Lily, who had been listening to the conversation between the two men, was surprised. She finally found out the reason for the fierce re of hatred that King Nichs and Alpha Lnd directed at each other.


    She could now conclude that the two men hated each other not only because of political problems and human and lycan problems but also because they were fighting over the same woman.


    And what did the king just say? Sophie and my sons?


    My sons? Did… that mean the rumors that had been circting among lycans that the Alpha Blood River Pack mated to a married woman were true? And the woman he married was King Nichs Hannenbergh''s wife?


    Lily covered her mouth because she was really shocked by the fact she just found out. However, Lnd didn''t react to Nichs'' agitation. The Alpha stood silently in his ce, still ring at the king.


    Meanwhile, Nichs immediately regretted his actions and cursed himself inwardly. He was supposed to be calm and kept his cool. He had practiced this so many times because he realized that in order for him to be back in Sophie''s grace, he had to show her that he was a mature man who knew how to act with his head,not just his heart.


    However, he failed on the first try. He hated himself for that. Fortunately, and this made him slightly relieved, he saw Lnd was not provoked. He seemed to be more cool-headed than Nichs in this regard.


    Both men hated each other to the core and it would take only a slight provocation for them to attack their enemy, which luckily didn''t happen.


    If Lnd was just as impulsive as Nichs and both men engaged in a deadly fight and created amotion, Nichs knew he could kiss the peace agreement goodbye. Not only that, this whole town might end up knowing that he and Duke Romanov were both lycans.


    Lily was quite used to seeing men fighting and arguing because her pack had so many more men than women and they lived in a region with harsh conditions. It was easy to get offended over little things there and fights would erupt often.


    However, usually, those shows of force and intimidation or even fights were not serious. The lycans in Red Moon Pack were like boys who were fighting yfully with each other because it was what boys did.


    However, with these two adult men before her, she could feel the air turn chilly and the animosity was so intense, that it almost felt like it could pierce the air. Her men were on their toes, and so were Alpha Lnd''s men.


    Gosh... when Lily heard Nichs mention his sons, her eyes bulged and she instantly thought the intense fight wouldmence. She was ready to break a fight.


    d that she didn''t have to do that.


    "Are you done?" When Lnd finally spoke he pretended not to listen to what Nichs just said earlier. "I came here for this."


    He tossed the letter that Nichs sent to him through a messenger. Nichs nced at the letter and nodded. He knew this would get Lnd toe and see him. So, it worked, he thought.


    "That''s the truth," Nichs said. "I have done my investigation and found out that Jack and Anne Hansley were killed by lycans, not humans."


    "Lies!" Lnd gritted his teeth. "No thief would admit to their crimes."


    "I am telling the truth," Nichs said. "Their injuries are caused by lycans, not human weapons. We are innocent. You should probably check your own people."


    "Before the attack, Anne sent my father a letter. She said her family was targeted by the Royal Lycan Hunter and she asked my father to protect them. And not long after, they are dead," Lnd spoke coldly.


    His words started making Nichs feel confused. Even though Lnd spoke with a t tone, he could somehow recognize sadness in his voice.Why did Lnd care so much? And why did Sophie''s mother send Lnd''s father a letter?


    "Why on earth did she send your father a letter and asked for protection?" He finally asked the question.


    "Because Anne used to be part of us," Lnd said. "She was the lycan king''s daughter who was raised among the Blood River Pack. Of course, she came to us for protection when she felt threatened by humans like your lycan hunters."


    When he saw Nichs'' confused expression, slowly a thin smile curved up on Lnd''s face. He realized Nichs didn''t know anything about Sophie. He was not aware of the fact that Anne Hansley was a female lycan, and that meant Sophie was a hybrid.


    Nichs came to the same realization and he became silent. So, Sophie was half lycan? Her mother was actually a lycan royalty? This made Nichs feel so excluded. What else did he not know about Sophie?


    So, judging from Lnd''s affection toward Sophie''s parents, now Nichs thought maybe Lnd''s and Sophie''s rtionship went way back.


