Lucas' POV
"Oh fuck, I need a drink," I said, rubbing my forehead and walking out of the tent.
The sudden shift between human and wolf forms made me nauseous. I pressed a tree and started to retch.
"Don't fucking stand there like poles, soldiers! Get some water and a towel for Alpha!" I heard my Gamma's hoarse voice.
Lucian patted my back gently. I looked up at him and saw the worrying look on his fucking handsome face.
"What? I'm not pregnant if that's on your mind." I took a towel from a soldier and wiped my mouth.
Lucian rolled his eyes and said, "Very funny."
I looked at Kylo and said, "Now it's the time for you to explain why a fucking assassin was able to get into my tent without being noticed."
Kylo said with embarrassment, "I'm so sorry, Alpha. That guy killed one of our soldiers and took his clothes. That's why he was able to sneak into our camp. I ought to change patrol and..."
I shouted, "He was in my fucking tent! He was in the place where I fucking sleep and fuck!"
"I'm truly sorry, Alpha. I will do a detailed investigation into this incident and give you a full report tomorrow morning. The soldiers are on it right now." Kylo said and pointed at the flashes of torches in the distance.
"Those rogues aren't capable of doing things like this on their own. There must be some traitors among us and I will not rest until I dig him out," he added.
"He wasn't a rouge and the traitors you're looking for must have already been dead by now," Lucian said.
"How do you know that?" Kylo asked.
Lucian frowned and said, "I saw the branding marks on the dead wolf's body. Even though it was burnt and charred before he carried out this assassination, I could still see the blurry edge of it. He was sent by the Defiant Pack. He was one of those secret guards that Alpha Dire has trained in the past few years."
I gobbled some water and said, "That old fuck just doesn't know how to kick his dick in his pants. Whenever he thought of me, he just couldn't help himself to fuck with me. Kylo, tell your soldiers to congregate and march to Emerald Creek. I want you to drain the fucking creek and fill it with his soldiers' blood. Don't worry. After what he has done to me, I'm sure he'll understand."
"Yes, Alpha," Kylo said and walked away. I could see that he was in a foul mood, so I knew it would make his day to let him kill some motherfuckers that he had a grudge against.
Then, I saw Lucian's icy look on his fucking face.
I walked towards the tent and said, "What now? You know Kylo. He's a fucking blood-thirst war machine, an even crazier dickhead than I am. He'll die of cancer if I didn't keep him entertained once in a while."
Lucian followed me and said in a low voice, "Are you out of your mind? There's a reason that we don't mess up with Defiant Pack. Alpha Dire is the cousin of the King..."
"So now we finally have a reason to mess up with them. He tried to send a fucking assassin to kill me. That's a declaration of war! But I'm not waging a war on him. It's just a symbolic reminder, you know, to let him know who rules the North Land."
Lucian looked at me and said, "But we're not even sure if he wanted to kill you or that she-wolf."
Lucian's words reminded me. That fucking assassin went past me and charged at that she-wolf.
She was his target.
"Why do they have to risk everything to kill that fucking girl?!" I rubbed my forehead.
Lucian answered, "I'm not sure about it yet, but I'm sure we'll find out when the girl's father arrives tomorrow."
"Bring him to me as soon as he arrives. I don't want anyone to know about his existence. Use extra discretion this time. I want you to kill everyone who's involved and everyone who's about to get involved. I don't want any surprises while the fucking ambassadors are staying with us." I wiped the blood from my forearm.
Fuck. The bite was deep. The wound wouldn't be healed until tomorrow.
"How about the girl?" Lucian asked.
"Like I haven't got enough on my plate. My life was perfectly peaceful before that fucking she-wolf showed up." I felt so vexed and threw the towel away.
"You're complaining instead of giving me orders," Lucian said.
I grabbed my hair in frustration, "You're my fucking Beta and you're supposed to offer me solutions when I'm at my wit's end. Use your fucking initiatives, Lucian."
"Why don't you move her to the Luna Tent?" He suggested.
I narrowed my eyes.
"What kind of fucking suggestion is that?! It's called the Luna Tent. It's reserved for my Luna!"
"You don't have one," Lucian said.
"So?"
Lucian said, "It's empty. It's closer to you. So it's safer for both you and her."
"When she moves into the Luna Tent, people will think that I want to make her my Luna!"
"Since when have you started to pay attention to what other people think?" Lucian asked.
"Since I fucking found out that a fucking gust of wind would blow my fucking mate away! This is not a joke, Lucian. I can't let anyone know about that skinny bitch's real identity. It's too fucking dangerous. When she dies, I die..."
"So you move her into the Luna Tent to make sure that nobody dares to hurt her," Lucian said. "Relax. Everyone knows that she's just one of your breeders. You've made it very clear by the way that you treat her."
I thought for a while and grinned, "I will move her to the Luna Tent as long as you come with me tomorrow for hunting."
"Luke, we've discussed this. I don't want to go hunting with those ambassadors tomorrow."
"Come on, Lucian. I need you to stop me before I get too bored and try to rip those mother fuckers into pieces."
"But what if I want to rip them into pieces as well?" Lucian looked at me and asked.
His icy blue eyes were filled with anger.
I seldom saw him getting this emotional.
He continued, "When my father was in trouble, he sent messengers to all of them, pleading for help. None of them replied. They just stood by and watched him die. They were his friends! I used to call them uncles! I used to be one of them and..."
I held his head and pressed it against mine.
"Brother, you have never fallen from grace. You're a fucking prince and nobody can deny that. You've been through all these years with a fucking asshole like me, but you've never changed a bit. No matter how hard I want to reshape you, you're still who you are, harboring dignity and pride, and I respect you for being like that."
Lucian sighed silently and said, "Luke, I understand, but.."
"I'll make them pay. When it's time, I swear to the Moon Goddess I will. None of them will get away with what they've done to you and what they've done to me. I don't fucking give a shit about who they are. Sovereigns come and go, but we stay. All in good time. You feel me?"
Lucian nodded slightly.
"Ah, great." I let out a deep breath.
I did it again. I've saved the day by making everybody happy.
OK. I made some people happy and killed the unhappy ones, but still.
Lucian said, "So we've agreed that I go with you tomorrow, and you'll move that she-wolf to the Luna Tent tonight."
"Are you fucking kidding me?" I walked into my tent and said, "I haven't done fucking her yet. Move her to whatever fucking tent as you like tomorrow. She stays with me in my tent tonight."