Ivan’s POV.
As I suspected, there were only a few guards on patrol. I have known Blake and his father went into battle with a huge number of their knights. Leaving only a small amount to defend their castle. It didn’t sit right with me, especially since I knew that my mate was amongst those that were left.
My men of twenty and I have managed to sneak into the royal territory easily. Before I knew it, I had a few of my men patrolling to warn us if Blake would return. Five of my men were running through the castle right now. I was trying to sniff out my mate's scent. Ivy’s scent was lavender, it helped relax me and, oh my, I was never really a lavender person, but ever since I had smelt her scent, it has become my favourite. One of my men stepped around the corner without inspecting prope
