Chapter 52
Queen Helen -
"You better have good news, Caspian," Queen Helen said, seeing her son arrive at the king's office.
As if she were the king, she sat on Balthasar's seat. Her mate, Alpha Blaze, sat on the chair across the table.
"Did you do it, Caspian? Son?" Alpha Blaze asked. "Did you destroy all the fire root plants?"
Caspian smiled from ear to ear. He lifted his chin and proudly revealed, "I did more than that! When I reached Mount Nefarious, I crossed pathed with Kieran Stone. He was after the fire root."
"I knew it! It was Alpha Kieran all along! But how did he manage to get the king out?" The queen wondered bitterly.
"He must have helped from Beta Ford, my love," Alpha Blaze suggested. "Since the beta had gone missing, we can assume his involvement in this."
"Caspian, please tell me you took care of Kieran?" The queen inquired.
"Most definitely, mother. Kieran Stone is dead. He slipped into the crater's center while trying to race after me. I distracted him, and he wound up falling down!" Caspian eagerly reported. "I killed him, mother, father. I killed Kieran Stone! Haha!" Queen Helen's eyes widened. Her smile reached her ears. She was so happy that tears rolled down her cheek. Kieran had always gotten in the way of her plans unknowingly. Without him, she and Blaze can finally push through with their plans. "Oh, Moon Goddess! Thank you!" The queen praised. "Thank you for answering my prayers!"
"This is good news, son, but what about the fire root plants? Did you destroy them all? Kieran may be dead, but others will try to take it to keep Balthasar alive," Alpha Blaze sought.
"Don't worry, father. I took care of it. I destroyed every single living fire root plant in the crater. There is nothing left! The king will die eventually, and I! I will be king!"
The family of three celebrated, hugging each other. After taking it all in, the queen said, "Now, it's time to follow through with our plans. First, we must announce Beta Ford's betrayal - abandoning his responsibility. We will also declare how the king has been kidnapped by Kieran Stone, so no other pack will help him in Taplean."
"The doctor said the king will only have one week to live. Let's give it one month and then formally announce the king dead and declare Caspian king!" Helen happily expressed.
"I can't wait, mother," Caspian remarked.
"Me too, son. I can't wait," Helen replied with a smile. She turned to her mate and said, "Blaze, take care of your divorce, please. We will slowly introduce the idea to the people how you had been my constant aid in the king's passing, and then we fell in love." "That's a great idea, my love," Blaze replied. "I'll divorce my wife first, so they will not suspect us when we publicly announce our relationship."
"Yes," Helen said, maintaining her smile. "With Kieran gone, no one can stop us. We will hold power in Taplean."
- Kieran -
"What - what did you say?" Kieran asked, wanting to clarify things.
"Alpha, Luna Alexia is pregnant," Morgan repeated. "She is not sick - well, morning sickness always goes along with the early stage of the pregnancy. Your wife is three weeks pregnant. With the signs that she is showing now, also, given you both have alpha blood, Luna alexia will give birth after six months." "See, Alpha? There is nothing to worry about," Ace comforted Kieran. Seth did the same.
Learning of this, Kieran walked over to Alexia, kissing her and hugging her. He said, "I'm going to be a father."
Alexia nodded, saying, "Yes, you are."
"I'm going to be a father!" He said again, this time, louder than the last.
Alexia and everyone around them laughed at Kieran's reaction. Alexia repeated, "Yes, you are! Kieran, you already have your alpha heir!"This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.
"Congratulations, Alpha Kieran!" Seth praised.
"Congratulations!"
"Congrats to Alpha Kieran and Luna Alexia!"
The surrounding warriors and the king's guards praised and wished for the couple. Even if, in the current state of Taplean, many things were uncertain, with Alexia being pregnant, Kieran found more strength. He will protect his wife and child and stop at nothing to resolve the accusations against him.
~Kieran-
"Don't move. Don't walk. Just let me do everything," Kieran suggested while carrying Alexia in his arms. "Thank goodness Morgan spared us a room for your convenient rest."
Alexia laughed, saying, "Kieran, I am pregnant. I did not become disabled!"
"I just want to ensure you won't slip anywhere, fall or trip. I worked hard to get you pregnant," Kieran remarked, making Alexia laugh thoroughly.
