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“Good morning sir. The Alpha requests your presence
immediately.” It was two of the guards from the Alpha’s palace.
Hearing this, Steve frowned. He stepped out and quickly closed
the door behind himself.
“Do you have any idea why he wants to see me?” Steve asked,
hoping to get a hint from the guard but his efforts were futile.
“No sir, I have no idea. “One of the guards replied and Steve
nodded. “Thank you. You can leave now but tell him I’ll be there
shortly.” He said, dismissing the guards as he turned to go back
into the house, but they refused to leave.
“I’m sorry but we can’t leave yet.” The first guard said
Steve turned to look at them, “Why not?” he asked.
“The Alpha ordered us not to come back alone. He said you must
come with us.” The second guard said and Steve’s eyebrows
furrowed.
“And what if I refuse?” He asked them and their faces fell.
“Please sir, don’t make this hard for us. You know what the
Alpha would do if he isn’t pleased.” They pleaded with Steve.
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“What does he want from me now?” Steve thought to himself.
He and his father have not been on the best speaking terms as
their relationship had been strained due to an incident.
“Fine, I’ll be right back.” He said to them, and went back into the
house.
“Was that Megan?” Veronica asked as soon as Steve walked back
into the room.
“Oh no, that wasn’t Megan. It was someone else.” He replied, not
telling her the exact truth and she immediately covered her
mouth.
“I shouldn’t have spoken so loud.” She whispered through her
covered mouth.
“Nah, it’s fine. No one can hear us in here, we’re not talking too
loud after all.” He said to her but she kept whispering
throughout.
Despite the fact that Steve has kept the real truth from her,
Veronica had a feeling that something was up with him because
his facial expression as he walked back into the room was
different from when he went out, even though he tried so much
not to show any difference. He was excited when he went to
open the door but as he walked back in, he looked worried and
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bothered.
“Are you okay?” She asked, not able to fight the urge to ask him
if he was okay or not. “You look worried, are you fine?” She said
again.
“Yes, I’m fine.” He faked a smile. “Why do you ask?” He asked
her.
“You look like you have something bothering you.”
“Really?” He asked her.
“Yes, your face says it all.” She answered and he touched his face
as if trying to feel his expression with his hands.
He then walked to the mirror and saw what Veronica was
saying- he truly looked like he had a lot going on.
He sighed and walked back to her and said, “Don’t mind my face,
I promise you it’s nothing serious.”
“Okay, if you say so.” She replied and noticed that he was
preparing like he had to go somewhere.
“Are you going somewhere?” She asked him.
“Um, I need to attend to something urgently. I should be back
soon.” He said to her, “Hopefully.” He added with a whisper,
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squinting his eyes, and she sighed, looking worried.
Noticing her worried face, he said, “It is nothing serious, I can assure you.”
“Is Megan going to be back soon?” She asked him.
“You know what? Let me put a call through to her.” He said and pulled out his phone from his pocket.
He dialled Megan’s number and it kept ringing but she wasn’t picking up.
“I wonder why she uses a phone if she won’t pick up when she is
called.” He complained with a frown on his face, and Veronica
chuckled quietly.
“That’s Megan for you, she sometimes just dumps her phone
anywhere and it would keep ringing without being picked.
That’s one of the reasons why I said she is a handful.” He said,
shaking his head, a bit disappointed.
“Since she isn’t picking up, I can’t tell when exactly she will be
back here but I don’t think she should still take long before
getting back.” He continued and Veronica nodded.
“I have to go now.” He said and began to leave.
“Are you going to stay out for long?” She suddenly asked,
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squinting his eyes, and she sighed, looking worried.
Noticing her worried face, he said, “It is nothing serious, I can
assure you.”
“Is Megan going to be back soon?” She asked him.
“You know what? Let me put a call through to her.” He said and
pulled out his phone from his pocket.
He dialled Megan’s number and it kept ringing but she wasn’t
picking up.
“I wonder why she uses a phone if she won’t pick up when she is
called.” He complained with a frown on his face, and Veronica
chuckled quietly.
“That’s Megan for you, she sometimes just dumps her phone
anywhere and it would keep ringing without being picked.
