Chapter 64

THEON

My father seemed a little surprised to see me and so was Dutton.

I guess they must have heard of my injury.

"Your Highness." I curtly bowed before taking my seat opposite aim. Miro on the other hand sat adjacent to us.

My father puffed some smoke in the air, before tempering his cigar on an ashtray and leaving it to burn out. I watched his movement. My father smoking again was a nasty indication that he was under stress, "I heard you got hurt in the field,"

"And I am completely healed." I replied.

He cocked his head to the side, studying me. "It makes no sense that someone like Viktor will escape you once again. He doesn't even have one third of your strength despite his new status."

I sucked my teeth. "Viktor seems to be on a new juice. He and his men were stronger and faster than normal."

"It still doesn't explain why he eluded you. My father's voice raised an octave

1 ground my jaw, keeping a level gaze with him, "Mistakes happen

"They've happened twice in a row. In fact, they are happening a lot lately. Ever since you got that girl on the training team, you seem to have lost your edge."

I felt tempted to curl my hands into fists but I stopped myself. My father was keen on studying body language. He'd know he was getting to me and I don't want that.

Instead. I smiled.

"Lost my edge I huffed. "You're the one smoking a Cuban cigaron a Sunday night obsessed with a nineteen-year-old girl I'd say in all my twenty-five years of living, I have never seen you as obsessed with a human being as you have been with

day Ryn. I leaned forward in my seat. "Tell me, Father, what chokehold does Ryn Ashmore have a whole Alpha King in?"

Like storms gathering, my father's eyes hardened and Director Dutton moved as if he wanted to come teach me a lesson.

as he moved around the seat but my father signalled for him to

What a shame.

his ass but I guess my time will come some

father smiled, his face twisted into the same grimace that has

me like a punch in

his one eye glinting maliciously. "But you would

legs. "Duuon, your position as director seems to have made

scared I'll take

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as we exchanged deadly glares. "Theon, I want you to find out what he's doing on my land. Find Viktor and interrogate his men in

Theon." My father said, rising to his feet. "Otherwise you really

me to the door with a smirking Dutton in tow

a threat. Father?" I asked, staring

comer of my eyes, my father

know what happens when you make

have to find out and with that said, he left with

there listening to the soft spits of fire from the fireplace as my gaze lingered on the

quiet." I said,

look on his face. He looked haunted and reminded me of the scared

sorry

Dominic Tarrent was

I asked, and he

was going through a lot upstairs and he had a habit of shutting down if he was on the verge of

Coming to sit in front of him, I handed him the drink and

eyes to meet mine. "Together." I nodded assuringly. "Our sister's killer won't go scot-free, I

could see Miro's eyes shine with

agreement

Ryn and the more she crossed my mind, the more I felt the urge to drive to her hostel and see

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