    Wait...


    His eyes bulged and suddenly Nichs started seeing Lnd differently. He remembered Sophie telling him that her family kept a little white wolf when she was a child.


    Was that wolf... Lnd Szar???


    "Are you..." He swallowed. "Are you Lee?"


    Of course, he must be Lee, Nichs quickly said to himself. That exined so many things.


    So that little white wolf was not an ordinary wolf, but a lycan. He had been living with Sophie and her family for so many years.


    Lnd finally smiled. It made him feel good when Nichs finally realized that Lnd had more im over Sophie because their rtionship went way back. He had been with her for almost her whole life. They were only separated when Lnd was forcefully summoned to return to Frisia.


    "So what if you and Sophie went way back." Nichs gritted his teeth too. "Her mother sent your father a letter, begging for protection, but where was he when they were attacked and brutally murdered??"


    Nichs became so upset when he realized Sophie''s parents could have been saved because they actually had ess to lycan protection. Blood River Pack was quite big and formidable. However, they still ended up dead and Sophie had to suffer for so many years as an orphan.


    His words struck a chord in Lnd''s heart. Nichs was right. Even with the protection of a big lycan pack, Anne and Jack were still dead. How ipetent they were to let Jack and Anne be killed?


    "Sophie told me you left when she was ten and her parents were killed shortly after. Why did you leave her? Why weren''t you protecting her???" Nichs became angry, seeing how the big and powerful Alpha before him had all the opportunity to protect Sophie in the past but he didn''t.


    Lnd just left without news.Which meant, he was actually not better than Nichs.


    Lnd had been feeling the same guilt for so many years and now, hearing it from Nichs'' mouth, he was angry too. However, he could only vent his anger at the enemy, at Nichs, for saying things that he already knew.


    "ARRGGH!!" Lnd was finally provoked even though Nichs didn''t mean to agitate him. The Alpha growled and moved forward to attack. However, before he could touch Nichs, a small hand brushed off his arm.


    "Stop it!" Lily shouted as she immediately stepped between the two men. "Stop it, you two!"


    Everyone there was shocked to see Lily''s act of reckless mediation between two Alphas who were filled with anger. Fortunately, Lnd and Nichs managed to restrain themselves so as not to throw a blow that could make the woman die.


    Lily swallowed hard for a moment. She realized that what she was doing was reckless but she had promised her father to help the king speak to all the Alphas in Riga including the Blood River Pack Alpha, Lnd Szar.


    "I ask the two of you to calm down. Please," she said and then turned to Nichs. "I hope Your Majesty doesn''t forget our mission."


    ? Lily then looked at Lnd and Nichs alternately then said, "Alpha Lnd Szar and His Majesty King Nichs Hanenbergh, you two are the leaders and you are responsible for the lives of everyone under your leadership, okay."


    She took a deep breath and calm down her nerve. She felt lucky to be born a woman because these two Alphas, no matter how angry wouldn''t hurt her.


    She continued speaking, "You have to think about your people. Don''t let your personal problems hinder the peace agreement. The war between the lycans and the kingdom had cost us thousands of lives. So many people had to lose their lives because of problems that had absolutely nothing to do with them."


    Upon hearing Lily''s words, Nichs'' facial expression changed drastically. Changes in expression can also be seen on Lnd''s face but the changes are not very obvious because the man was very inexpressive.


    Nichs took a deep breath and let it out slowly. The jealousy he had harbored for months towards Sophie and Lnd made him lose his cool when he saw Lnd''s face and forgot his main purpose in inviting Lnd to meet.


    If Lily hadn''t intervened, he and Lnd would be fighting it out right now. What Alpha Rad said was true, even though Lily was a girl she was reliable.


    "You''re right Lily," Nichs said after suppressing his anger. He turned to look at Lnd and said, "I''d like to have a one-on-one talk with you."


    Hearing this, Lily nodded and asked everyone to leave the room. When she left, she pressed her chest, praying that the two men could keep calm and didn''t kill each other in the room.