Chapter 9 âHow are yo you feeling right now, Abby?â Nadia asked, she was the healer that Abby met the previous night before she fell asleep, because she was very tired, she didnât pay close attention to her surroundings and only realized she was in the kingâs bedroom.
â1-1 am fine.â Abby said, she stared at the beautiful healer sheepishly. âCan I go back to my home?â
Nadia smiled helplessly. âAbout that, I canât decide, because we need the kingâs permission if you want to leave this room.â Even Nadia was having a hard time to come closer to this room, somehow, the king was very angry and became overly protective. He didnât allow anyone to come near this arca Probably, this sounded ridiculous, but if you saw the nature of the shifters, especially someone with the highest status in this continent, you would understand how important their mate was and how overprotective they were to their people.
âOh...â Abby lowered her head again.
Someone had brought a tray full of food, she had never seen so many food for her in the past ten years. She had seen how Hanna would get all the best food and as many as she wanted, but what was for her was only scraps.
Abby would already be grateful if she was being fed and her father didnât forget to leave something for her to cal.
âYou will be fine after some rest and then cat properly. I donât think there is something that need to be worried about.â Nadia smiled, she glanced at Abbyâs neck, the area where her scars were. She wanted to say something, but she held back her tongue, thinking this was not the right timing to bring up the problem. âI will take my leave.â
âAh.â Abby stood up as well, she stretched out her hand to hold Nadia back out of instinct, but she retracted her hand again.
People always hated it when she touched them, thus she shouldnât do that.
âYes?â Nadia smile sweetly when she saw how Abby looked uncomfortable. âIs there something you need?â
Abby shook her head, she looked hesitant when she wanted to speak, but then she was afraid, she would waste her time if she was like this for long time. âThat... the thing is... the king said that I am his mate... I am sorry, but... I am confused.â
Nadia sighed deeply. So, the king was really adamant to take her to the palace apparently, he even had told her about it, at this point, there was no going back.
âI donât think I have the capacity to answer your question, from what I heard, the king will meet you later after he finished his business with alpha James. I believe, he will explain everything to you.â Nadia patted her shoulder. âI will leave now, okay. You need to rest.â
Abby didnât want to rest, she wanted an answer, but she couldnât be greedy.
In the end, she was left alone in this flourish room that she had never been inside. This room was 18.06 wed, b Mar Chapter 9 the main guest room, only an important people was allowed to be here. So important, she was forbidden to step in.
647M But right now, she was here, doing nothing, thinking about what would happen with her later, until someone opened the door.
âThe king just left.â Alpha James kneaded his temple, he seemed to be in foul mood and the arrival of his beta didnât make him feel better. âIf you asked me what the punishment your family will get, I donât know. The king only said, you will get the punishment you deserved after he asked more about what you have done to his mate.â
Ryan balled his fists, he gritted his teeth. This was not the outcome that he expected. He couldnât believe such miracle could happen. His second daughter, the monster, was actually the kingâs mate, not Hanna or any other normal girls.
But, what more surprising for him was the fact that the king actually accepted her.
âAre you sure there is nothing you can do about this, alpha?â Ryan sat down across from alpha James and his alpha gave him a nasty look.
âHow could you treat your daughter like that? All the people here know what happened ten years ago and itâs obviously not her fault.â
Ten years ago, there was fire that burned down the betaâs house, but not only that, it killed his mate too, while his second daughter sustained that ugly scar on her left body.
That was the reason why she was called as monster.
âWhat we should do now?â
âYou should pray that your daughter will not let the king to know what you have done to her all this time. Probably, your crime will be pardoned.â
The alpha acted like there was nothing wrong with the whole situation, as if he was not involved in this matter, Technically, he didnât abuse Abby, yes, but he didnât do anything either as the leader of the pack. He turned blind eyes with the way Abby was treated.
However, Ryan couldnât complain about that.
âI think it will be better if you saw your daughter first before the alpha have a conversation with her.â
âI am not allowed to meet with her.â Ryan had tried, but the royal guards turned him away. Without the permission from the king, he was not allowed to come near the room.
Alpha James sighed deeply, he shook his head regretfully. âThere is nothing I can do.â
There was silence between them until Ryan asked the alpha again. âYou told me the king was just here a moment ago, what he wanted?â
âHe wanted to take Abby to the capital city right away, therefore, the meeting about the pack needs 33 Wed, 6 Chapter 9 to be done this evening, so tomorrow, they can leave.â
âThat fast?! They will leave tomorrow?!â Ryan didnât believe what he heard.
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