Chapter 7 Thea, your game is over

AUGUSTUS DOMINIC'S POV

"I am sure I told everyone that no extra charges would be taken from the vendors who are coming from across borders to sell their materials. Why am I hearing that we still ask them to pay 30% of their revenue?" I asked as I walked through the market.

"The thing is, the finance minister said this way we will be able to have more revenues for us. They have no choice but to come here if they want to sell their materials to the largest market in the world, and we should take advantage of it," The guard said, and I gritted my teeth when I realized it was one of my man's faults again.

Taking a deep breath to calm my anger, I was about to ask the guard to start a new system when I smelt it, the most attractive scent I've ever smelt in my whole life.

'Mate,' Kyle growled inside me, and I froze in my steps, clenching my fists as I turned around in the direction from where the smell was coming.

'We don't have a mate, Kyle. We can’t have one. Don't you remember? All females out there are like this: selfish and rude. Remember how our mother left us because she had an affair with someone else? Remember how our only girl friend Jennifer left us when my father said I won't be the king out of anger? I am sure our mate is one of those girls. Don't keep any expectations,’ I said to him, and he shook his head.

'Follow Mate! Find Mate!' He said before releasing an involuntary growl to show his dissatisfaction.

'Kyle!' I shouted angrily, and he snarled back at me.

"Fine!" I said before walking towards where the smell was coming from. However, after some distance, the smell faded, and I looked around me, finding no source of her.

This is strange. I am sure she must've smelt my scent, too. Did she not know I was the Lycan King? How dare she ignore me? Is she playing hard to get? Or is it ‌she is afraid of me? I thought before squinting my brows.

"King Augustus, Charles called. He said something happened to Miss Scarlet, and she is heavily wounded," the guard said, and I raised my brows slightly before rushing towards the kingdom.

Who dared to hurt my precious sister? I am going to shred them into pieces with my bare hands.

"Charles! Where is she?!" I roared as soon as I entered the palace.

"She is in the medical room, resting," he said, and I rushed to the medical room.

"Scarlet," I said, my eyes softening when I looked at her condition and her hands placed protectively around her baby bump.

"Brother," Scarlet whimpered, and it was enough to break my heart.

Hugging her softly, I wiped her tears before taking a deep breath to calm myself.

"How the hell did this happen in the first place? Who did it, Scar? Just one name and I will make sure I wipe their entire generation," I said as I held her hand in mine, and she chuckled at me, making me squint my brows.

"What happened was, I went shopping with one of our security guards as you already know, right? After shopping, we were coming back when out of nowhere, a few rogues attacked our car and killed the security guard. I ran from the scene to save my life, but I couldn't run for long. They humiliated me and tried to torture me. They dragged me to the ground and pulled on my hair -"

I growled, hearing what she had to go through, and she looked at me before sighing.

"Anyway, I thought I was going to die today. They were going to humiliate me in a way that I can't even describe and threatened to kill my baby. However, at the last moment, a girl came from somewhere and threw silver-laced daggers at the rogues.

And before I could even get a hold of what was going on, she killed those 15 rogues in a blink of an eye, leaving one black and blue.

Not only that, she even piled their bodies and burnt them. So, I don’t think you will be able to kill them now. They are already dead," Scarlet said, and I raised my brows before looking at Charles, who shrugged his shoulders.

"A girl did all of that? Why did she help you? She must've already known you were a princess. What did she ask you for? Jewelry? Land? Royal support? What is it?" I scoffed, and she rolled her eyes at me.

"I knew you would say that, but that's not the case, brother. She didn't even want to come to the Kingdom with me because she doesn't like Lycans. Anyway, you didn't see her fighting, brother. I did. The way she fought the rogues and burnt them, she looked like a walking death goddess. I have never met a werewolf female this cool and strong," Scarlet said with dreamy eyes, and I looked at Charles.

"She came with Scarlet in her hands, bridal style. I asked her to stay, and that we will compensate her accordingly and will give her whatever she will ask. However, she denied it. She even said that she helped Scarlet because she was pregnant and was a girl. If it would've been any other Lycan, she wouldn't have even bothered to stop by," Charles said, and I raised my brows, feeling more and more intrigued by this mysterious werewolf.

Judging from what Charles said, it looks like she despises Lycans? Or is it a way to catch our attention? Didn’t the Trickster pack beta’s daughter do the same?

"That's because Charles insulted her first. She is a prideful girl. In my forty minutes of meeting her, that's one thing I could grasp easily. I don't know if she is a past offender of rogues or not, but she said something to the only rogue she left alive. She said when someone comes and asks you who did it, tell them it was LJ," Scarlet said, and Charles, who was drinking juice, coughed before looking at me.

