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A Kiss With The Alpha King

CHAPTER 6 A JOURNEY TO BEGIN

MARS

In all my years, I had never seen the Alpha King so bothered and the fact that it was over a common maid was even more surprising. Within me, I had been hoping his first erection would be as a result of the potion but when the woman they had brought to him had run out naked, my hopes were

dashed.

Although I had not gotten a good look at the maid I had sent to his room, she had seemed like nothing special. Alpha Rhys had described her as best he could, shutting his eyes as if in pain. The maid

must be some sort of witch to have a hold on him.

The next morning, at the Alpha’s command, I assembled all the guards who had come with us from Plum Paradise and we marched to our host’s courtroom. Old Alpha Keller was having breakfast with his son, Wren and his new bride. He stood up from his seat, shocked to see us still in his pack.

“Beta Mars! 1…I had thought you and the Alpha King would already be on your way back. Plum Paradise is quite far from here,”

He did not want us in his pack, my Alpha was right about that. Now that the wedding was over with, it seemed like we had overstayed our welcome. I could see the fear in his eyes, the curiosity in Wren’s and the disdain in his new Luna.

“I will go straight to the point, Alpha Keller. Yesterday, the Alpha King came across a young girl who brought a glass of wine to his suite at my instruction. She has red streaks in her blonde hair, green eyes, between the ages of 17-24 and she should be a maid. My Alpha wants to see this female.”

“Did she steal something of his?” Wren suggested, wiping his mouth clean with a napkin.

will

No. He demands to see her and wear Clawride apart if necessary.”

“Didn’t we send a woman to his suite last night?” the new Luna fired at me disrespectfully, not trying to hide her hatred. “What else could he possibly want?”

“Silence, Ansley! You do not speak when men are discussing!” Alpha Keller raised his voice and she pouted, displeased. “Wren, take her away from here. I will handle this problem.”

His son was glad to have a responsibility lifted off his shoulders and he left with Ansley immediately. Clawride Pack deserved a better Alpha than that Daddy’s boy. In his absence, Alpha Keller summoned a guard to his side.

“Go to the servants’ quarters and get all the maids.”

The guard bowed profoundly and went off to do his master’s command. Within minutes, all the

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maids of Clarksville Pack filed out, their heads bowed low in reverence. There were at least sixteen of them and their mode of dressing was similar, different from what the maid I was looking for had been wearing. I checked from one maid to another. One had red streaks in her blonde hair but had blue eyes. Another had green eyes but jet black hair. At the end of the line, a maid had blonde hair and green eyes but no red streaks in her hair.

“Well?” Alpha Keller urged, anxious to know what I was thinking.

“She is not here and that means she was never a maid. This case is getting more and more

complex.”

“But why does the Alpha King want this woman? He can have any woman he wants. Women must

be throwing themselves at him all the time.”

I did not expect him to understand neither was I planning to expose my master’s secret. The woman would have to be found somehow before the Alpha King’s patience ran out.

“Call your councillors, Alpha Keller. We are going to have a meeting and this girl must be found or

the consequences would be grave.”

VENUS

Unaware of what was going on in Clawride Pack because of me, I packed my few belongings into an old bag as soon as I was awake. Until then, I had not realized how little my clothes were. I actually had

more books than clothes and it was not really something to be proud of. Books offered great solace, but

I can’t wear them.

However, it was not anyone’s fault. Father had kept me hidden for five years and because of that, Mother had seen no reason to keep buying me clothes I could not wear anywhere. I wore my old ones till they were torn and shabby.

Once I was done, I pulled my hair into a single braid and knotted it with a ribbon. My luggage was light and Drew, no longer as agile as he used to be, crawled into my arms. He had turned thirteen that year and was getting slower and weaker. I dreaded the day he would die and prayed everyday that the Goddess would extend his life. He was all I had left with my wolf disconnected from me.

“Hey, we will be fine,” I said to him, more like reassuring myself. “In time, I will find a job. somewhere and I will take care of the both of us, I promise.”

Picking up my bag, I grabbed hold of my doorknob when heard two voices walking into the house. I placed Drew on my desk gently and listened to their conversation. It was Wren and Ansley, the supposed newlyweds having an argument. I bent low and peeped at them through my keyhole.

“The description of that woman sounds familiar, Wren, like it’s someone I should know,” Ansley

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insisted, her hands arched on her hips. Wren was not interested in what she was saying, not pleased.

with her.

“Was that why you felt the need to embarrass me today by speaking out of turn? What were you hoping to achieve?”

“I already said I was sorry!” Ansley threw up her hands in frustration. “I just….I don’t really like that Alpha King at all. He is so commanding and dominant, expecting all of us to fall on our faces

because of him.”

The Alpha King was here in Clawride Pack? Had he been invited to the wedding?

“You better watch your mouth, woman. Do you want to ruin things for me? Don’t you ever forget your place, Ansley! I am your Alpha and you are my Luna by chance. If only your sister’s wolf had not been beastly and wild, I would have gladly been mated to her. Venus is so beautiful and submissive

whereas you don’t have a filter over your mouth.”

What were my ears hearing? Wren thought I was submissive? He wasn’t to be blamed though. My

father had succeeded in killing my confidence when he constantly reminded me of how disappointed he

was in me. Wren had not met the real me.

“I thought you loved me, Wren!” Ansley’s voice was not as confident as before, now heartbroken. “I gave you my virginity even when you found out that Venus was your mate and I betrayed my sister for you. How can you say such things to me?”

Wren eyed her, a familiar sneer of irritation bending his small lips. “You don’t love me either,

Ansley, so stop pretending! You were ambitious to be the next Luna of this pack and you have gotten. what you want. You don’t need to pretend anymore and I don’t need to as well. I am off to be with my

mistress. You may return to the palace when you are done sulking.

Ansley reached for him but he pulled his hands away. “What about heirs? Are we not supposed to be making heirs for the pack’s progress?” I did not recognize the meek voice that was supposed to be Ansley. She was usually fiery and assertive about what she wanted.

“There is always artificial insemination. Thank Goddess for new inventions in technology. Don’t wait up for me.” Wren threw his words over his shoulders as he exited our house. I heard Ansley crying as she ran past my room and slammed her door shut. She had slept with Wren, knowing that he and I were mates and so, she would live with her sins forever. As for me, I had a journey to begin.

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