PRESENT 

Aria and Cyrus are holding each other's hand tightly when they finally arrive at Cyrus’s penthouse where Dylan is waiting. 

Surprisingly, there are no police cars, no ambulance and definitely no press cars outside the building so Cyrus is a little relieved while Aria is still as nervous as fuck because she knows their daughter is missing.

They are both still clueless as to what really happened because they only manage to listen to Dylan for a few minutes before ending the call and driving back to the penthouse.

The couple had an argument when Aria insisted they drop by the pharmacy they saw a while ago so she could buy a suppressant because she is still on the second day of her heat. 

They both know that it's dangerous to her health to take the pill when she is already on her heat but Aria just glared at the pure blood and even threatened that she would jump out of the car if he won't stop.

The omega felt dizzy for a few minutes after taking the strongest pill that could forcefully stop her heat but when they arrived at the penthouse she suddenly felt like she was about to pass out again when she saw the amount of blood stains on the floor.

"Oh my moon! K-Kiana? Where is Kiana?" Aria shoved the other wolves out of the way the moment she saw the blood on the floor.They are obviously Dylan’s men 

Cyrus quickly stops his mate by grabbing her wrist when the pure blood alpha sees Dylan shake his head.

"Wait, Aria! Baby come here, we need to calm down okay? Kiana is alive, I know our daughter is alive but we have to calm down so we can think of the next thing to do." Cyrus says.

He is also trying his best to calm down even when he feels like his own wolf is so ready to shred whoever is responsible into tiny pieces.

The omega looks at her mate with tears brimming in her eyes.

"Cyrus, I would never forgive myself if something bad happens to our daughter again. This is all my fault, if... if I didn't...." Aria wasn't able to finish her sentence as Cyrus pulls her into a tight hug. 

The pure blood alpha gently caresses her back while releasing calming pheromones.

"Ssssh, it's not your fault Ria. Come here, let's have a seat so we could talk to Dyaln, hmm?" Cyrus hums while guiding the omega towards the couch. 

 Cyrus can still smell the scent of heat from his mate, he doesn’t want to let Aria sit alone. 

Instead, the pure blood alpha guides his mate to sit on his lap while his arms are still wrapped around her waist.

Dylan arches his brows while watching the mates in silence because he didn’t want to add more stress and pressure to them. 

When he was sure that Aria is a little bit calmer, he clears his throat a little louder to make his presence known to the two even when Cyrus already acknowledged him with a light pat on his shoulder just a while ago before Aria broke down into a crying mess.

"Dylan, what the hell happened here and where is my daughter?" Cyrus asked, his eyes wandering around his own penthouse.

Dylan carefully put down Felicia’s old phone in the center table as if it would answer Cyrus’s question before he finally opens his mouth to speak.

"All the CCTV footage has been erased, the two security guards you left to be with Kiana and Felicia were found lifeless inside their own car in the basement."

"W-what? But how? I mean... the blood? Dylan the blood?" Aria immediately starts to panic again when she realizes that the blood on the floor isn't from Cyrus’s men.

"It's not Kiana’s Aria. It's not Felicia’s either."

"Then whose blood is that?" Cyrus asked with furrowed brows already because he's also as confused as his mate.

Dylan gives them an apologetic look before he picked up another broken phone and put it in front of the couple. 

Cyrus winced when he saw the device covered with blood. He has no idea whose phone it is until Aria suddenly stands up to grab the familiar phone.

 She checked the back of the phone and saw the familiar silver finger hook.

"OH my gosh! Cy, it's Knight’s! This is Knight’s phone! Why? Why is it here and why is it covered in blood?" Aria blurted out, another rush of emotions washes over her because she didn’t understand why her friend's phone was in Cyrus’s penthouse when they left him in his own place just the previous night!

Cyrus wants to ask more questions but he knows Dylan has something to say so he forces himself to shut up and focus on how to comfort his mate.

"Did you notice that there are no cops, ambulance or even a single press outside?"

"Yes, thank you for handling it well. We don't know who did this so it's better if we keep this low---"

"I'm not the one who handled it Cy."

"What? Then who?" the fated mates blurted out in unison.

 "The Prime Minister himself. Knight was shot inside your apartment. Seems like Felicia contacted him when she couldn't contact you so he came to check on them. But the thing is, the whole CCTV of the building was wiped clean. The NFS already collected all the dashboard cams of the car parked around the building, luckily they got."

Dylan pauses just to breathe before he continues since the two look like they're eager to know the truth.

"Before Knight entered the building, his dashcam caught Alex coming out."

