Chapter 4

[Donald’s POV]

I told Elliot about the situation and he looked grim.

“We don’t have enough manpower to make adequate arrangements. We need more manpower,” said Elliot.

“I think so too.” I nodded. “We need to gather more people from the pack.”

“Are we going to fight here?” Elliot looked incredulous.

If we left the Silver Moon Pack, they might suffer unimaginable losses. However, the terrain here was not conducive to fighting. I understood Elliot’s concerns.

The Silver Moon Pack was just a small tribe. Their camp was not big, and there would not be enough space to engage in real combat. The forest around them could not provide enough cover or allow them to set up traps.

Moreover, they had many elderly people and children with no combat ability. If we wanted to ensure their safety, it would be difficult for our people to do anything.

“Lycan King, there’s a high chance that they will be attacked because of us. As long as we leave, the people here might not be attacked,” Elliot advised.

I thought so too. We were only here to patrol the various tribes. We wouldn’t want to cause too much trouble for them.

But the situation was different now. Since Margaret had become my mate, her pack was destined to be the focus of the enemy. Whether it was out of my own subjective will or not, I’d already pulled her into this maelstrom of power.

Obviously thinking the same thing, Elliot suggested, “You can take your mate away. That will keep her and her tribe safe at the same time.”

I thought about the look of realization on Margaret’s face when I offered to take her away.

There was no doubt that Margaret liked me. But I wasn’t sure if she liked me enough to abandon everything and return to my pack with me. She clearly wanted to stay with her family.

Her sister, Elizabeth, was Luna of the pack, and her sister’s mate was Armstrong, the Alpha of the pack. My heart twitched at the thought. Was Armstrong also Margaret’s family?

Did they have something going on before? Otherwise, why would Margaret’s expression be so different from others when she mentioned Armstrong. And there was his inexplicable hostility toward me. From this perspective, the thought made me irritable.

I didn’t like my mate to cast her eyes on other men, or hang out with them, even though I knew it was probably inevitable. We’d only just met, and she inevitably had a past, but I wanted us to be honest.

“Oh right, Lycan King. Just now, Margaret said she wanted to go out and meet her sister.”

I heard Elliot say.

Before I left, I had left an order for Margaret not to leave that house. I wanted to see her when I got back. Why couldn’t she wait a little longer? Did she have to leave the house?

Did she want to see her sister or Armstrong—the Alpha of the pack? I didn’t want these jealous thoughts to fill my mind, but I couldn’t stop thinking about Margaret.

“Did you let her out?”

“No. We followed your orders and asked her to stay in the house. But she seemed unhappy.”

Putting these personal matters out of my mind for the moment, I said to Elliot, “Go ahead and send word to our people. Get them to send more men. Even if we have to leave, it won’t be anytime soon. At least for now, we need some power to ensure our safety.”

“Yes, Lycan King.” Elliot obeyed and left.

I headed over to my room, eager to see Margaret.

I thought we needed to be honest with each other.

When I almost got to Margaret’s room, I heard some people whispering.

Normally, I wouldn’t have bothered with such gossip, but I heard Margaret’s name being mentioned.

“How is an ordinary-looking person like Margaret fit to be the Lycan King’s mate?”

“That’s right. Did you see the rags she was wearing? It was disgusting.”

“Could she have used some method to seduce the Lycan King?”

“The two of them are up to no good. One is seducing the Alpha and the other is seducing the Lycan King. They might be using the same cheap tricks.”

“Didn’t you see how Alpha treats Elizabeth? She definitely won’t become Luna. Margaret can’t become the Lycan King’s mate. When they wake up, they’ll reject them sooner or later!”

This malicious slander angered me. No one had the right to slander my mate like this.

I looked out the window of Margaret’s room where the voices had come from. There was a good chance they had come here on purpose to let Margaret hear these things.

“Don’t let me see you here again!”

I growled and charged at them, shouting angrily.

Startled, the girls ran away.

To be honest, if it weren’t for the fact that they were women, I would have slapped them a few times. Those who slandered the Lycan Queen behind her back would be punished severely by the royal family.

[Margaret’s POV]

From the window, I saw Donald warning Selina and the others.

I could only say that they brought it on themselves.

Saying these words at this time was no different from challenging the authority of the Lycan King in person. They were really a bunch of fools.

Actually, I didn’t care about Selina and the others anymore. They couldn’t do anything but mock me. That wouldn’t really hurt my feelings. Instead, it would make me feel sorry for them.

However, I was still very touched to see Donald stand up for me like this. Many a time, I could protect myself, but I still hoped that a man could protect me and support me with his strong arms.

So when Donald walked in, the anger and grievance I felt from being locked up here immediately subsided.

Being held here like a prisoner by him made me feel humiliated, and the way the keeper outside the door looked at me made me feel like I had no dignity. I wasn’t even standing here as an equal. I was just Donald’s plaything.

However, I had to admit that my irresistible physical attraction to Donald made me infatuated and full of adoration for him. These feelings outweighed all other negative emotions.

“You’re back.”