That’s one of the reasons why I said she is a handful.” He said,
shaking his head, a bit disappointed.
“Since she isn’t picking up, I can’t tell when exactly she will be
back here but I don’t think she should still take long before
getting back.” He continued and Veronica nodded.
“I have to go now.” He said and began to leave.
“Are you going to stay out for long?” She suddenly asked,
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making him stop and turn to her.
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“Should I be honest?” He asked, walking up to her, and her heart
skipped a beat.
“Yes, please.” She managed to answer, searching his eyes for
answers even before he started speaking.
“I don’t know how long I’ll be out for.” He said with a voice
different than normal.
“I wish I don’t have to leave now, seeing as you’re still new here
and you don’t know your way around yet, coupled with the fact
that you still need help to move around here, but this is quite
urgent.” He explained, his voice firm and clear as crystal.
With the way he was talking, she began to have mixed feelings
deep down, but she didn’t know why. She just nodded as he
spoke.
“I’m going to lock the door from outside because it would
naturally raise suspicions if I don’t lock it, considering the fact
that I live alone. Megan has a spare key. Hopefully, she’ll be back
soon, so she will open the door when she gets back.” He
explained and Veronica nodded in understanding.
Soon, he left the house and shut the door and locked it. On
sighting the waiting guards, he rolled his eyes and shook his
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head.
“Can we go now?” The first one asked.
“Yes we can. I’m going in my car, we’ll meet at the Alpha’s
palace.” Steve said and headed for the garage.
“Oh, no sir. Please, you have to come with us in this car.” The
guard said, pointing at the royal car that they came in.
“So, I can’t go in my car too? Is this an arrest or what? You guys
are unbelievable.” He said, fighting the urge to scream at them.
While he was still speaking to them, Megan finally arrived.
“Look who finally decided to show up. I thought you were
kidnapped or something.” He teased and she scoffed.
“Really? You’re just unnecessarily dramatic.” She said jokingly,
rolling her eyes as she approached them, carrying different bags
with different things in them.
“What is going on here?” She asked, looking confused as her eyes
travelled from Steve to the guards who greeted her and back to
Steve.
“Honestly, I don’t know.” Steve answered her, shrugging. “They
said the Alpha asked to see me, yet they have refused to let me
go in my car. They insisted on me going with them in theirs.” He
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explained to her and she looked confused.
“That’s unusual.” She muttered as she thought about it.
“I know, but I’m going to see what he has to say and then come
back.” He said to her and she replied ‘okay‘.
While they were still talking, they heard a light crashing sound
from inside Steve’s house and they were all shocked.
“What was that?” The guards asked. Turning to his partner, he
asked him, “Did you hear that too?” and he nodded a ‘yes‘.
“I think there might be an intruder in your house?” One of them
asked and Megan’s eyes widened but Steve was able to comport
himself.
“Of course not! Who would dare do such a thing?” He said
confidently.
“But we heard a sound just now.” The guard said again. “They
might be trying to set an ambush.
“That’s not possible. I’m very sure it is one of the dishes I was
unable to stack properly after washing. It must have slipped and fell on its own. I actually had a feeling that something like this was going to happen but my mind skipped it which was why I was unable to attend to it.” He lied smoothly, and surprisingly, they bought it and mouthed ‘ohhhh‘.
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“Don’t worry, I’ll clean it up when I get back.” He added again,
not raising any suspicions.
Steve and Megan then exchanged glances before he spoke again.
“I have locked the door with my key. You can use yours to get
in.” He said as he smartly hinted to her that they must not know
that there was a stranger in his house.
“Oh yes, I will do just that.” She answered, nodding her head.
“Let’s go.” He said to the guards and they walked off to the car,
got in and drove off, while Megan stood at the entrance of the
house, watching as the car slowly disappeared.
As the car completely disappeared, Megan hurriedly searched
through her bag for Steve’s keys and as soon as she found it, she
quickly opened the door and rushed in, straight into the room.
Rushing into the room after dropping everything she was
carrying, she was shocked by what she saw; –BLOOD.
