and you! Not even death …' King Alcyd walked out the council room.

While his siblings were speechless.

"Alarick … did we do the right thing in telling him?" Princess Shiveena shivered in fear.

"That look … it's a murderous look! My instincts told me to keep silent or I would have made it worse. Those eyes were exactly the same as our father's murderous look." Prince Alarick shared to his younger sister.

Both feared for the worst.

*** End of Flashback ***

Laura was surprised to see Alcyd this way.

"Alcyd … are you alright?" Laura tried to show her concern to the Alpha King.

But the Alpha King had something else in mind.

Planning to postpone the wedding.

"Regarding the wedding … I want to …" King Alcyd wanted to inform Laura regarding his intentions to postpone the wedding.

Until Laura revealed to him something else.

"The wedding will be the best thing for our family! You … Me … and our baby!" Laura looked excited and happy.

Expecting for a good response from the Alpha King.

But … the look on his face was different from what she expected.

"You're … pregnant? " King Alcyd uttered.

Laura could see the shock and surprise look painted all over on the Alpha King's face.

"Y-yes, shouldn't you be happy about it?" Laura was clueless about what was bothering the Alpha king in front of her.

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He was utterly shocked and scared for something.

'If Selene is alive … and finds out I got someone pregnant?' King Alcyd stood away from his throne in his shock.

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