Difficult Situation

All healers are doing their best to save Aluna and also the baby in her womb. They collected potions and also performed healing using their magical powers, all their efforts were done well so that they could restore Aluna's condition to normal.

James who was waiting outside kept pacing while biting his finger, he looked so anxious waiting for the healers to save Aluna's critical condition. Of course he was very worried because it was related to the safety of his future babies.

"Can you tell me how Aluna fainted? And how did the enemy come? I will send the other werewolves to investigate this," said James.

Afrow who had been watching the door of Aluna's room then turned to James. "It happened so fast. I was collecting flowers for Madame Aluna, and while I was by Madame Aluna's side at the time, I didn't see the silver flower there. Then a few seconds later, Mrs Aluna fainted and the flower was in her hand. At the same time from various sides, enemies arrived and tried to attack Mrs Aluna. I tried to protect her and keep them away from her."

James thought, he held his chin while staring down, it seemed that he was imagining a reenactment of the scene when the moment of the attack occurred.

"I will send some people to interrogate our prisoners, if they don't want to confess then I will torture them until they confess who has ordered them to carry out this attack. I can't just stay silent, it's not about my pride but about the safety of my descendants," said James.

James then called several people, they were James' subordinates who were told to guard the prisoners in the castle dungeon. James ordered them to interrogate the prisoners who were the werewolves who carried out the attack just now. He really wanted to know who the real mastermind behind thist incident was.

"Do whatever it takes to get them to confess. I don't care if you beat them or torture them until they are badly injured, do the best you can but don't let them die, because if they die we will lose information," James said giving orders.

The subordinates immediately went to the underground bone to carry out the orders given to them by James, a split second of time was very valuable to them because James was a person who really did not like to waste time, if they lost track of information then James would be very angry with all of them.

"What about the meeting between the clan leaders?" said Afrow. "What should I do? I will do as you say, Lord Alpha King."

James shook his head. "I can't possibly leave Aluna who is in a critical condition like this. The lives of my babies are at stake here, if something happens to them then I can help them with an attitude. And about the meeting between clans it is impossible to be represented by you because all of that must be represented by their respective clan leaders. So I can't give orders to you to do that either. You have protected the lives of Aluna and my babies by fighting against the enemies is already a very meritorious thing for me."

Afrow was quite stunned when he heard James' words just now. Recognising the efforts or struggles of others was one of the rarest things James said. He was the kind of person who gave appreciation by simply grunting away and nodding. In Afrow's entire life that had been spent serving James, this was the first time she had received such recognition from James. That meant, protecting Aluna and the babies in Aluna's womb was the greatest achievement that was greater than doing anything all this time.

"I only did what I was supposed to do. I am your soldier, a Betha must protect Alpha's descendants well," Afrow said humbly.

Afrow thought again. "Sir, it is likely that this news has also spread everywhere. There will be enemies from other clans who will attack as well, I should move to find information and spy on other clans."

"No, stay here," James said. "Internal security is more necessary. When we are too busy monitoring something far away from us, we will forget to check what is around us."

Afrow was silent, he understood what James was saying. Was James actually trying to code something for Afrow?

Afrow nodded and no longer debated James' decision. It seemed that the condition of the palace was no longer safe, whether it was an attack from within or from outside both were threatening the safety of the babies in Aluna's foetus. They must know that Aluna is James' only hope to have a successor to his descendants, because so far there is no woman who is able and can bear children for James. And it has been determined in a heavenly prophecy that Aluna is a woman who can provide offspring for James.

So, attacking James or Aluna's babies is equally dangerous for the survival of the Voghmoon family. Without Aluna, James also cannot have offspring, so keeping Aluna safe is the main thing.

After that, they returned to silence and dissolved in their respective thoughts, they were both worried about Aluna. Afrow, who has feelings for Aluna, is of course very worried that he will lose Aluna, even though Aluna is pregnant with James' child, it does not mean that he hates the child Aluna is carrying, he still accepts the child well because the child is also the child of his best friend who is the leader of his own pack.

James is also worried about Aluna, I don't know how worried he feels it looks like, but what is certain is that he is worried about Aluna because Aluna is carrying his babies. If Aluna could not be saved, then James' hopes of having a successor to his throne would be dashed, and the Voghmoon family would have no successor after James.

In the midst of the tension that engulfed them both, they both hoped that Aluna and the babies could be saved. But it was impossible for Aluna to give birth to the babies now, because Aluna's womb was still very young, babies that were too premature would also be difficult to survive, James would not be able to choose if told to choose which one to save between Aluna or the babies.

"Sir, calm down. Be confident that Mrs Aluna and your babies can be saved," Afrow said.

"I can't calm down until the healers come out and tell me that the three of them are fine," James said with a tense feeling.

The sound of clattering footsteps could be heard as some of James' subordinates came back with a face that was no less tense than James' now. That expression made James wonder and wonder what made them run there to meet James.

"Tell me what brings you to such a point of urgency?" asked James.

"Sorry sir, but... When we were about to interrogate them, they committed suicide before that," said one of James' subordinates.

James glared in surprise, he was shocked by the loyalty of the enemy's subordinates who committed suicide in order to keep their leader's information secret.

"Suicide? Are you guys not wrong?" asked James.

"That's right, Mr King Alpha. When we examined them, there were silver pills that they swallowed in very large quantities. It made their hearts explode instantly, and their bodies had disappeared almost completely. Luckily, we were able to collect some samples to be analysed by our pack science experts."