Chapter 196: Chapter 196

Lucian sat alone in the garden of his estate, staring at the moonlit sky.

His fingers tapped against the armrest of the stone bench, a restless rhythm that mirrored his racing thoughts.

The scent of damp earth filled the air, but he was too deep in contemplation to notice.

*I’ve won over so many alphas. The Alpha King favors me.

The Moon Goddess wouldn’t have allowed me to come this far if I weren’t meant for the seat.

The path should be clear... but Mona, she’s the problem.*

His jaw tightened at the mere thought of her.

*Mona is reckless, but she’s not stupid. She knows how to play this game. If I underestimate her, I’ll regret it.* Lucian thought to himself.

Frustration burned in his chest as he stood up and began pacing, his boots crushing the fallen leaves beneath him.

"I need to be careful. Every move I make from now on has to be precise.

If I fail, it won’t just be my loss, it’ll be my destruction." Lucian muttered those words to himself under his breath.

The sound of hurried footsteps snapped him out of his thoughts. He turned sharply to see one of his guards approaching, his breathing slightly uneven.

"Boss, you have a parcel," the guard announced, stopping a few feet away.

Lucian’s eyes narrowed. His entire body tensed.

"Who sent it?" he asked, his voice calm but laced with suspicion.

"I... I don’t know, sir," the guard stammered, shifting uneasily. "I found it near the entrance. Your name was on it."

Lucian’s fingers curled into fists. He had received messages before, threats, warnings, false alliances, but something about this unsettled him.

"Give it to me," he ordered.

It might be something dangerous." The guard

it over to me." Lucian

hesitated only for a moment before

brown paper, but there was a faint metallic

carefully tore it

was inside,

cloth—soaked in

a small, folded

reached for the note, unfolding it with steady

out... the next blood

between

crumpling it slightly. The rage that had been simmering

the entire perimeter!" he barked, his voice slicing through the stillness like

them to

into action, disappearing into the shadows of the estate. Lucian remained still, his mind

this you? Or was it

sneer. *Whoever it is...

the sudden vibration of his phone in his pocket. He pulled it out, glancing at the screen. Unknown

but he

low chuckle came from the other

Lucian... You’re such a child," a deep, mocking voice

think the Alpha’s seat

to remain composed. "I may

laugh, this one

bite. But it won’t save you. You’re as spineless and

his fury barely

"This is your last warning. The

The call went dead.

ear, his grip so tight

as his

can stop me," he muttered under his breath, his

his anger echoing through the night. "I will claim what is rightfully

stood there, chest rising and falling

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