CHAPTER 4

Alfred's POV

Darco has been a very uptight and wonderful leader ever since he ascended the throne but he is unnecessary brutal when it comes to digging out punishments. He suffers a lot from trust issues and won't open up to anyone except me and that is because I am his wolf, we share one body so there is no how I wouldn't know what was going on with him.

The pack has been afflicted with a strange disease that is killing off the wolves specially. It would kill their wolves and rendered them powerless and if care is not taken, it would kill them too off totally. The research center has been trying to find a cure to it but they don't even know the origin of the strange disease. The whole pack are already protesting that either Alpha Darco finds a solution or he leaves the position of the Alpha because he's incompetent.

That had stressed him out for months and it was painful for me to just watch him suffer, it was not like he was the one that planted the strange disease at the pack. In his quest for finding the cure, he was introduced to a famous researcher whom he reached out to about the strange disease.

The researcher told him that she has the cure but he will have to come over himself for it and of course, with conditions attached and here they are, it turned out that the researcher is his ex, the one whose parents killed his, Helena Jones.

"Are you crazy? Why would I kneel for you? Have you forgotten the history between the two of us?" Alpha Darco fumed and she shrugged before stating "You should be able to do this much for an Alpha who desperately wants to save his pack. You have always proved yourself to be responsible, capable and diligent so I wonder if you will live up to those characteristics, Alpha Darco" with a mocking tone.

"You b!tch" Alpha Darco cursed out and she laughed wickedly, "And that b!tch will be your saving grace this time around. I am curious to what you will do, will you take my hand or let your pride win?" she remarked and the driver who happened to be Gray, his Beta was there waiting for his decision.

It was indeed a bitter pill for him to swallow, he would be an irresponsible and selfish Alpha if he returns to the pack without the vaccine and he would be a bastard for kneeling down to the ones who murdered his parents.

He thought long and hard about it but he could only sigh.

He gave up, muttered "You are indeed a terrible witch" as he closed his eyes and painfully went on his knees. Every cell in his body were screaming anger, pain mixed with hurt. He felt like a bastard to his parent, a failure kneeling down in front of their murderer's child but he would go down as a selfish Alpha who refused to save his pack because of his pride in history, it was a bitter experience for him as shame enveloped him on his knees.

She folded her hands and smirked as she watched him lower himself in front of her, groveling for the vaccine that would rescue his pack from the deadly disease ravaging them. She was enjoying the show more than anyone else. She wanted to put him in agony and her method worked, she could see the sea of shame swallowing him up and that brought delight to her face, her mission was accomplished.

She really didn't expect him to kneel considering his arrogant attitude but here he was groveling at her feet in exchange for the people, at least he loves his people.

"Please save us" he begged with his fists clenched together and she lowered herself to his level before slowing tracing the corner of his neck with her long nails. "It's actually amazing that you put aside your pride, Alpha Darco. I commend you for that" she said seductively drawing a line through his neck with the tip of her nails and worked it up to his chin before raising it up to look at her. Her scent filled the air as she crouched closer to him and it filled his entire nose.

She whispered to him "You should have known that you are mine no matter what, I missed you terribly as you can see" and went in for a sudden kiss.

He was taken aback at her audacity that he didn't even think of pushing her away at that second, she pressed into his lips without probing into his mouth and pushed her lips on his for some seconds before removing it. "I loved you, Darco and I still do" she declared and stood up to her feet while Gray just watched the scenario with his mouth hung open. Whatever was happening between them was beyond what he could understand,

She walked to her seat and sat down noiselessly before crossing her legs. "You should stand up, we have to negotiate don't you think?" she said facing Darco who was still on his kneels there.

Alpha Darco took a deep breath and stood up to his feet with mountain of anger rising up within him but he was keeping it calm till this deal is done. He will make sure to pay her back for this humiliations she made him pass through.

"Sure! We should negotiate" he said with a grin and took his seat.

"I have the cure to whatever disease is ravaging your pack and I am ready to give it you as long as you accept my condition" she said to them .

Alpha Darco asked "We are here to talk things out after all, what is the condition?" with his entire focus fixed on her.

"A remarriage" she announced and he was flabbergasted for the third time that night.

He was not sure if she was trying to rile him up purposely or she was serious about the offers she had been presenting to the table.

A big frown etched on his forehead as he asked "A remarriage? For what?" but Helena ignored and smirked just as the door opened to show secretary Han with a baby in her hand.

"Because I am the mother of your child" she stated and the room went dead.