After leaving Lily at her apartment he headed straight to the mansion hoping his father would have a better idea of what's going on. Driving up parking out front he went to his fathers office walking in as he was on the phone speaking with someone," No, we will handle this. Yes, you will get the same reports I do speaking of which," he said putting the phone on speaker, "My son is here to report on the border incident. What can you tell us?"
"Could you tell me who's one the phone so I understand who I am dealing with?" Max asked not wanting to be taken off guard. "This is Dragon king, Merlin, The one on the other side of your border outpost. We heard what happened, but we were too late to help. My commander told me they didn't even travel through our territory. What have your scouts found?" he said conveying the information. "They found that they came over the border through the river to the northeast. Its on the border line but has a swift current and a waterfall further down from the mountains to the west. The scent is strange though, the scouts said these rogues suddenly appeared out of thin air. A very faint scent of frankincense and sage was left behind, but it didn't travel in any direction," he explained trying to puzzle the clues together.
"The rogues scent was all the way to the outpost. Someone released them from a remote area. I'm concerned it will happen again with father passes the throne to me. Some don't agree with this change believing there's another who can take the throne. Since no other heir has stepped up father agreed it was time to pass on the throne to me, his successor," he said hoping the dragon king would discern his meaning.
"Heir Apparent, unless those creatures are from an Alpha Pairs bloodline they have no claim. Its been over 30 years since the last of the secondary bloodline of werewolves was seen or heard of. They just went into hiding or were killed off. If there is any question it's whether you can handle the position you are about to step into? Have you found a Luna queen? That would reassure your nobles and citizens," the Dragon king suggested. His father's face looked far to rueful and satisfied for this to be a basic reporting meeting.
"I do have someone in mind, but am holding off any announcements until its finalized, if that's how it turns out. As for this attack if you could have your patrols keep a close eye on the area where my wolves were attacked. They don't last long and burnout when they die. With the travel they did do and the attack my beta concluded they only have a longevity of an hour to cause havoc," Max said trying to move the conversation towards a solution for the current problem and not his personal life.
"My commander is listening and will put this into effect immediately. If this was random we need to know if it will happen again. If this is coordinated we need to find out who's behind it and what their main goal is. Someone looking for weak points in relationships could take advantage of it. We need to be ahead of this. Send your best trackers to the border and we will send ours as well to make sure there's nothing missed. Don't wait to long on making your relationship serious. The public will need a mother figure to look to in times of difficulty and strife. Remember that," he said hanging up.
"Since I've said what I was going to tell you anyways, do you need me for anything else? I have things to take care of, so if you'll excuse me," Max said walking to the door. "So you still haven't told her what that box? Or why its important that she's your mate? I wondered if you had figured it out with that tattooed band on your wrist. Did you tell her what it means? What it really means? She could take it all from us if she knew who she was and yet she's not here demanding her birthrights? Tell me son, is lying to your mate a good way to begin a very long term relationship?" the Alpha King said tipping him over the edge.
Swinging around grabbing his father by the throat then slamming him into the nearest wall shaking the house. The Alpha clawed at his hand trying to free himself as Max squeezed his throat hoping to end his miserable existence. If ....you kill....me now...the throne.....will be....harder... to... achieve....," he whispered in his mind making him pause. He let his throat go the man falling to the ground in a wheezing heap coughing for breath.
He leaned back hoarsely breathing then cracked a smirk looking up at Max, "See? Couldn't even save her from your own family. What good are you if you can't keep her safe yourself? She doesn't want to be here as I don't see her with you.*cough* *cough* What makes you think getting rid of your family will make her change her mind? Pathetic, boy. Handle this investigation, stop worrying about how your family treats your soon to be mate. She's been handling her own from the beginning," the Alpha said Max stormed out of his office trying not to go back to finish him off.