Chapter 259: Chapter 260

2/2 Chapter 0260 Chapter 0260 +25 BONUS “Make a move against him.”

The words made my heart stutter, leaving ine nearly breathless. My chest tightened, and for a moment, the room seemed to spin.

Alexander’s hand was on my shoulder suddenly, grounding ne. His steady voice broke through the fog as he thanked the king.

I opened my mouth, trying to respond, but my throat felt so dry that no words came out.

The king’s gaze softened as he looked at me, clearly recognizing the panic in my expression.

“Don’t worry,” he said gently. “I’ll make sure this is finalized before I step down. There will be no chance for David to worm his way out of this.”

“Okay,” I managed weakly. “Thank you.”

The king nodded, then turned his attention to Alexander. “Am I right in assuming that you plan to run in the election?”

“That’s right,” Alexander confirmed; his tone calm and assured.

“I wish you the best of luck,” the king said with a small smile. “I’m sure you understand-”

“It’s better not to name a successor,” Alexander interjected smoothly. “I’m not offended in any way.”

The king gave a satisfied nod, his respect for Alexander evident in his expression.

“Know that you can always reach out to me should you need anything,” the king said. “For now, I’m afraid I need to get back to work. This announcement isn’t going to stay between us for long, and the public will want to hear from me.”

“That’s very true,” Alexander replied. “We won’t keep you The two men shook hands, and then the king turned and left.

The moment we were alone, Alexander pulled me into his arms without warning.

I was shocked by the sudden hug, but grateful. I let myself melt into his embrace, feeling unsteady, as though my legs might give out. Having Alexander offer his strength like this meant more to me than I could put into words.

I wrapped my arms tightly around him, leaning into the warmth and steadiness of his body. After a moment, I heard him speak, his voice so low that I felt the rumble in his chest as much as I heard the words.

“I can’t imagine what you’re feeling right now,” he murmured. “There’s a lot to process, but I promise you, things are going to work out for the best. We’ve been preparing for all of this–don’t forget that.”

“I know,” I said softly, my voice trembling. “It’s not that I feel blindsided. It’s just... David has proven to be dangerous. I don’t know what he’s going to do when he realizes the walls are closing in.”

Alexander’s hold tightened, his tone laced with barely restrained anger. “I’m not going to let anything happen to you again. I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure he can’t get anywhere near you.”

“But we don’t know how far his influence goes,” I countered, my words spilling out in a rush. “He has people supporting him—and they’ll keep supporting him if he chooses to run for king, which we know he will. And besides that, we don’t even know how many other spies he might have. Dr. McIntyre is still on the loose.”

Alexander stroked my hair gently, his touch soothing. “Take a deep breath,” he told me firmly.

1/3 +25 BONUS Chapter 0260 I wanted to argue, but I could hear the panic in my own voice as I spoke. His calm command was like a lifeline, pulling me back from the edge.

I breathed deeply, willing my thundering heart to calm down.

After a few moments, I felt more in control of myself and gently pulled out of Alexander’s grip. Normally, I would have felt embarrassed by such an interaction, but right now I was only grateful for his comfort.

“We’ll increase the guards,” Alexander said firmly. “And security around the building. I’ll speak with James to see who he thinks would be a good addition to your-

“No,” I interrupted, shaking my head. “All of that increased security would look suspicious. David doesn’t know yet that the king is closing in on him, right? If we start acting like this, it might tip him off. Besides, we already increased security after Dr. McIntyre escaped. There’s not much more we can do.”

Alexander didn’t look happy with my response, but he nodded in reluctant agreement.

“Has there been any news about Dr. McIntyre?” I asked cautiously.

Alexander put his arm around me. “We’ll talk about it in the car,” he said. “It’s best not to get into it here when someone could walk in at any moment.”

I nodded, feeling my face heat slightly as I realized we were still standing in the meeting room. Together, we walked out to the car, Alexander opening the door for me.

Once we were safely in the back, Alexander pulled out his phone. After a moment of tapping on the screen, he handed it to me.

On the screen was a photo of a woman I immediately recognized as Dr. McIntyre–but the name beneath the photo was different.

“Brianna Sanders,” I read aloud, looking at Alexander questioningly.

“That’s her real name,” he explained. “We’ve been digging into her background and found quite a bit.”

My eyes widened as recognition hit me. “That’s why I thought I knew her,” I said softly. “Nurse Sanders. She used to work under Dr. Bowman. She’s dyed her hair and gotten rid of her glasses, but it’s definitely the same woman.” “Do you remember what happened to her?” Alexander asked.

I shook my head. “No. I remember there was some kind of scandal with her family, but I was a teenager then, and I wasn’t paying much attention to those things.”

“Her parents were banished by your father,” Alexander explained. “They were sent to the Roguelands, and she disappeared shortly after. At the time, it was believed she was simply too humiliated by her parents‘ banishment to stay in Rowanwood Pack lands. But it seems she was working all along to exact some kind of revenge.”

“So she wasn’t simply hired by David,” I murmured, staring at the photo. “She had personal reasons for what she did to me.”

“Yes,” Alexander confirmed grimly. “It seems that by poisoning you and costing you your wolf, she hoped to cause you some of the pain she felt from losing her parents.”

“But I had nothing to do with their banishment,” I protested, feeling a chill run through me.

“She was holding you responsible for your father’s actions, it seems,” Alexander said quietly.

I looked up at Alexander, holding his phone out to him. “This doesn’t help us deal with David, does it?” I ask 2/3 +25 BOHUS Chapter 0260 “It may,” he responded. “I don’t believe that David reached out to Dr. Mcintyer directly. I think that someone else Is helping him to find all of these people he’s hiring. Someone behind the scenes that’s pulling the strings.”

“Who?”

“I don’t know yet,” he answered. There was something in his expression that made me think he wasn’t telling me the truth, but I didn’t press.

Alexander was working hard, it seemed. While I was busy worrying over his relationship with Fiona, he was working overtime to track down the source of the danger threatening me. I had to be more like him.

There was no time to worry about anything but bringing David down and saving the kingdom from the threat posed by him and his allies. I couldn’t let anything come between me and that goal, not anymore.