A Second Chance With My Tribrid Alpha King

LOGAN’S POV

Alpha Ryan.

He was here, and I found it hard to believe. His face was a hard one to miss, considering the times he had visited the palace when we were still younger. The cold aura around him was equally a hard one to miss. Cold, but powerful. The only hybrid to ever exist in the bloodline of Alphas. It was safe to say he was the strongest Alpha in our kingdom.

“Come with me, let’s give him a warm welcome.” I felt a tap on my shoulder, and I turned to see it was my father. With a confused nod, I followed him.

“Ahhhh! Ryan.” My father walked up to him and gave his right shoulder a friendly slap.

“Your majesty.” Ryan gave a stiff nod, before looking at me. Thankfully, the initially quiet hall had continued with their business by then, so it didn’t feel like all eyes were on us anymore. “What?” His question was directed at me. “You no longer know me?” He asked, almost sounding hurt, but his cold mannerisms helped conceal it.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“That is something I truly fear.” I replied honestly, holding out my hand to him, which he grasped with his. “It’s a surprise you graced our occasion. Thank you.”

“It was a special request from your father. I couldn’t turn him down. Plus, it’s been a while since I last saw you.”

“You say ‘a while’, like it hasn’t been years.” I muttered underneath my breathe.

“Okay!” My father called our attention. “Enough of that. You should let Ryan enjoy his time here, considering this is the first outing he has made in years.” There was a nervous undertone to his voice, which was expected, considering the reasons why Ryan had been isolated for years. The reasons I was actually yet to know, because neither my father nor uncle Justin had really told us the truth about that incident, for what it really was.

But what I was quite sure about, was the fact that this very Ryan I was seeing here, was far different from the one I knew years ago. The one who was literally the big brother Liam and I never had. A lot about him had changed. A lot I was honestly not ready to know.

“Congratulations Logan.” Ryan said, handing me a small box. He even found it so difficult to smile now.

“Thank you.” I took the box from his hand.

“So where is your bride? I hear she is quite the she~wolf.”

“You sure do hear a lot from that impenetrable castle of yours.” I snorted, making him scoff. Good! Atleast, there was a reaction.

“Come with me, Ryan. It’s been a long while.” Father said, taking Ryan away with him. I went back to my previous work of greeting and showing our guests my appreciation.

The day had progressed quite quickly, and most of our guests whose packs were neighbors to ours, had journeyed back to their packs. The others stayed behind in the accommodations provided to them by the royal family.

“You should go take some rest now.” Liam muttered from behind.

“Yes, I should.” I yawned widely. I was so drained.

“He came.” Liam suddenly said. “Surely, you do not expect me to act oblivious to that.”

“No, I didn’t.” I sighed. “It came as such a suprise to me too.”

“We should talk about this, but not today. When you’re much rested, we will. Hopefully, he wouldn’t have returned to his pack by then.”

“Hopefully.” I nodded.

I looked around the hall, unable to find Audrey.

“She retired to her room over an hour ago.” Liam shared, as if reading my thoughts.

“Ohhh, I hadn’t noticed.” I sighed. “I should get going now.”

When I got to my chambers, the first thing I noticed was how less spacious it seemed. It took me a couple of seconds to realize Audrey’s things had been moved into my room. But then, she obviously wasn’t here. I was so sure she didn’t like the fact that we had to share a room now. Personally, I didn’t know how I felt about it as well, considering the fact that our relationship was a far cry from being fine. I had managed to endure her harsh treatments when we hadn’t been staying together, and I knew it was all going to get worse with her being within such close range.

‘Or you turn it to be in your favour.’

I quickly looked around me, and was sure nobody was there. Was is that voice in my head again?

This time around, it had been so clear. I shook my head a couple of times, before pulling off my clothes and walking into the bathroom for a cold shower. Maybe this was all happening as a result of the stress I had undergone today.

As I washed my body, I thought of finally sharing these occurrences with Layla and Liam. But then again, I was scared to do so, because I did want to raise their hopes up about nothing. Telling them I could hear a certain voice in my head all the time, was literally going to make them think my wolf was in there. Moreover, I had been hearing that same voice for months, and yet nothing has happened. I am still me. Wolfless.

But regardless, there was still a part of me that really wished to know what it was about. Where that voice was coming from, and who it belonged to.

I took my time in the bathroom and when I was finally done, I wrapped my towel around my waist and walked into the bedroom. I was shocked to see someone lying on my bed. I looked closely, and realized it was Audrey. She was fast asleep, making me wonder just when she came in here, and how long I had been in the bathroom. I stood still, looking at her face for a while. I wondered why the moon goddess had given me such a beautiful mate that ended up hating me so much.

She laid on her side, making her full black curly hair frame her face cutely. I didn’t even think about it, before stretching my hand towards her face, hoping to caress her cheeks while she slept. I guess that was my mistake- Actually thinking she was asleep.

“Don’t you dare.” She opened her eyes, making my hand hang on the air, midway to her face.

“Sorry.” I shamelessly whispered, withdrawing my hand and standing straight. She said nothing more, before turning to the other side and readjusting her body to a more comfortable position. In a way, I felt she did so, to give me the privacy of changing into my clothes.

Without wasting any more time, I opened my large wardrobe and pulled out a light weight joggers and t shirt. I walked to the other side of the bed, ready to retire for the night, but her next words shocked me.

“What do you think you are doing?” She rushed out, sitting up on the bed.

“To sleep.” I muttered, unsure why she looked so bothered.

“Where?”

“Here, of course. There’s more than enough space for two of us, we barely have to touch each other.”

“I’m sorry, but I cannot share a bed with you.”

“But we are married, Audrey.” I said, trying to reason with her.

“Do I look like I am oblivious to that? I fucking know!” She waved the ring on her finger at me. Not knowing what else to do, I inhaled deeply and released the air.

“Audrey, I know you do not like me. I understand why you don’t. But we are married now, and it’s only fair for us to tolerate each other as much as we can. I’m not asking you to instantly fall in love with me, but….” I was still talking when she cut me off.

“Are you taking the couch, or should I?” She asked, not a trace of amusement in her tone or expression.

Silently, I picked a pillow from the bed, and headed towards the couch. I knew I was gonna be uncomfortable as hell, added to the initial stress of the day. But then, it was either that, or watch her lay there instead, and I just couldn’t. Dropping my pillow on the couch, I walked to the switch and turned off the lights, save for the dim bedside lamp. I lowered myself onto the couch and tried to sleep, regardless of how uncomfortable and cramped up I felt.

In the middle of the night, I woke up, unable to keep enduring the discomfort and soreness I felt all over my body. I stood up from the couch and looked at a fast sleeping Audrey on the bed. Scared to join her on the bed and eventually make her lay on the couch, I decided to do something I had never done since my existence. For the first time in my life, I slept on the floor.