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.

with delight as he moved

What a shame.

looking forward to beating his ass but

that has haunted me for years, "Dominic Tarrent is in

his words hitting me like a punch in the

one eye glinting maliciously. "But you would have picked up on it if your

your position as director seems to have

"What? You're scared I'll take

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"Theon, I want you to find out what he's doing on my land. Find Viktor and interrogate his men in your custody. I don't

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

hands curled into fists as he passed by me to the door with

threat. Father?" I asked, staring

the comer of my eyes, my father stopped in his tracks. "It's a promise,

crossed my lips. "You know what happens when

won't have to find

soft spits of fire

awfully quiet." I said, before looking my

and reminded me of the scared boy he had been when things were

felt sorry for

Tarrent was

I asked, and he gave me

of shutting down if he was on the

Coming to sit in front of him, I handed him the drink and sat on the center table, facing

eyes

drink and I could see Miro's eyes shine with tears but he glanced

agreement

the shower later that night, I thought about Ryn and the more she crossed my mind, the more I

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