Abandoned by the Alpha, I Became the Lycan King's Mate-Chapter 293: Huge Change Coming
[Margaret’s POV]
Nora and I were walking slowly ahead when I heard the words that Frantz was rattling off to Donald, and my heart sank a little, prompting me to turn my head to look over.
Before I could open my mouth to ease the slightly awkward atmosphere, Nora and Donald had already taken the initiative to speak and gently moved past the moment.
"Frantz, have you been drinking too much? You should get some rest when we go back inside, and I’ll take care of sending Margaret and Donald off."
"If you like it, dad, then why not stay a bit longer? Margaret and I would be very glad to have you and mom stay in the Royal City,"
Donald finished speaking and looked up at me, a tender smile on his face.
I took a faint breath of relief, dispelling some of the gloom that had lingered in my mind. Donald’s love for me meant naturally he wouldn’t disdain anyone or anything associated with me, including my somewhat mercenary and biased, though not bad, father.
Nora was intelligent and kind-hearted; she always knew how to behave without making me feel embarrassed.
Frantz too seemed to realize something at that moment, and his alcohol-stimulated brain sobered up, as he laughed and started chatting with Donald again.
As long as Frantz wanted to make a good impression, there really wasn’t a scene he couldn’t handle.
It was after 10 p.m. before Donald and I returned to our sleeping quarters.
Having been injured and after going through so much today, I was really feeling tired after taking a bath.
"Our wedding ceremony is the day after tomorrow; have you been swamped these last few days? Is there anything I can help with?"
Wearing my slippers, I walked toward Donald, who was sitting on the couch, and let my body slump into his warm embrace.
Donald wrapped his arms around me, his movements practiced and natural, as if we had spent many such nights together.
"I’ve finished all the work on my hands, and all the details of the ceremony are being overseen by my mother, so there shouldn’t be any issues, don’t worry,"
As he spoke, he bent down to gently kiss the top of my head and rubbed his face against mine before continuing, "I was looking at the reports sent back by Eric. Although Austin is now dead, we still don’t know where the firearms and supplies he secretly prepared have gone."
"While there’s no concrete evidence linking him to ’MASTER,’ I have this nagging feeling that these two matters are subtly interconnected. There’s definitely something we’re not aware of lurking in the background..." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Hearing Donald mention ’MASTER’, I slowly sat upright from his embrace and looked at what he was holding in his hands, "So what did Eric say? Are Austin and ’MASTER’ really in cahoots?" I asked softly.
At my words, Donald picked up his phone from the desk in front of him, turned it on to the message from Eric, kissed my temple, and said, "I haven’t had the chance to read what he said yet; join me, will you?"
"Why send the message via an electronic device? Can’t you use your mind-link with Eric anymore?" I asked.
Donald paused while holding his phone, looking down at me. It seemed like he finally realized there was something odd about this situation.
While Donald and his Lycan subordinates occasionally used modern electronic devices during their work, they wouldn’t normally use phones over the more confidential and secure mind-link for something as critical as frontline reports. This was unlike the Lycans’ usual meticulousness and quite unusual.
I had actually asked without much thought, but seeing Donald’s expression become serious, I quickly realized something was amiss, "Has something happened to Eric at Lilo Sea?"
My intuition was clearly not wrong as Eric’s electronic message to Donald laid out several major events, brief but concise.
The sky was about to change.
’Respected Lycan King, following your command, I left Silver Moon Pack with a 10-man Lycan squad, secretly heading to Lilo Sea to investigate Voyage Company, which was transporting firearms and supplies for Austin. We arrived four days ago, and during our investigation, we had contact with the person in charge of the company—Karl.’
’My intention was to report back to you immediately, but halfway through, we were ambushed three times! Our 10-man Lycan squad suffered heavy losses, and we were forced to hide and seek refuge wherever possible.’
’The situation in the waters of Lilo Sea is very strange, all of our mind-links are failing, and right now, this is the only way I can report to you. Please excuse this method! Also, I am requesting immediate reinforcements!’
