Chapter 176

　　Lucas' POV 　　As we were in a fucking heated conversation, Torrent walked towards me cautiously and poked his nose at my body. I guessed he wanted to know if I was still alive or not. 　　I tapped his nose. He moved back a few steps and snorted, looking guilty and hurt. 　　Then, I heard the sound of hooves. 　　"Is that Alpha Lucas!" 　　"It's him! That's his horse!" 　　"He's lying in a puddle of water!" 　　"Is he dead?" 　　"I told you to pick up your speed! Now he's dead. How are we going to tell Miss Louisa about it?" 　　"Wait a moment, he isn't dead. He's still moving... He's standing up! He's still alive!" 　　I recognized that was the voice of Louisa's new personal guards, whom I had paid to protect her. 　　A bunch of fucking morons. Seven elongated dwarves. 　　"What the fuck are you doing here?" I asked. 　　"Alpha, Miss Louisa sent us here. She said she didn't think you should ride alone." 　　"I've told you. She's a keeper," my wolf said. 　　"Fuck off, Finn," I said in my mind. 　　"What's your nam