"That motherfucking  bitch! I'm gonna rip her heart out the moment I see her!" Aria gritted her teeth, her eyes turning Deep blue the moment she heard her ex best friend's name.

"Relax Aria, you heard me right? She was already leaving even before Knight entered the building so she wasn't the one who took Kiana."

"Then who? and how?" Aria asked again, her anger still boiling in her chest. She didn't even notice how Cyrus and Dylan were both staring at her with wide eyes until one of the beta in front of her noticed it too.

"Pure blood Omega! Holy shit! I thought they're just myths because I have never seen one!" the beta who's cleaning the blood stains blurted out while staring at Aria’s glowing eyes.

Dylan gave Cyrus a questioning look because his cousin never told him that Aria is a pure blood but Cyrus just gave him a dead look because he was more interested in saving his daughter rather than showing off his mate.

"Stop looking before his mate rips off your head." Dylan decided to warn everyone in the room because he knows how possessive his cousin is.

 "Dylan! Who the hell took my pup?" Aria asked again now that she's feeling a lot calmer because the pill she took is finally working.

"It's Julius Carter!" a voice of a dominating pure blood alpha booms inside the penthouse making everyone in the house almost bow down the moment they see the Prime Minister.

Cyrus and Dylan immediately felt uneasy the moment the older pure blood appeared while Aria quickly runs towards the older man and throws herself at him. 

Everyone inside the penthouse was shocked because they didn't know that an ordinary wolf could do that to the Prime Minister. 

They were even more surprised when the Prime Minister himself automatically wrapped his arms around the omega. 

Dylan felt worried for a second because he knows Cyrus won't let it slide but when he looks at his cousin, he sees something in his eyes that he never expected to see.

The younger pure blood alpha is looking at his mate being hugged by an older pure blood but instead of jealousy, Dylan sees a spark of fondness in Cyrus’s eyes.

"Uncle, what happened? Where is Knght?" Aria asked when she finally pulled away.

The Prime Minister looked so powerful and intimidating with his aura but the moment he looks at Aria, there is a distinct softness in his eyes as if he's talking to his own child.

"Don't worry about him, Ri. Knight is stronger than any other wolves you have ever known. He took two silver bullets, one even pierced through his lungs but miraculously, he's alive. Maybe his little brother protected him tonight." the Prime Minister uttered before he lifted his gaze from Aria to Cyrus again.

"Oh Luna, I'm so sorry uncle. But where is he now? Is he really alright?" Aria asked again but this time, the Prime Minister's eyes were on Cyrus.

"He will be fine, Aria. All we need to do is find a perfect match for his blood donor since apparently the two bags they already took from me are not enough. I'm actually here to fetch his other donor."

Dylan’s lips twitched upon hearing the Prime Minister.

 He knows that it's almost impossible to find a match for a pure blood alpha's blood because their genetics isn't as simple as the ordinary alphas like him. Aside from the scientific explanation of that difference, he doubts that Cyrus would agree to save Knight because he knows the older pure blood is a threat to his relationship with his mate. 

So imagine his surprise when Cyrus suddenly stands up from his seat to meet the eyes of the older pure blood in the room.

"What are we waiting for then? Let's go save my ri...I mean Knight." he said in a very firm voice.

The four wolves agreed in silence. They know they need to find Kiana but Knight’s life is also in danger so they all know that they should do whatever they can first.

The Prime Minister was about to exit the door when the portrait in Cyrus’s living room suddenly caught his attention. The older pure blood alpha's feet got frozen when he saw the familiar face of a small boy he could never forget until he dies.

"Uncle, let's go?" Aria called out to the older man but Mr. Ashbourne just kept staring at the portrait.

"A-Aria... who is that boy?" he asked, just to confirm the thought in his head.

"That's me sir. That's the only childhood photo left from my hometown in Busan." Cyrus suddenly replied that the Prime Minister snapped his head towards him.

 "Zayden?l”

Lucius Ashbourne came from a poor family. His father was a farmer and his mother is a teacher at a public school. 

He was the only son of his two alpha parents which is why they did everything so that they could to give him the education he needed to make his life better.

 His parents were hardworking and morally upright people. 

They raised him with good manners and right values because they strongly believe in the law of karma. 

Lucius Ashbourne could still remember what his father taught him when he was once bullied in school.

"Son, always remember that when someone takes your pencil again, give them your eraser too." His father said while patting his hair.

"So that they have something to use to erase their mistakes son. You see, people tend to take something for two reasons. The first one is because they badly needed that something so they have no choice but to take it from you... or if it's because they know you'll do greater things if you have that something that's why they're taking it from you. The world is full of greedy people, Lucius. The weak are being eaten by the strong ones. The poor are being abused by the rich, but not everyone is like that. There are people who still believe that the Moon is watching. So we always have to do what we want others to do for us. We always have to choose kindness over anything in this world."

