Chapter 30 – The Alpha King’s Hybrid

“Will she get your brother out of prison?” Mary countered.

“No? But, maybe -“

I heard a sharp sound so I poked out my head to see that Mary had hit Sabrina across the face. The other girl clutched her cheek as she staggered.

“I knew you were stupid but I didn’t think you would be this stupid,” Mary sneered. “Miss Scarlett brought you to this palace from the trash you call a pack. She recommended you to the queen and this is how you want to repay her kindness? By choosing the side of her rival?”

“B -But Mary, she’s the King’s mate and he loves her. You’ve seen how – How His Majesty acts around her and I – I told you about the love bites on her skin-“

“Shut up,” Mary snapped. “Goddess, I should have given this task to Emma! At least that one has a better sense of loyalty than you ingrate.”

“I’m not an ingrate, I just -“

“I said shut up!” She roared, the sound ferocious enough to make me flinch. “Do you think the king can love a nobody like Amethyst?” She asked with a sneer in her tone. “If I didn’t like you, Sabrina, I would let you grab a rotten and then I would laugh when you fall but I won’t do that.” Mary’s tone became calm and condescending.

“What – what do you mean?” Sabrina got nervous.

“Since you can’t think, let me explain things to you.” I saw Mary pat Sabrina’s shoulder. “Scarlett is an Alpha she-wolf, the next Alpha of Dark Moon pack, the largest pack in the kingdom. The king is a bastard without any political support and thus no real power.” Oh, how she insulted Killian whose eyes she could never meet. “The king is infatuated with his supposed mate now but he needs a strong woman by his side and not a useless she-wolf. He knows that and that’s why she doesn’t wear his mark till now. Who do you think the strong woman would be when the time comes?” She asked in a falsely patient tone.

“Miss Scarlett?” Sabrina asked.

“Yes. You’re not as dumb as you look, after all.”

“But does the king really need any political supporter? Doesn’t he kill anyone who opposes him?” Sabrina asked innocently.

“Goddess, you’re stupid!” Mary screamed. “Do you seriously think the king can do away with Alpha Hawke!?”

“N – No?” Sabrina didn’t sound certain.

“HA! You are too dense! If you don’t want your brother to die in prison, you better do as Miss Scarlett asks. Watch her closely and report everything about her to us. Do you hear me?”

“Y – Yes -“

“Who are you eavesdropping on?” I almost jumped out of my skin when I heard a voice in my ear and felt a breath on my skin.

“W – Don’t sneak up on me like that!” I exclaimed, clutching my chest as I turned to see Killian right behind me. When I straightened, my back brushed his front and my skin flushed.

Ignoring my body’s reaction to his, I peeped to see if the girls had found me out but they were done with their conversations and were walking away.

“What are you doing here?” I asked Killian as I turned back to him.

“You are forgetting I am the king.” His red eyes darkened and I swallowed. “Is there a place in this palace that I cannot enter?” I shook my head.

Arrogant bastard.

“I was told you had trouble moving about. You seem fine now.” His eyes trailed down my body and heat spread through me.

“Y – Yeah.” I fought not to duck my head.

“Hmm.” He hummed. “Walk with me.”

“I -” I’d rather not. The refusal died on my tongue when he raised a brow as if daring me to refuse.

Time and time again, I had to remind myself that I was powerless against this man. He could do away with me if I proved too troublesome and I didn’t want to die until I repaid Noah in his own coin.

“Did you know you snore in your sleep?” He said with the same tone another man would use to discuss the weather.

“N – No.” I lowered my head as my eyes reddened.

“You do.” He made a sound of disapproval at the back of his throat.

“Sorry.” The apology came out sounding bitter. “I will be moving to the queen’s palace soon so beat with me a bit.”

“Who is giving you the queen’s palace?” He looked down at me with amusement sparkling in his eyes.

“But – You said -” He drove the queen from the palace with the excuse that he’d given it to me. I’d assumed he was uncomfortable sharing his room with me and was thus going to send me to the other wing of the main palace.

“You thought I would give you the queen’s palace, really?” He didn’t laugh but he might as well have.

I bowed my head lower, feeling foolish. He’d used me as an excuse to shake up his enemies from the beginning but why was I surprised that he’d done it again?

“The queen’s palace is an unnecessary expense so I am shutting it for now.”

“I see.” The words were dull and impassioned.

“Did you want it?” He asked and I shook my head, feeling anger bristling inside me.

“Do as you wish,” I muttered. He hummed, his hands clasped behind him as we entered the main palace.

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