When Morgan learned of Alexia's pregnancy, she asked the warriors for help, cleaning up one room from her house to accommodate Alexia and Kieran. Morgan had previously turned it into one of her store rooms, but it was good enough for Kieran since it had a decent bed. The room became tidy that same night.
After settling Alexia to sit on the bed, he kneeled before her, studying his wife. He looked around the modest room that would be their home for the next few days until the king returned to his original health. It was humbling compared to what he could offer Alexia back at the Stone Blood Pack.
He then returned to observing Alexia. His gaze landed on her stomach, but mostly, he lingered on her delicate face. Soon, he asked, "Are you okay with this, Alexia?"
"We planned the baby, Kieran," Alexia replied.
"I know, but I am no longer an alpha.
I am a man without a name or property, and the palace had ordered my bank accounts to be frozen. Thank goodness I left money at the packhouse, but the money I have won't sustain us if this problem persists," Kieran described. "Will you be okay being pregnant with our situation?"
Alexia stilled. Even the money that Kieran had set aside for her, the queen also had frozen.
Caressing her husband's face, Alexia said, "As long as I am with you, I'll be fine - our baby and me. That's what matters that we are together. We can get through this."
She rested her forehead on his and claimed, "Your title is not essential to me, Kieran - you are."
Kieran sucked in a breath. He lowered his frame and kissed Alexia's belly. Then, he kissed Alexia's lips. When he pulled away, he said, "Thank you, Alexia, for being at my best and my worst. I will never forget this day, this time of my life, how you stayed with me despite it all - "
"Shhh. What are you talking about? We are in this together. Don't forget how the queen is also targetting me, naming me a bastard child," Alexia reminded.
He nodded, taking his hand. "You are right. We are in this together, and we'll get through it."
"Anyway, since we have a private space now, I thought maybe we could." Kieran coughed against his fist and requested, "I want to be buried inside you now."
He saw his wife flush, but she didn't refuse him either. When Alexia nodded, he said, "Give me your ass, my little wife. I don't want to hurt our baby."
Alexia gave him her back, and she lowered her pants and underwear. Seeing her beautiful bum, Kieran hissed and kissed each bottom cheek while his fingers caressed her rose.
Kieran knew his wife was trying to hold back, especially since their room wasn't soundproofed. She often looked at him desperately, silently telling him she adored how he stimulated her.
"I love it," barely a whisper, she said.
It encouraged Kieran further that he thrust his finger inside of her. When her entrance became so wet, Kieran hurriedly unbuckled his pants. He palmed himself before testing the wetness of Alexia's pink hole.
"Fuck, you are so wet," Kieran declared. Then, he entered her and began to move back and forth. "I love you, Alexia. You are mine."
"I am yours," Alexia echoed.
Shortly, Kieran picked up the pace, making love to his wife. The slapping of their flesh became deafening in his ears, and he loved it.
Arriving at a conclusion, he lowered his frame to kiss Alexia's back and pumped harder, reaching Alexia's very end. He orgasmed, his moan muffled against Alexia's back.
Breathing against her skin, he repeated, "I love you, Alexia."
"I love you, Kieran," Alexia replied.
Days passed, and Kieran received an
important call from the Stone Blood Pack. Clayton, one of his best warriors, had decided to remain at the pack to look after the members and the younger warriors. On the phone, Clayton reported, "Alpha Blaze is already here. He is giving ridiculous orders, but I am trying my
best not to defy him."
"Play it by ear, Clayton. You know how to deal with these situations. Remind everyone to act neutral," Kieran instructed.
"Yes, Alpha, "Clayton replied. "You should know that the queen accused you of kidnapping the king. Now, a more serious crime had been pinned against you. Although, there were talks about you being dead, Alpha. That worried us all, but we knew you would not die easily."
"You are speaking to me now,
Clayton. I am alive and well," Kieran
replied. He described what
happened at Mount Nefarious,
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resulting in the palace believing that he was no longer a problem to deal with
think being dead is the answer to our problem. At least the queen will not seek me out. So let
me be. Tell only those that you trust how I am still alive."
"Roger that, Alpha. Then, there is one other piece of news. The Paternity Test returned for Luna Alexia and the king," Clayton supplemented.
Hearing Clayton, Kieran's skin crawled. He replied, "Send the report to the Cross River Pack. I want Alexia to open it herself."