Alfonso POV As soon as we arrive back at the kingdom, I head to my father's office. I haven't been able to stop thinking about Gemma and the fact that she isn't going to be the next Queen of Werewolves. I knock firmly before I enter. Before I can speak, I realize that he isn't alone. Ancrus stands from his seat and bows before me. "My liege, I'm glad to see you made it home safely. I assume my daughter is in your quarters. I have missed seeing her the last few days," Ancrus says. It takes everything in me not to dress him down for going to my father after he received a call from his daughter. "She is, and I'm sure she will be happy to see you since you haven't spoken since yesterday." He has the good grace to look embarrassed. "I must apologize for getting involved in your lover's qua