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"You really need a hug?" Xavier asked with the hint of sarcasm, and he nodded.

"Sure, I will give you the hug." he said walking towards him kai grinned widely with closed his eyes to receive the hug and then,

BOOM!

"Argh!" Kai groan loudly like he has been in so much pain.

"Shit, I said I need a hug not a punch, you asshole." He cursed loudly.

"That wasn't as hard as I expected." Horace chipped in.

"What? even you Horace." he whined in pain, before he stood straight and walk up to horace and greeted.

"Did you miss me alpha?" he asked while whining his tale behind him

Horace rolled his eyes and said;

"I don't think I will ever miss someone like you, Kai, you are that one fly that never let me rest." And they all chuckled.

"Kai!"

Eva exclaimed excitedly as she rushed in and hugged him.

"I've missed you so much." She added while she secretly glanced at horace who was busy with his system.

"This the most welcoming hug I've ever received, Eva you're the best." He said happily as he hugged her back.

"How was your trip?" She asked,

"It was an adventure, you won't believe if I tell you, I enjoyed every bit of it."

"I know you got something for me?" she asked sheepishly

"Of course princess, who will I get this gifts for? if not for you,"

"Here!" he handled the shopping bags filled with gifts and she excitedly received it.

"Wow, thanks Kai" she exclamined on seeing the beautiful things he bought, then she added;

"You're the best." Her word seems to trigger Horace and he rised his head and said.

"Seriously? what about me? your one and only brother!"

She smiled on hearing his voice before she added,

"You know no one can ever replace you in my heart, brother Horace."

"What, seriously? what about me? you just said I was the best."

"Of course you can't compete with Alpha." Samuel chipped in as he walked inside the office carrying a file.

"Alpha." he greeted as he place the file on his table.

"What about Alex?" horace asked as he took the file.

"He excorted Alicia to Aretha, the witches library."

Xavier's smile fell on hearing this but he pretended not to be interested.

Eva took her gift and left the office.

"I've missed you Kai," Horace let out.

"Of course I Know alpha!" Kai said as he sat quietly on the chair.

"How's north?" horace asked while going through the file.

"North is good, but we have lots of enemies, hypocrites," He sighed as be took off his playful mask and then turn serious before he continued,

"Men who appears plain to you and evil behind you, but I made sure north was well secured."

'Chuckles'

"Of course, I know all of them, the thought I'm a fool who doesn't know how greedy and jealous they are." Horace said nonchalantly as he place the file on the table.

"They are cunning, and full of pretends just to gain favor from your grandfather." Xavier who has been quite for a while chipped in.

"While most of them pretend to be a close friend to king Caecilus,your grandfather." He added.

"They are hungry of your power and authority, Alpha" Samuel added

'SYSTEM SPEAKING: INCOMING VISITOR, KRAVEN: ACCEPTED'

"Greetings Alpha," kraven the hunter greeted as he entered the office.

"Beta, welcome Kai, is so good to see you again." He greeted jovialy.

"Oh my guy krav, how have you been?" Kai asked as he Cross his hand over kraven's shoulders.

"Very well, boss." He replied before he chuckled.

"Come sit." Kai lured him to a chair and he sat quietly.

"how's the work going, kraven?" Horace asked

"Very well, alpha, we have managed to tame most of the aggressive lycans that lost their mate during the war." Xavier's smiles fell on hearing the word mate, which didn't went on noticed by Horace, then kraven continue,

"I also received a report from other hunters in the cities, they have been doing their jobs well, the captured most of the evil creatures who has violated your rules by killing and torturing humans," He then took a dip breath before exhaling slowly.

"They are selling them as slavery in the land where they will suffer." He added.

"Nice, I will like you to send some of them in the Castle, I will Iike to see them undergo proper torture." Horace said maliciously,

"I will make sure they experience Tarturus on Earth." he deadpanned as he smirked devilishly.

"We are going back home?" Kai asked excitedly

"Soon." Added Xavier before letting out a sigh of relief.

After spending a night at Northern city, the departed the next day and arrived at Irel a city of the unknown.

Ariel look so dry and out of shape, her broken lips quivers as she struggled to move.

they arrived at the river and the hunters released the slaves to drink from it. Ariel stood watching as the rush towards the river and drank like never before.

"Aren't you thirsty?" Haven asked from behind.

She slowly walk towards it and stared at her reflection on the river, Haven followed her, he bent down and cupped his hand before he dippen it in the river, he rised it up and before drinking from it.

He laughed out on seeing how Ariel dippen her head into the river and took in a large quantity of water.

"Time up." one of the hunters said and the continued their journey.

They haven't work twenty miles away from the river, when someone suddenly slumbed.

Everyone quickly gathered around including ariel.

"A human! mm-hmm, poor weak things." an elf scoffed.

Ariel began to tremble on seeing the dead woman on the ground.

Whispers and sighs were filled among the slaves.

"Check whether she's till alive." ordered the hunter who seems to be in charge.

Then a woman stepped out, walking towards her, she squatted.