Next day
"My prince I am so sorry for taking so much time before returning. I had to stay with my little sister after she collapsed." Yandel explained immediately he walked into Zavier's private sitting room
"She collapsed?" Zavier asked turning to him from where he stood.
"Yes, she did immediately I broke the news to her."
"But I thought I told you not to tell anyone about this yet." Zavier said, sounding a bit hoarse, and Yandel could understand his reaction perfectly well.
"Yes, but she is the only one I told."
"Why did she faint anyway?"
"I guess it was just because of the shock of hearing that her betrothed is dead." He said and Yandel felt weak again, hearing that his best person in the world was dead.
A knock came from the door, followed by a voice.
"My prince, it is me, Rowan. I have some news for you." Rowan said from the door.
"Come in." Zavier said, and Rowan turned the knob open and walked in.
"Greetings my prince, greetings beta Yandel." Rowan greeted both of them with a bow and continue. "A man is here with the body of prince Xander." He said and their eyes widened.
"Where is he?" Zavier ask almost immediately.
"He is in the living room." Rowan said, and Zavier and Yandel rushed out of the room, while he followed from behind, shutting the door behind him.
As soon as they got to the living room, they saw a man standing behind Xander's lifeless body that laid on the bare floor, blood all over his body. Zavier rushed to were Xander's body was and dropped to a crouch beside him. He took his hand and tried feeling his pulse, but he felt nothing. He placed his hand on his chest, and it was as though he placed it on a stone, he could not feel a single heartbeat. Xander had stopped breathing. It is indeed true- he is dead!
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The next day.
"I am going out." Arya said to Diamond as she was done getting ready to go to the palace, as the royal family had sent for her again.
"You don't need to tell me, after all, it's your house." Diamond said icly making Arya sigh.
"Okay, you really need to get out of this. You don't have to be angry because of what I said yesterday. Xander isn't really my husband." she said and Diamond turned to her.
"Then what do you mean by him being your prince?"
"Well. All I simply meant was that he is someone I admire. Xander really is a cute guy and has almost every girl crushing on him. Though I don't have a crush on him, I just admire his amazing features. The dude doesn't even know me."
"Xander doesn't know you?" Diamond ask in surprise, and relief. She knows Arya is a very pretty girl, and that no sane guy will stay without failing for her.
"No."
"But you know him?"
"Yes."
"Is he that popular?"
"I guess." Arya shrugged. She was finding it so hard to keep Diamond away from knowing the truth, because she didn't want to start telling lies.
"Can you tell me where he is?"
"We will talk about that when I get back. I don't want to run late."
"Okay." Diamond mumbled.
"Remember to always stay inside at all times." Arya said before walking out, and shutting the door.
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Lizeth rushed furiously to Xander's room, but was stopped at the door by Rowan.
"Greetings miss." Rowan greeted with a light bow
"Save your greetings and open the door already." Lizeth said impatiently.
"I'm sorry, but I can't." He said and she furrow her brows at him.
"Excuse you? Is it so hard?"
"I am only acting under instructions."
"What stupid instructions?"
"I was instructed to open the door for only families."
"And who am I? Incase you are not aware, I am his betrothed, so that makes me family."
"I am sorry, but I was only given permission to open for his beta aside from the royal family."
"You know what? You are speaking garbage. Now get out of my way let me do it myself."
"I am sorry, but I can't." He said and Lizeth was about taking laws into her hands by pushing him off when Zavier walked in with Arya.
"What is the bone of contention here?" Zavier ask no one in particular.
"My pr..."
"He won't let me in." Lizeth blunted out, cutting Rowan off.
"Rowan let her." Zavier said and Rowan bow at him before opening the door for her.
Lizeth already pissed off, rolled her eyes at Arya, and then at Rowan before stepping into the room. How she so hates their guts.
Zavier and Arya also let themselves in before Rowan shut the door. Aziel, Draven, and Yandel were already in the room, standing beside the bed which Xander laid on.
Immediately Lizeth sighted Xander on his bed, lying lifelessly, she rushed to him and sat beside him.
