*****Noir''s POV*****


    "You really won''t let this matter go, will you?" Mother asked me again as we made our way into the courtyard. She had a dark look on her face as she watched me, waiting for a satisfying response from me.


    “Mum, I made Erika a promise.” I replied, trying to make her understand my point. But I think her mind was already made up. She just wanted the Moon forest pack degraded to nothing by me.


    Alex had stepped on my mother''s toes the moment his people did what they did. I wasn''t even that offended, but mother was overly pissed and made me promise that I would punish the entire Moonforest pack for what happened. Despite killing the main culprits, Mother still insisted on having the head of the Moon forest Pack Alpha brought to her. Yes, she was that ruthless.


    "So what if you made her a promise, promises are meant to be broken." She said to my surprise and I sighed at those words. Promises are meant to be broken? Mother was being unreasonable.


    If I break the promise I made to Erika, that was equivalent to losing her to that Alex. "So what if she hates me?" I asked in turn and she chuckled.


    "You talk like you aren''t my son, Noir Hart!" She yelled back, taking a seat and gesturing for me to take the other seat.


    "Erika is the ruler of the Ironw Pack and in order to have this pack strengthened, we need her. You have to marry her at all costs, so I understand why you''re reluctant about going after Alex." Mother paused as she received the drink brought forward by one of the maids.


    "Don''t worry about getting Erika and she getting mad at you, I''ll handle that." She finished and took a gulp of the wine.


    I raised a questioning brow at her and asked, "And how do you intend to do that?"


    She sighed and shook her head like I was some kind of fool who didn''t understand things.


    "I want the Moonforest Pack brought to ruins, and in order for that to happen, we need to take their Alpha down."


    "Wait... you want me to kill Alex?" I asked in disbelief at this woman''s words. She shrugged and gave a nod.


    "He is a threat to you, both in terms of getting Erika and in terms of building this pack. If Alex gets to Erika first, you''d lose a lot, we''d lose a lot. So we''lle up with something, a bigger excuse to actually go all out in destroying the Moon forest Pack. Don''t worry, Erika wouldn''t have a say In it since there would be a crime and strong evidence."


    I sighed, leaning back in my chair as her words registered in my mind. For some reason, I felt that my mother had an unknown rift with the Moon forest pack. There had to be a reason why she wanted the pack to go down that bad.


    "Mother tell me, why do you want the Moon forest Pack wiped out so soon?" I asked, unable to hold the curiosity in. Sheughed and shook her head.


    "Noir, I can''t tell you now, but all I can say is, the Former Alpha of that Pack, did something wrong that his entire pack has to pay for."


    I raised a brow in surprise, so thete Alpha was actually the cause of this and now his entire pack has to pay for it.


    But still, I just couldn''t find it in me to break the promise of giving Alex some days to provide who I already killed.


    For some odd reason, I felt that the ones I killed weren''t the main culprits, there was someone else out there and I just wanted to get my hands on them.


    If I could seed in getting my hands on that person, I promise never to let that person go.


    "So, Noir. Don''t worry about Erika. Even if you break the promise, we''ll still find a way to make you look good before her. All you need to put more effort into is making her fall in love with you. If she can fall for you, then all will be in smooth motion."


    "How am I even supposed to do that? Erika is stubborn and strong willed. She doesn''t want to fall in love." I gritted out, the image of Erika being so distant and


    Dominant each time came flooding my mind.


    She definitely wasn''t the type to fall easily.


    “What do you mean strong willed? That is the reason why you have to get close to her, always go to her pack. Initiate outings, dinner dates and a Women like men who do these things." She exined with a smile and I frowned.


    Would Erika be as petty as other women who liked these sorts of petty things?


    "Currently, she has issues she is sorting and I don''t think I''ll take her on any date_"


    "Good gracious! This child! This is the perfect opportunity for you to actually be by her side and offer her your assistance. You should be there for her in times like this, that way you''ll earn her love quickly!" Mother yelled and I sighed with a nod.


    "That means I''ll visit her tomorrow." I voiced out and heard her hum of approval.


    "Then we''ll go over Alex''s matter?"


    "Yes, soon. We''ll do that soon."


    I stood up to my feet, about to walk into the mansion when she stopped me again, "Noir one more thing!"


    "What is it?" I asked in return.


    "Tomorrow, when you go to see Erika, buy her roses. Don''t go visiting on an


    empty hand.." she warned with a serious look in her eyes.


    I nodded and before she coulde up with any other thing she needed me to


    get for Erika, I turned and walked out of the room.


    This was it, it was time to make Erika mine and take Alex out of the picture. Hopefully, things will go smoothly and fast.