"LJ? She was LJ? Do you even know who she is? I don't know when it started, but in the last month, she has killed over 300 rogues alone," Charles said, and Scarlet widened her eyes.

"Oh my god, how could I not pinpoint it? She is the legendary LJ?" Scarlet squealed before sitting childishly.

"She is an unknown killer with mysterious motives. What is legendary about her?" I asked her, feeling strange that she thought a mere killer was legendary rather than her brother, who was a king, and she snapped her head towards me as if offended.

"You know nothing about her. No one has ever seen her face. There is even a fan page for LJ. She has not only killed 300 rogues but has saved so many people from the rogues' torture and bullying. Everyone who is saved by her has either seen her side profiles or just her eyes. I am the only one who saw her full face, and not only that, she even carried me bridal style!" Scarlet squealed before wincing in pain.

"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! I am having a fangirl moment! I am so stupid. If I had understood this beforehand, I would've definitely sneaked a photo," Scarlet said as she took out her tablet and opened what looked like a social media page.

"A girl called Turner is the handler of this page. No one knows her either. But look at this. There are 500k followers, and there are even fans in tiers. I am in the seventh tier,” Scarlet said, and I rolled my eyes as I looked at the page.

A fan page for a killer just because her origins are unknown? Are people so idle these days?

"Do you girls really have no brain? Is there any guarantee that this LJ is an individual girl and not an entire organization of them? You said yourself that no one has seen her, yet she made a mistake and let you see her face? Also, this LJ has so many followers. What if this girl who saved you was deliberately using LJ's name to not let other rogues get to her?" I asked, and she scoffed.

"You are just jealous because you couldn't see her," Scarlet said.

Me- "...."

Kyle- "..."

"Anyway, did this girl who saved you at least gave her name? Or are you just going to assume she is LJ?" I asked, looking at Charles, and he nodded.

"Well, when Scarlett said she wanted to name her child in her name, that girl indeed gave a name. Thea," He said.

"Thea, what?" I asked, and he shrugged.

Closing my eyes as I was feeling like my patience was running low, I sighed.

"Since this so-called Thea has the capability of killing so many rogues in a blink of an eye, as Scarlet said. Search for this name among all the stronger women's names in all the packs," I said.

"Well, the thing is, she is a rogue herself," Scarlet said, and this time Charles looked at her, amazed.

"She is? Why the hell didn't I smell the rogue scent on her?" He asked, and Scarlett shrugged.

"I don't know that, but she accidentally confessed this. She is a rogue, but judging from how many shopping bags she had and how elegant she was, I am sure she is filthy rich," Scarlet said, and I took a deep breath.

"So a girl comes and saves Scarlet from the rogues' torture. I am grateful to her, no doubt. However, this girl tells a rogue to let everyone know LJ killed the rogues. She is a rogue herself, but strangely, she doesn't smell like a rogue. She gave you a name, Thea, which can be faux too. And she also said, she doesn't like Lycans. She is powerful and mysterious," I said, and both Scarlett and Charles nodded as I summarized everything.

"And for some reason, this girl is having a fan girl moment? Huh. We definitely need to find out more about this girl. She might have come as a boon to us, but we should always be wary of people like her. She can become a curse anytime. A rogue, who doesn't smell like a rogue. This is her biggest benefit, and she can easily use it for her purpose. What I am confused with is why did she use LJ's name? Is she accommodated with that person? And usually, the rogue head would kill and attack the packs, even if ten of his rogues were killed. Why isn't he doing anything to this so-called LJ even when she killed 300 rogues?" I asked.

"Prepare a team who will search for this girl and another team who will look into this LJ. If she really is an individual, then she is indeed walking death, and if a person like this is on our side, it will be of significant benefit. But if the rogue head gets to her before us, he might persuade her into joining him, and it will be lethal to most of the packs," I ordered Charles, and he nodded.

"You stop fangirling about this so-called LJ and this Thea girl too. From what you have told me, she isn't a wonderful influence, okay? Take care of yourself and your baby. I will come to check up on you soon," I said to Scarlet before kissing her temple, and she sighed before laying back on the bed dejectedly.

"I am telling you, she is a heroine," She said one last time before turning her back to me, and I rolled my eyes.

No woman I have met has been a heroine. If anything, they have proven to be the worst enemies for me. And from my experience, I have learned one thing. Women are more dangerous than men, no matter what. The damage they do stays with a man for years.

I scoffed before walking out of the medical room, taking a deep breath.

Thea or LJ, your game is over. I know you saved my sister today, but you shouldn't have disrespected us royals by leaving like this. I chuckled darkly.

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