"Do not touch him." Aziel said sharply.
"Greetings to the royal house." Arya greeted with a bow.
"Arya we need your help. We can't lose our Alpha prince. It has never been heard that a pack lost her Alpha to death."
"But we already lost him. I am not sure anything can be done again." Draven said and Yandel glared hard at him.
"Arya isn't it true that werewolves has the ability to come back to life?" Aziel ask.
"That's unrealistic." Draven said making Lizeth stare at him suspiciously.
"It's true." Arya said and they all smiled happily expect for Draven who had a surprise and an angry look on.
"But it will take two spirits to align." She added.
"What does that mean?" Zavier ask.
"It means that he has to have a strong spirit, and his mate also must have to be with him, in order to help him come back."
"That's not a problem. The Alpha prince is a strong man, I'm sure he has a strong spirit. And as for his mate, Lizeth is here." Aziel said and Lizeth blush a little, avoiding Arya's gaze.
"Excuse me. I have somethings to take care of." Draven said and exit the room.
Arya moved her gaze away from Lizeth and spoke up:
"Alright then, I will start the rituals tomorrow. But first the physician has to be sent for, because he needs physical treatment too."
"Alright." Aziel said and turned to Yandel. "Have someone send for the physician."
"I'll do that right away." Yandel bow and left the room.
"I will have to take my leave now." Arya said and also moved out of the room.
* * *
Draven paced to and fro in his private sitting room, boiling angrily, when his personal guards walked in.
"You nitwit." He gritted in anger before the guard could even greet him, and threw him across the room as he pushed his hands towards him, using his powers.
The guard let out a light grunt even though he was feeling much more pains.
"How could you be so careless with a little task?" He ask as he ball his hands into a fist.
"My prince, I'm afraid I don't know what you are talking about." The guard whimper as soon as he was able to get back on his feet.
"You obviously are too dumb to. Why didn't you trash Prince Xander's body where no one could find him?"
"I had no idea he was going to be found."
"You sound so stupid. Simple assignment, and you messed everything up."
"I am sorry my prince." He mumbled to his hearing.
"I bet you will be more sorry when things gets worse. Just pray he doesn't come back to life, else I am gonna kill you, bury you, dig you up, and kill you again." Draven grunted, and his threats got to his guard, drilling fear into him.
"I am very sorry my prince." The guard shiver in great fear.
"Now get out!"
"Yes my prince." He said with a bow and rushed out of the room.
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Aziel together with Zavier and Yandel stood in Xander's room, as Dario, the physician examined Xander.
"How bad is his situation?" Aziel ask after what seems to be a very long while.
"Very bad. He substained a lot of injuries, and has a lot of broken bones." Dario said and Zavier signed sadly.
"Can't it be fixed?" Aziel ask.
"It can, but it might take weeks, and maybe even months." Dario said and they all exclaimed.
"That's a really long time. Can't magic do it?" Zavier ask.
"I doubt. His situation is quite critical. He was stabbed fourteen times all over his body." Dario said.
"Who could have done this?" Yandel thought.
"Plus he has been dead for forty eight hours, it's quite arduous to use magic on a person who has been dead for more than twenty four hours." Dario added.
"What is our hope?" Aziel ask.
"Let's just stay positive, with the help of the witch we might be able to bring him back. But for today, I will just take care of his wounds and join his bones back together." Dario said.
"Just be fast about it please. We need him as soon as possible. Coronation is just three months away. He can't stay in this state for more than a month." Aziel said.
"I understand your drift Sir Aziel. I will do my best." Dario said and Aziel turned to Zavier.
"I will be on my way now, I need to go get some rest at home. Let me know if there's any changes. I will be back by tomorrow."
"Okay Sir Aziel." Zavier mumbled.
"And that's by the way, Yandel where is your sister? Isn't she suppose to be with Xander?" Aziel ask.
"Yes, she just went home to get her things." Yandel said.
"Hummmm..... Okay." He muttered before exiting the room.