Dn''s POV


    "Hey, Johnny. Thank goodness you''re here," I said, as soon as I saw Johnny walking toward me as I stood outside my chambers. "Do youe bearing good news?"


    "Ie bearing news," he replied, shaking his head. "It''s certainly not good news though. It''s more on the bad side."


    "What happened?" I asked, with my palms bared as I wondered what must have gone wrong.


    "It''s about Alpha Bane and Aurora."


    "What about them?"


    "They''ll be going ahead with their wedding regardless of the message that was sent to them," he revealed. "I heard that preparations havemenced in earnest."


    "That''s not such a bad thing, is it?" I asked, looking to exploit the opportunity the best way that I could.


    "That''s not all," Johnny continued. "They''re back to the Blue Moon Pack and they have Ivan with them."


    "Ivan? What do they want from the man?"


    "They were able toy their hands on him somehow. I heard that they got him to tell them that he was the one who helped us set Sophia free. Such a coward! He couldn''t even hold on a bit after all that we agreed."


    "Let''s head outside," I said to him, immediately walking down the corridor as he followed me behind. As we walked, I began to ponder on what he had said, trying to see if there was anything I could do about it.


    "Well, we both know that Ivan isn''t of much help or use to us anyway," I chuckled. "I mean, he''s only a means to an end, isn''t he? He doesn''t matter to me at all and I don''t care what happens to him from now on. He''s a disposable part of the n and if he takes the fall for what we have done, then we simply have him to thank for that, don''t we?"


    He nodded and I loved that he agreed with what Imunicated. Unlike before, we weren''t always on the same page and it did give me some sort of concern. Thankfully, things began to change between us. At least, I felt it did.


    "What I''m enraged about is that Alex still lives his life as if nothing is going on," I confessed. "Even after the threats that I made, he still dared to go ahead with the wedding n. He must consider me weak and my threat insufficient. Perhaps, I need to show him that I''m not here to joke at all."


    "How do you intend to do that?" Johnny asked.


    "Simple. Since he has decided to go ahead with the wedding, we''re going to use it to our advantage," I suggested. "We''ll attack them on their wedding day when they least expect it. I want us to give them something memorable on their wedding day. If we''re to teach them a good lesson, that day would be our best chance to do that."


    Johnny stared at the ground for a few seconds and then looked back up at me. "I don''t think we should do that, Dn. We could be ying right into their hands."


    "What do you mean?"


    "If they decided to go on with the wedding despite the threat, don''t you think they''ll be very much prepared for any attack?" He asked. "It could even be a trap. I''d suggest that we should leave them alone to go through with their wedding, and then attack themter on when they least expect it. If we want to surprise them, their wedding day won''t be of much help to us in that light."


    He was right. I could see why I still needed him despite my stubbornness in consenting that he was indeed a very smart person. "Okay then, we''ll..."


    I was interrupted by the sight of Sophia and Alpha Dwayne who walked by, talking andughing. They seemed to have not noticed us as we stared at them and Sophia did all she could to make contact with him at all times.


    I couldn''t understand why she was overly friendly with the man. It got me upset, especially when she ced her head on his shoulder for a few seconds as they talked andughed. Then she grabbed his hand and I saw her caress it as they walked.


    "Something fishy is going on with these two," I said to Johnny, still staring at the pair.


    "I agree, Dn. I think they need to be looked into."


    I halted our conversation and began to walk over to where Sophia and the man


    were.


    Princess Sophia''s POV


    "You''re such a funny man," I said to Alpha Dwayne, lightly pping his shoulder as we both keptughing.


    I loved hispany. He was so fun to be with. As I took a walk with him, I wished that it was never going to end.


    Unlike Dn, he wasn''t domineering towards me. He was nice and calm and allowed me to express myself with as much freedom as I could. He was different from a lot of other Alphas; just like my father. He was keener on building friendships with others than trying to force them into doing things they didn''t want


    to.


    "You know, I love it when I''m around you, Princess Sophia," he confessed, making me blush. "You''re a very amazing woman with no ws at all. Everything about you is just so perfect."


    "I can say the same about you, Alpha Dwayne. Thank you for..."


    "I need to talk to you immediately, Sophia."


    I quickly turned to my left to see Dn, standing next to me as he made his request. I didn''t see it hear him approach and I hoped in my heart that he hadn''t been stalking us for a long time.


    "Uhm... Can it wait a bit?" I asked, hoping to get a chance to conclude my talk with Alpha Dwayne.


    "It can''t. I need to talk to you immediately," he reiterated, before turning to the Alpha King. "We''ll have a chatter, Alpha Dwayne."


    "That''ll be great, Dn. I was just about to say the same."


    I knew what I had to do. Much to my disappointment, it was clear that my talk with Alpha Dwayne had to be cut short. There was no way that I was going to disobey Dn. He wasn''t going to appreciate that at all.


    "Talk to youter," I said to the Alpha King, who smiled and waved at me before I finally walked away with Dn.


    It was a silent walk for a few minutes. Dn was probably trying to make sure that we were clearly out of Alpha Dwayne''s sight. I followed him closely, listening keenly to know what exactly he wanted to say to me.


    "What''s your rtionship with Alpha Dwayne?" He finally asked. "I''ve been paying attention to the way that you both talk and spend time with each other. What''s going on between you two, Sophia?"


    "Nothing," I denied swiftly. "I''m simply trying to foster a healthy rtionship with the man. I thought it would be quite great for the Pack if I did that. It''ll make him have greater trust in us instead of always being wary. All that I''m doing with him is for the good of the Pack. That''s all."


    He said nothing for a while and I sensed that he didn''t believe a word that I said. "Dn, I''m loyal to you and only you. There''s nothing else going on between the man and myself."


    "Don''t y with me, Sophia!" He yelled, causing me to shudder. "You belong to me and no one else. Do you hear me?"


    I hated that arrogance. It wasn''t that he was exclusive to me. I was so mad that he demanded something that he couldn''t give.


    "You sleep with other women in this Pack," I pped back at him. "I''ve seen a couple of them walk into your room to have a great time with you. Yet, you''re here, talking about exclusivity as if you too have been faithful to me."


    Angrily, Dn reached out with his right hand and grabbed Ms by the neck. He pushed me to a tree just beside me and squeezed my neck, as I struggled to breathe.


    "Don''t you ever speak to me in that manner ever again in your life! Do you hear me?" He yelled at the top of his voice. "I don''t want to hear or see anything that''ll suggest that you''re having anything to do with another man. You belong to me. Just me, Sophia. Don''t make me do something that I''ll probably regret or not."


    He stared at me for a few more seconds and then finally dropped me. "Go back to the Castle!" He ordered, before turning around and walking away from me.


    I was stunned as I watched him walk away until he disappeared.