Lnd found himself at Hauntingen atst after a day of non-stop travel. Compared to his pack members, he was able to get here faster than them. In addition to him being faster and stronger, he also pushed himself to the limit.


    After the arduous travel, every muscle in his body grew a bit weary. What took about a week of journey via a carriage and horses were finished by Lnd in just a day and even as a lycan and an Alpha, he paid dearly for it.


    However, he didn''t stop moving at all. He really wanted to see her.


    It''s been such an awfully long time…


    As he saw the familiar sight of ckwoods forest, a feeling of nostalgia engulfed him. His tribesmen thought he was a cold and unhappy man. That was not entirely true.


    He was happy once. The years he spent with the Hansleys were the happiest time of his life. Perhaps, the only one.


    Strength coursed through his limbs and he started making ns. How would he separate the rogue alpha from Sophie? A challenge to the death perhaps. Lnd wasn''t above assassination if it made his job easier.


    Anything to rid Sophie of that rogue.


    The Alpha passed by his old cave that he used when he left the Hansleys'' home and somehow, even there he could find the scent of both Sophie and this rogue wolf. His blood boiled as he rushed back to her hut.


    Lnd wished that he didn''te here at this time.


    When he arrived, he saw Nichs walk with Sophie from the forest with baskets in their hands, filled with berries and vegetables. Lnd immediately recognized Sophie from her unique hair and how much she looked a lot like her mother.


    Gosh… she was so beautiful now that she was a grown woman.


    For a moment, Lnd stood in awe.


    "Nick, I can carry this," Sophie tried to steal one of the baskets filled with berries and vegetables from her husband. "Please let me help you. I can also manage, you know?"


    "Nonsense, let me do it," Nichs told her with a chuckle. "I can handle all of these on my own. You''re so grubby from harvesting the crops and there are even leaves in your hair plus some dirt on your cheek. I''m amazed."


    Sophie threw him a dirty look and snorted. She snatched one of the baskets from him and then bumped her hip against him. "What? Do you think I look terrible? Do you regret marrying me instead of marrying a beautiful and gentle nobledy?"


    Nichs looked down at Sophie and kissed her lips and then drew back to give her a winsome grin. "Not at all. Have I ever told you that leaves in your hair make you look so alluring?"


    "Haha, and does the dirt on my face turn you on?" Sophie joked but her face was a little red.


    Nichs'' lips twitched into a smirk. "And what if I tell you, yes?"


    Sophie gave him a look. "You''re an absolute pervert. You''re lucky I love this side of you too."


    "And I love you too." Nichs grinned uncontrobly. "Wifey."


    Being married was awesome, he thought. He loved this woman very much and every day he spent with her was better than before. He couldn''t wait to reveal his true identity and bring her to the capital to meet his family.


    Nichs remembered Sophie had never seen big cities before. Her whole life revolved around Hauntingen and Hastings only. He knew she would love the capital from the way she told him about her cousins''s trip there where they left her behind.


    [Well... Sophie, just you wait. I will show the world to you. That is a promise.]


    Sophie batted her eyes at Nics'' love confession. Saying ''I love yous'' had be so natural for them now.


    She poked his chiseled chest with one finger and said yfully. "I love you more…"


    Nichs shook his head and smiled more broadly. He caught her finger and pulled her closer to him, and whispered with a husky voice, "No… I love you more."


    Sophie giggled and escaped from his arms, to enter their hut. Nichs quickly chased her yfully.


    Lnd caught the sight of Sophie and Nichs entering the hut. There was a look of love and also a hint of lust in both of their faces and, before Lnd knew it, the door quickly shut behind them.


    Thud.


    Lnd didn''t even need to use his imagination to guess what was happening inside the modest hut. With his superior hearing, the sound of the baskets dropping followed by the sound of kisses and soft moans came rang in his ears like a loud bell.


    The sound of rustling of clothes and them being thrown into the floor was also detected by him. Sophie let out a squeal of delight and there were some loud footsteps. Perhaps she was being chased into the bed but she didn''t sound unhappy at all.


    Lnd was rooted to the spot, like an ice statue, and his blood suddenly ran cold.


    He just realized that he was toote.


    Far toote.


    One of his eyes twitched and then he closed both of them.


    After the journey he had taken and everything he went through just to see Sophie again, Lnd still failed to aplish the thing that he wanted. The Alpha clenched his fist and threw a punch into the nearest tree.


    BRAGH!


    Even in his human form, he delivered a devastating blow.


    A loud crack erupted like thunder sting. The tree trunk split and finally crashed down into the ground beside the hut.


    It did nothing to soothe the Alpha''s wrath and yet he knew that it gave away his position. A loud huff escaped his lips and he threw onest look at the hut and the sound of rming from the inside.


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