*****Jace''s POV*****


    How could she not trust me? Why would she do what she had done to me? use me. Asking me if I was her enemy. I hit my hand on the steering wheel of the car I was driving, my temples were pounding badly.


    When had we be this kind of siblings that had no trust for each other? What happened to being siblings who would love each for eternity and have one another''s back? I had tried my best to reason with her, to make sure we were no longer at odds.


    I know it had been hard telling her I had to leave her, but it had been for this same reason. Elder Grigshade had told me about this, he had tried to persuade me to take over the throne from me sister but I had declined.


    How would I go against my sister fighting for what was clearly her right? Moreover, I was not the kind of guy who wanted power and authority, and whatever it was that came from being an Alpha. I would never do that. I would never hurt her that way but she had hurt me. She had believed I was her enemy.


    Had all but used me of being her enemy. Of trying to gang up with Elder Grigshade to take over her birthright, that had hurt me. I had been so hurt that I could not even withhold my disappointment and anger. She just had to do that to me. She just had to.


    When I had gotten into my room, I had thought about it and knew I could not dy my leaving anymore. This was the reason I wanted to leave in the first ce, because I had heard the rumors and know that if I remained, it would cause more trouble for her.


    My presence would continue to make her taking over from father quite difficult, but I had dyed when I had seen how much it was hurting her. I had dilly-dallied when I had noticed Kat would be hurt too. I was dying because it was difficult for me too.


    Imagine leaving the ce I''d already known as my home all my life to somewhere new, it was an idea I never believed I would ever conceive. But as it stood, dying would not cut it anymore. Which was why I was currently on my way out of that ce. My ce.


    Fagel. There had been no time to meet Fagel, but I would stille around just to see him. It would be at night, I would quietly enter the pack, go straight to the hospital to check up on him and find out whatever he might had found. If only he would survive that much knife wounds.


    I had the doctor''s number, we were going to be in contact with him. I had told the doctor not to let Erika know. I would still help her find the truth, even if it was thest thing I did for her.


    As my car winded down the road, I tried to swallow my hurt and kick back the urge to growl in frustration. I was getting away but the memories were following, her hurtful words still held on to me.


    I hoped she would see my letter. She would go to my library and see my letter, then the evidence. Dad had given me thepany and had asked me not to tell her. It had been difficult keeping the secret from her but I had believed dad has his


    reasons.


    More so, Elder Grigshade did not like my sister and did not want her to rule, I thought that was another not tell her about it. Both of them could never do business together.


    My phone rang. I checked the caller ID. "Hello, doctor."


    "He''s awake. He''s regained consciousness." The doctor''s voice sounded over the loud speaker.


    "He is?" The relief and gratitude was conspicuous in my tone.


    “Yes, he''s a fighter. He is awake, though he''s weak and can not really engage in any long conversation for now." He informed.


    "I understand, doctor." I nodded my understanding, even though he was not there with me.


    "When will youe to see him?" He inquired.


    "Is he still in the VIP section?" I wanted to know.


    "Yes, of course. That is the only way people will not know of his presence." The doctor replied.


    "Okay doctor I''m currently not in


    pack but please, I''ll send you some money to help me keep him safe. Do not let my sister know he''s there and also, tell Fagel not to leave the hospital just yet." I left the major road to travel the bushy paths.


    The less people saw of this car, the better. I wanted no information given to Erika


    if she tried to send anyone to find me.


    "Is everything okay?" I could hear the curiosity in the doctor''s voice.


    "Yes."


    "Are you sure, Your Highness?" Concern was in there too. It made me smile a


    little, I''d always known doctor ever since I was a little pup.


    I would always go there with Erika to y doctor and nurse respectively. That was, when we were not ying Alpha and maid with dad by the river. used to dream of being a doctor, Erika had proimed she would want to be a nurse


    Well, no doctor. No nurse. Rather, a soon to be Alpha who did not trust her businessman of a brother when


    he said he was not interestedin


    bing an Alpha.


    "Everything will be okay, doctor. Please, don''t just let anyone know I had reached


    out to you."


    "You have my word, Your Highness." He promised.


    "Alright doc. I would send you something for Fagel, and for you too. You have truly helped me a lot."


    "Thank you for your kind gesture, Your Highness. It''s no problem, I am only doing my job."


    "Alright, doctor. I''ll reach outter."


    "Okay, Your Highness."


    I hung up the line.


    I was going to lodge in an hotel far from here, when the heat had settled, I was going...


    The sound of my tire deting had me confused. Then the second. The third. The rush of panic.


    What the...


    I quickly dodged when I heard the sound of bullets flying through all windows of


    my car.


    I was being shot at, and I was outnumbered. They were shooting from every corner of the vehicle.


    Suddenly everywhere went quiet, blood trickled down along my arm, a bullet had grazed my skin...