The following day, four carriages pulled out of the royal mansion and drove through the bustling imperial city towards the castle.
The news that the Alpha king and his Luna were returning unharmed had already reached the castle. And to direct the carriages until they reached the castle, Viktor dispatched a sizable brigade of warriors.
In the third carriage which rode in a straight line with the others, Ophelia was fast asleep in Nikolai's arms, while he was wide awake, lost in his thoughts and her warmth.
They had devised a scheme to use him as bait in order to kidnap some red moon witches. However, it had a flaw. A drawback with the sunstone that he strongly opposed using. Knowing the impact it had on Ophelia, he did not want anything to happen to her.