ALFRED POV

I looked out the window of my study, wondering what my next steps will be. My father and grandfather did not have this kind of problems. They started with their mates as childhood lovers and there wasn’t any occurrence of poison attack during their reign.

My vision was obscured temporarily that I had to shield my eyes and when it passed, I looked down to see Hanni running in the garden with Simone, her hair glinting in the sunlight and her laughter mixed with the winds, creating a melodious sound that I had to close my eyes to bask in.

“Alpha?” A voice called at my door, rudely...