LJack and Milo waited till they were gone before they came out.

“I didn’t know he had an older daughter? What do you think will happen to her now?”

Milo was still dazed, her smell lingered, he bent and picked up her backpack. “Let’s go home.” He growled.

“Milo?”

“We can’t save everyone, Jack, it is her fight, let her do it, now let’s go,” Milo ordered, he hated when Jack was trying to always be the hero.

This time! It was his turn, no way his mate was going to get killed for a crime she didn’t commit!

The rogue that killed her sister appeared in front of him, he still had the smell of Piper’s blood on him, filled with rage, he thrust his hands into its chest and ripped its heart out.

“Milo?!”

Grunting in response, Milo ignored him and started to walk to the other side of the forest, he had just one person on his mind and the only way to save her was to bring her to him!

“My prince.” His guard held the car door open for him.

“Take me to my father now!”

“Yes sir.”

Jack understood that he was upset and for the first time, he was quiet, trying to calm himself, he threw his head back and shut his eyes.

“Dad.” Her voice echoed in his head, her tear-stained face.

Grunting, he fisted his palm, it was almost as if it was his pain, he was suffocating Merle thinking about it!

“Milo?” Jack tried to reach out to him again.

It took all his self-will not to run back to grab her and comfort her, but she would probably hate him now, he was red harbour after all.

….

Red Harbour pack house.

“I don’t think you can go in now, the king is quite busy.” His father's guards tried to stop him.

Jack moved forward, “Your future alpha made an order and you dare to stop him?”

“I am sorry, but I can’t let you in today, Prince Milo.”

Milo sucked in a Deep breath. “I will wait, tell him that I am here please?” He needed a minute to get his emotions together, his head was bursting with rage.

“Milo?” Jack was taken aback by his calmness. Milo had a temper and if he didn’t get what he wanted, he always threw a fit, why was he calm? He had been acting strange since they met the lycan princess in the woods, and he was sweating a lot.

“Milo, are you good?”

“Enough Jack..”

“Oh dear, good you are here son, walk with me.” Alpha Red as he was popularly called because of his love for blood, emerged out of his meeting room, with his pack members with him.

He was dressed in an all black two piece suit, he had his dyed red hair packed in a ponytail atop his head, and had his signature smile on his face, standing at 6’0 he smiled down at both of them.

“I thought you had left for school why are you both back?”

Jack and Milo stayed in a boarding school in London, far from the pack house in the werewolf realm.

“I need to see your dad.” Milo wasn’t ready for the small talk.

“Well, I also need to see you, come on in then.” Alpha red led his son back into his meeting room.

….

Alpha red, let the fake smile on his face drop as he glared at his son, dead in the eyes.

“I assume you have a good explanation as to why you killed one of my rogues?”

“Dad I…”

“I do not want to hear it, son.” He moved around to pick up a letter. “The lycan pack has replied, they are willing to submit, you will come with me tomorrow, you are to wed his eldest.”

Milo felt a wash of relief instantly, he had come to plead for her safety but now she was coming to him, the universe was indeed on his side.

“I do not care what you do with her son, but she will be very valuable to us, protect her with all you have.”

“Yes, Dad.”

“Good, now why did you want to see me?”

“What?” Milo froze.

“You said you needed to see me, why? I assume it is to apologise for killing one of my rogues?”

“No, no Dad.. I… right you know how unstable I am, I snapped and it died, I am sorry.”

Alpha red shook his head gently. “As much as those rogues have gone mad, they are as important to us as the our pack members! they are not just mad wolffs I send on errands they are your people and I hope one day, when you finally assume the role of alpha, you will see their importance, because of the goodnews, I will let this slide but kill one more rogue and I will turn your friends into rogues! Am I clear?”

…

…

…

“Crystal father.” Milo hated the lectures on leadership, he hated it, killing people for power. “Dad, why do we need to acquire other territories? Can’t we coexist?” Milo asked out of the blue.

Alpha red chuckled before taking a seat a the head of the table. “No son, we CANNOT coexist, wolves are naturally competitive creatures, we prey on the weak, if you do not assume power there will come a day where even the weakest will come knocking to prey on your power! Which is why you must always remain at the top son!”

Milo shook his head in understanding, he could never fathom why they needed this amount of power when they were untouchable.

“Milo?”

“Dad?”

“Your mom’s birthday is around the corner, don’t forget to be there.”

‘Mother’ I gave him a fake smile.

“Milo!”

“Well, I will do well to be at your mistress’s birthday.”

My mother died when I was born, he knew that, why was he trying so hard to force his new luna on me, I didn’t hate her, but I could never see Lisa as my mother, not now not ever, the small joy I felt being in his presence vanished instantly.

Getting up I turned to leave, I just needed to see her safe and I would be good, Jasmine.

….

Milo’s Pov

“How did it go? What did he want?” Jack stuck to my side the moment I stepped out.

Jack was to be my beta so I understand him but sometimes, he needs to understand the place of boundaries.

“Go away!” Snapping at him, I walked off with my guards behind me, those I could never get rid of.

I needed to be alone. I need to get her tear-stained face out of my mind before I go crazy with worry.