"Just like the Von-don Thomsons?" He asked when he remembers the kind Prime Minister who has a soft spot for the weak and poor. At his very young age, he admired the old Prime Minister because he knows he has a good heart just like his father too.

His father laughs at the eagerness in his son's voice. He knows how Lucius loves the Prime Minister because the boy never missed the news every morning just to watch the old man. He is even surprised that his 8 years old boy prefers to watch the Prime Minister's speech over his favorite cartoons.

"Yes son, just like them." His father had replied before pulling up the blanket over his son's body. 

He was supposed to leave and let his son sleep when the little boy suddenly grabbed his hand.

"Dad, I promise I will do very well in school and I will become like the prime minister. I will become the Prime Minister of The country." He said with determination in his eyes.

His father just laughed at his words because he knows that it is impossible for his son to achieve that goal. Little did he know that Luna was watching and listening to the little boy knowing that his fate had changed that very moment.

 he'll grow up holding on to his father's golden heart, then he will receive a reward that is more precious than the gold!

******************************************** PRESENT 

Lucius is still staring at the portrait in front of him. He heard Cyrus’s words clearly. He understands that the boy in the portrait is no other than the son of the man who tried to kill his only remaining son. But his heart is pounding, his wolf is howling because he would never forget those soft doe eyes and smile.

"Zayden." he mumbles to himself but this time he reminds himself that it's impossible because there's no way it's real. 

He knows the world knows Cyrus is Julius’s son.

"Uncle, are you okay?" Aria joins the old man when the omega senses his distress scent.

The Prime Minister blinks. There's only one way he could check if Cyrus is his long lost son. He looks at Aria to reassure the omega that he's fine before he turns to Cyrus.

"Do you mind if we run a test with your blood?" he asked hoping that the younger pure blood would agree.

At first Cyrus frowns because that's very odd, but then he remembers that he will donate  blood to Knight so he assumes the old man just wanted to make sure that his only heir will be safe so he nods in the end.

"No problem sir. They could do all the tests they need to do." Cyrus replied before taking his mate's hand as they led them out of his penthouse.

Lucius nods as he follows the younger wolves.

 In that moment he didn’t  know what to ask the Moon for anymore because of course he would be happy to know his son is alive, he just doesn't know what he would do to Julius if ever it turns out that the young pure blood is indeed his long lost son.

The group including Dylan and a few of their bodyguards went to the private hospital where Knight is. 

They knew they couldn't take him to the hospital because that would create a big scandal so the Prime Minister chose to take his son in silence. 

He also wanted to make sure his son was safe until they found and arrested the culprit.

Cyrus was immediately assisted going to the small test lab of the exclusive hospital while Aria  and Lucius waited outside the ICU where Knight was kept. 

The Omega was fidgeting with her finger when she finally voiced out what has been bothering her.

"Uncle Lucius, can I ask something?" She asked.

"What is it child?" the Prime Minister asked while fishing out his phone.

"Why did you call Cyrus by Zayden? Isn't that Knight’s younger brother’s name?" Aria asked with hesitation.

The Prime Minister sighs.

 He looks at Dylan who's staring at him too because he knows that the alpha heard him also. 

Dylan knows about the Prime Minister's long lost son, actually he saw the news when he was younger. 

He knows that the Knight’s younger brother died but they have never found a body of the poor little boy so Dylan was also shocked when the Prime Minister called Cyrus by that name a while ago.

"Aria, Knight’s brother didn't die. He got lost. I think he has found his way back home tonight." the Prime Minister replied with a sparkle of tears in his eyes.

"But how did you know he didn't die uncle?" Aria asked with equally teary eyes.

Lucius smiled fondly at the young omega.

"Aria, my youngest son is a pure blood. If he died, his mother would die too. They won't be able to bear the pain of being apart at that young age. My wife's wolf would've gone berserk if she had failed to sense our son's soul. Her wolf knows that our Child is still alive and that keeps her breathing despite the constant pain in her heart." the Prime Minister explained.

Aria’s eyes widened. She remembers her own wolf whenever she wanted to end it all in the past, it was as if her inner wolf was telling her to hold on to her life. She felt a deep pain in her heart but her wolf kept her alive because it knows that her daughter is alive.

The omega was about to say something when her phone suddenly rang. 

The Prime Minister, Dylan and the other security nearby gave him a questioning look so he checked on his phone. His heart feels like it suddenly stopped beating the moment he saw the caller ID.