Nichs immediately dodged the attack and prepared to charge back. However, before he could do anything, Sophie had jumped at Lnd and hugged him as tightly as she could with her small body.


    "Please... stop fighting..." she shouted in frustration. "This is not the ce for a fight..."


    "Sophia, please step back," Lnd tried to unwrap her arms from his waist. "I need to teach this jerk a lesson."


    Sophie cried and rubbed Lnd''s arm. She spoke pleadingly, "Luciel is watching. Don''t let him see this."


    Sophie had promised Lnd to stand by his side in this war between lycans and the kingdom of Riga. However, she didn''t want her sons to witness the cruelty and bloody fight between the two men who imed to be their fathers.


    Not at this young age. At six, they were too young for this shit.


    Lnd immediately realized his mistake. He got carried away by his anger and jealousy, and he even broke his own rules, not to fight around the kids. Not only it was bad for them mentally, it was also dangerous.


    "I am sorry..." he muttered. "It''s my fault."


    Sophie hugged him tightly and cried, "Thank you. Please... hold back your anger. I know you are enraged by my parents'' deaths, but I need you to give me a moment to talk with Nichs without your intervention. Please take Luciel and wait for me. I won''t be long."


    Lnd looked very unwilling, but seeing Sophie''s pleading gaze, he could only clench his fists and nodded reluctantly. He threw another murderous re at Nichs and finally stepped back.


    Once Sophie saw he had calmed down a bit, she let go of her hug from him. However, before she knew it, Lnd had pulled her closer to him and hugged her tightly again, then he nted a deep kiss on her luscious lips.


    He kissed her until she was out of breath, witnessed by the king whose heart was brimming with rage and jealousy. Nichs could feel all the hairs on his body stand and half his arms had transformed into wolf''s arms.


    His sharp ws were shaking out of anger, as if ready to attack and devour the opponent.


    He hated the Alpha before him with every fiber of his being. He really wanted to pounce on Lnd and kill him in a fight to the death.


    "L-Lnd..." Sophie pushed her mate out of instinct, as she was panting for breath. "T-take Luciel with you..."


    She wiped her lips and added, "Please..."


    Lnd didn''t say anything. He rubbed her hair lovingly, as if showing Nichs that Sophie was his, and his alone, before he went to get Luciel who had been watching the argument with eyes wide open.


    Nichs had to take several minutes to calm down his nerves. He was so agitated and almost lost all his reason, just to teach Lnd a lesson. Slowly, his arms transformed into human arms again.


    "Where is Jan?" Nichs asked Sophie. He just realized that he had not seen the other boy. Seeing how close he was to Luciel, Nichs doubted Jan would not want to spend time with his brother.


    Sophie rubbed her wet eyes with her sleeves before she replied to Nichs'' question. "Jan was injured after a big rubble fell on his head during your fight with Lucas."


    She said it as a matter of factly because she didn''t want Nichs to think she med him, but she also wanted him to understand that what he did, fighting with another man around children was dangerous.


    Nichs'' eyes suddenly widened. He was very surprised and felt even more guilty because his son was injured in his fight with Lucas.


    "Gosh... how is his condition now?" Nichs asked urgently. "Have you had him treated by doctors?"


    Nichs felt so remorseful. His fightst week had endangered Jan. He felt so ashamed of himself.


    "Yes. we have healers and doctors," Sophie replied.


    "Can I see my son?" Nichs asked again. This time his face was filled with worry. "I need to see him."


    "I am sorry, he is resting and cannot be disturbed," Sophie said. "Please... we have talked about everything we need to discuss. It''s time for you to leave."


    "How do you think I can leave just like this, knowing that my kid is hurt?" Nichs came closer to Sophie and looked at her intently.


    "They are not hurt. They are in good hands," said Sophie. "Please, Nichs. This conversation is now over."


    "Sophie, please, I beg you. Let me meet them. I will do anything to get you to let me meet them." Nichs looked at Sophie expectantly.


    "If you want me to kneel, then I''ll do it without hesitation," Nichs said. He had wanted to kneel right away but Sophie quickly said that there was no need for Nichs to do such a thing.


    "Nichs, Jan is fine," Sophie said. "You don''t have to worry about him. If you are sincere with your ns to stop the war, maybe someday we can meet again under better circumstances."


    "But I don''t want to meet again someday," the man insisted. "We are already here, I can meet you today. IF you would allow me, I can also meet my children."


    Sophie bit her lip. She thought there was a glimmer of hope now that Nichs had made the decision to stop the war between their two races. Maybe... if she could slowly convince Lnd, then this war could really end.


    "Nichs, thank you foring here and showing me that you are willing to do whatever it takes to make up for what happened in the past," Sophie spoke softly. She needed to end this conversation now and find Lnd. She added, "I really appreciate it."


    "But..?"


    "We are trapped in a tangled web where all of us have reasons to hate each other. I am happy to hear that you are willing to end the war within your capacity as the king."


    Nichs looked Sophie in the eye. "I would do anything for you."