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Chapter 6: My Prince Charming

*Theo*

My eyes were focused on the files in front of me, but my thoughts were elsewhere. The scent of blood lingered in my office even after the cleaners had spent hours scrubbing my office upside down, and after all the furniture was replaced.

There was a knock on the door and I looked up to see Jake standing there. I was expecting him. “Any luck tracking down the assassins?” | started with my question.

He shook his head as he crossed the room to stand in front of my desk. “Nothing yet. I’ve got a team working on it.”

I nodded. I had figured as much. “Their entrance and exit was quick… too quick.”

“I agree. I believe they knew the palace quite well. We haven’t found a single trace of them anywhere. This was defi nitely a professional job,” my Beta said.

I considered his words and found them to be in line with what I had experienced. This was a crafty enemy. Not just anyone could’ve pulled it off. “What did Father have to say about the whole thing?”

“I haven’t spoken to him about it yet. I doubt he knows.”

“Very well. Leave it to me.”

“Alpha, you want to-”

“Father doesn’t trust anyone,” I reminded him. “Even me.”

“Of course, Alpha.” He paused and then asked, “So… why did you spare the girl?”

The girl.

A streak of anger flared up inside of me thinking about her. How dare she speak to me like that?

After taking a deep breath, I replied, “If she’s smart, she won’t say a word to anyone, especially not now.” She was in the zoo, after all, and that should teach her a lesson.

“Uhm, about that.”

“Yes?” My eyes went back to Jake’s face, wondering what he wanted to say about her.

He inhaled deeply, held it for a second, and then in a timid voice not matching his girth, he replied, “I think you may have underestimated this girl.”

| raised a brow and studied him for a moment before seeking clarification. “Underestimated her how? Are you say ing she’s one of them?” That wasn’t possible, a tiny thing like her, covered in dirt….

“No, no. I’ve done a thorough background check on her. She’s definitely not one of them. That’s not what I meant, Al pha.”

“Well, then what is it, Jake?” | asked, growing more irritat ed by the second. “Unless…” | paused for a second, and frowned, “they have disobeyed my orders and actually harmed her?”

“They” meaning my animals. But how could that be possi ble? They had never done anything against my orders.

Then again, that girl just seemed to be a magnet for trou ble. What if they really…

“No, not that either.”

just realized I’d been holding a

looked at

let her out already? She fainted that quickly?” | smirked. “Good! She needs to learn. When you see her again, tell

cleared his throat, not meeting my gaze, “she didn’t faint. You said

figured out that I meant to have her literally feed the

was smarter than

of them, and when

eyes widened in shock. Linus was my

displeasure was clearly written on

“That’s right. She got along with all of the animals quite well. Since she completed the task

my friends, she’d had a grand time playing with

“Alpha…?”

digest this news. Eventually, I narrowed my eyes and scoffed, “Did she really think she could get out of this so easily? You said she likes animals? Good,

be part of your father’s attempt at finding you a wife, right? I worry that if the king finds out

what

his head. “Yes, Alpha. I will make it

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* Ciana*

the sun as I gave Prince Theo’ s pet python the last of his treats. We were warming up to one another, and I thought the last few days I’d spent bringing him

The other ani mals and I were already good friends. I’d grown up acclimat ing myself to wild beasts, so this menagerie was perfect for me. Even the lions and tigers enjoyed a good belly

after they’d had

They probably would’ve assumed that the uncaged animals would eat them alive, but it was a dream

much rather spend my time with these wild creatures than the one that occupied the wing where

make multiple trips hauling it out to the courtyard where the animals lived. That was the only complaint I had about this task-the buckets were heavy,

wasn’t the most glamorous job I’d ever done, I was still much happier here than I’d been with the group of complacent girls, listening to their ambitions of how to

the way back to the zoo. My stomach turned even

the

packs, flocking around Sophia like she was already the queen and they

past where they were standing, so I heard their nasty comments as I came

morning and have her way with him, and now she’s here, picking up lion shit.” All of the girls laughed, but Sophia’s high-pitched giggle was the most

look over at her. She wasn’t worth my time. Instead, I continued to move my

eaten by the

straight and turned to face her. While I didn’t want to cause trouble, I also wasn’t going to just take the verbal beating without doing

“Pardon me?”

The morning sun radiated off of his dark hair. His dark eyes deep with concern stared down at Sophia, and

of

acknowledge that effort. “Listen, I don’t know why you think it’s becoming of a young lady of your standing to waste her time name calling

Highness…” Sophia and the other girls

some chores for you to do.” He gestured for them to leave the area, and all of the girls gathered up their long skirts

for a moment, wanting to thank him but unable to find my voice. He moved closer and stopped right

for? One way or an

said in an apologetic tone, even though there was nothing he should have been apologizing