Chapter 24

Asher's POV...

I walked out of the historian's place, thoughtfully considering how he had mimicked me. I was irritated at first, but I realized that he might be set out of task.

"I want you to quit telling stories and work as my spy instead. I want you to walk around the pack and inform me of everything that is happening in all the packs," I explained.

The historian felt excited and promised to fulfill my wish. He thanked me gratefully, and I stood up to continue my journey to Malachi's house. My guards joined me, and the journey to Malachi's house continued.

A few minutes later, I arrived at Malachi's house, feeling tired. I slowed down as I got to his castle. Immediately I got there, his guard recognized me.

"Please come in, my lord," the guard said, bowing his head. I gently hit my horse and rode in.

As I entered his castle, I came down from my horse and handed it over to my bodyguard. I then proceeded to enter his chamber. As I entered, I ordered one of his guards to let him know of my presence.

I followed the guard's steps and watched him enter Malachi's room, so I followed his lead and entered alongside him.

"You may leave," I ordered the maid as I got to the door.

"Good evening, my brother," I said excitedly after a few knocks and entered his room. I opened the door and entered his room, hoping for a response, but it was unbelievable that nothing was coming out of him. I thought that Malachi should be somehow busy doing something, but not to this extent.

I opened the door and entered monotonously. I felt so shocked and almost peed in my body. It's quite unusual, and it's my first time seeing Malachi in such a close relationship with a lady. Who could it be? I doubted, and my confusion arose, wondering when Malachi started having feelings for girls. The Malachi I had known for a long time was someone without feelings and emotional freedom. I locked the door immediately and waited for him outside.

My thoughts arose, standing outside, thinking about the unusual act I saw Malachi doing. I could also sense some whispering and discussing before I could walk inside. "Could they be fighting, chatting, and romanticizing at the same time?" I became confused and went so dizzy. My suspicions also arose, wondering who the girl might be. Could she be his maid, or could it be that Malachi is obstructed by the prophecy? I became doubtful. I stayed outside patiently, waiting for Malachi's appearance.

A few minutes later, Malachi walked out, yawning and stretching his body.

"I'm deeply sorry for keeping you waiting, Alpha," Malachi said hazily as he stepped out of the room.

I looked so confused and didn't utter a word until I opened Malachi's room to erase my confusion. I opened the door immediately and entered his room. Opening the door, I saw a lady totally undressed, and her backside turned to me. I locked the door immediately and went out of the room.

Malachi joined me outside, and we entered into a discussion. I hadn't spoken before he spoke up.

"I'm sorry for the interruption. Could you please follow me, and let us talk it out outside? Please, I can explain. It's not what you think," Malachi said.

My confusion arose, and I was still yet to understand. The memories of the past flashed through my head, and I could recall the look of the girl who intruded into my house. I wondered why I couldn't stop picturing her, and I became so hazy seeing her in my sight. The girl I saw inside just resembled the back of the intruder in my house. Their hair looked so alike, and picturing her made me so tamed. I became so lustful just noticing that I was moving.

"Please have a seat," I heard Malachi saying, but I was too deep in my thoughts. I snapped out of my deep thoughts after noticing a tap on my flesh.

"Alpha, please have a seat," Malachi said, slowly tapping me. I held the chair a bit backward immediately and seated. Malachi also sat in front of me.

"Now I need to know what you have to say. Could you tell me who the girl was? How long have you been hiding your girlfriend from me, also, I'd love to know what else I'm yet to know about you," I said to Malachi, astonishingly logging in to know more.

"Sigh," Malachi took a short breath, then replied. "Not that I'm so desperate or into girls, but I don't know how it just started. It just happened so soon, and I had planned on telling you," Malachi explained. I became more confused and didn't know what to say. I looked at Malachi's eyes ambiguously and couldn't help but ask.

"Who's your girlfriend? At least I deserve to know her," I asked uncertainly.

Malachi looked at me shyly, then responded jokingly.

"She's just a slim girl with a long nose. I think her beautiful eyes are the ones that attracted me the most. Or could it be that I'm being possessed or something?" Malachi lamented.

I became so blushed and couldn't help but laugh.

"So you're now a girl fan," I responded jokingly.

"Not that it seems like confinement, but I'm trying to," Malachi responded.

I put my confusion aside for that moment and couldn't help but ask.

"Could you just show me your girlfriend?" I asked.

"Sure, but won't I get into trouble? How would the Alpha react if he knew my girlfriend? Would the Alpha be pleased with that? What about the prophecy?" Malachi replied.

I felt so impressed, and I could imagine the big crime I had committed. I could understand the feelings of being rejected by someone you loved, so I tried to relate.

My obscure feeling arose, wondering how Malachi would react if I told him my intention of visiting his house. "How would he feel knowing that I witnessed the same thing as him, having a forbidden relationship?" I asked myself, wondering.

"Why are you here, Alpha? I didn't expect you to come," Malachi asked uncertainly.

"Yes," I took a deep breath, then responded. "I have come to request your assistance. I wonder if you could help me track down a girl who broke into my house," I explained.

Malachi looked so confused, and I could imagine how confused he was.

"How could a girl enter the Alpha's house? Were you able to figure out who she was and what she wanted?" Malachi asked ambiguously.

"It's unfortunate. The girl seems to know a lot. I wondered how she entered in the first place. I suspected and had known that I had a lot of intruders in my chamber," I explained.

Malachi looked at me drastically, and the mood followed in silent tune.

"Who could she be? And why are you so desperate to meet her? Did she steal royal steel or something?" Malachi questioned.

I became so lost and wondered what to say. Should I just hide my true intention or just tell him everything? Since I came to him, I thought that the best thing to do was to just tell him my true intention, thus I did.

"I have come to request your assistance. I wonder if you could help me track this girl who has created a mess in my chamber. I really need to meet her and question her," I explained.

Malachi looked so concerned and stayed concentrated.

"Who could she be? Do you have any clue about her?" Malachi questioned.

"Yes, I have some clues here with me," I responded, then brought out some pictures of the intruder and proceeded by telling him everything I suspected to help him with his tracking by telling him everything I knew.

"She entered around noon, and I suspected that she came here for a purpose, either to poison me or to steal something. I saw her dropping the tray she had planned to serve me, which made me more furious. She disguised as my maid, and she escaped through my maid's assistant. My guards got fooled, and everything was so complicated as she escaped successfully," I explained.

Malachi raised his head and planned to try his best to catch the intruder. I thanked him and went out of his house. As I set out to go out, I heard an iron drop, which caught my attention, but I let it go and continued my journey back home.