Donald’s response was to wrap his arms around me. He was tall enough to lift me up, and when my gaze met his, my legs were barely above the ground. To keep my balance, I had to struggle to stand on my toes and put my feet on his.

“Will I hurt you?”

“Of course not. You’re as light as a feather.”

Was this a compliment? I didn’t know. I always fell so quickly into his arms that I blushed. Damn, I always blushed easily in front of him. Did this make me look unhealthy? Only people with a fever would keep blushing. My imagination ran wild.

“I’m sorry to leave you here alone,” I heard Donald say.

“It’s okay. You just shouldn’t have stopped me from going out.”

I fussed with the buttons on his chest.

“I want you by my side all the time. I don’t want anyone to see you.”

I was speechless. I thought the same thing. I didn’t want anyone to see Donald. He should only belong to me, but that was impossible.

“You can’t do that.” I look intently at Donald. Although I said no, he could see in my eyes that I also desired a world with just the two of us.

“Maybe I can,” Donald says, looking back at me intently.

“I just want to look for my sister and give something to Anthony, the Beta who is with Elizabeth. Previously, he and I were in charge of the pack’s patrol. I haven’t given him my plan.”

“A patrol plan? Let me see.”

I didn’t know why Donald was interested in the patrol, but I handed him the computer.

“You did well,” Donald said admiringly.

“Can I go out now?” I asked.

“But we don’t need this now.”

“Why?” I wondered. “I know Armstrong is back, but my proposal might not be useless.”

I felt Donald’s eyes darken when I mentioned Armstrong. Did he know what was going on between me and Armstrong? But he was my mate now. I was devoted to him, and I only had eyes for him. He should feel it.

“Your plan is very good. But the news that your Alpha—Armstrong—brought back said that the neighboring race has been attacked. Now, all your tribe’s patrols will have to be redesigned. I will also send people to help you.”

“The neighbor was attacked. How could that be?” I cried out in surprise. In my entire life, I had never heard of an attack. The tribes had a peaceful relationship with each other and had no grudges. How could an attack happen?

“Which tribe was attacked? Who attacked them?” I asked.

Donald set me down and we sat on the bed. I could tell he was deep in thought, like he was trying to figure out how to tell me.

“Tell me, Donald. Please.”

Donald glanced at me and said, “It’s the Red Sun Pack. We’re not sure who the enemy is now.”

The Red Sun Tribe was very close to us! I had previously gone there to help the people of the pack buy things. The people of that pack were very kind and friendly. I couldn’t believe that they had actually been attacked. This was too scary!

“Will they attack us too?”

“That’s hard to say,” Donald said ambiguously. “So I’ll stay for now, Margaret. I’ll make sure you’re safe.”

[Margaret’s POV]

When I opened my eyes, Donald was sleeping beside me.

This experience was new. His arm was around my waist, and my hand was pressed against his strong chest. In front of me was his tall nose and handsome face. I saw that he had opened his eyes too. I liked Donald’s eyes. He always had eyes for me.

“Morning, Margaret,” I hear Donald say vaguely, with a hint of laziness that he hadn’t regained consciousness in the morning.

“Morning, Donald.”

Morning time was always precious. We knew we couldn’t stay in bed too long. Especially Donald. He had things to do the entire day. In fact, I had a lot to deal with. I left with Donald like that last night. I couldn’t leave the rest of the preparations to Elizabeth. Elizabeth would kill me.

“Oh…” I looked at the clothes I removed yesterday and fell into a predicament. Yesterday, Donald refused to let me go back. I didn’t have clothes I could replace now. I couldn’t wear that rag anymore. It really looked terrible. I even thought that even if I went back wrapped in a sheet, it would be better than wearing the clothes from yesterday.

“Well, I’ll get someone to bring you some clothes.” Donald obviously saw what was going on with me, but damn, he didn’t look guilty. He didn’t seem to realize at all that it was all his fault that I was stuck in my room like this and couldn’t get out.

I looked at him angrily. I had no choice but to wrap myself in the blanket. Thanks to him, I only had a camisole and a pair of panties on me now. There was no way I could get out of here.

“Oh, Margaret, don’t look at me like that.” Donald, who had already changed, winked at me. “I can’t not go today. You’ll delay me.”

I saw a big bulge under his pants and quickly turned to look out the window. Okay, I had to admit, I kind of wanted it too. How could I reject Donald? But we couldn’t be in bed all day. We couldn’t.

I felt a kiss on my cheek. It was Donald.

“Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of you.”

Donald said to me.

When there was a knock at the door, I put on the clothes I had worn yesterday to open the door for the other party. I had no choice. I couldn’t meet a stranger in a camisole and underwear. But I didn’t expect that the person Donald had sent to give me clothes was Elizabeth.

I did keep telling him yesterday that I wanted to see Elizabeth. But meeting Elizabeth in the house where it was obvious what Donald and I had done was embarrassing.

When Elizabeth saw me, she frowned. “Oh my god, why are you still wearing this?!”

She strutted into the house and looked around. She looked at me in disbelief. “You and the Lycan King really…? Oh my god!”