Chapter Two
Chapter Two
It was time, I would have to pay a visit to the Nightshade pack.
Beta Aric was nowhere to be found.
I stopped in the courtroom to inform my father that I was leaving, but I noticed he wasn’t alone, Aric was there too. I stopped by the entrance, they hadn’t noticed me and so I hid away from view.
“You are marrying her to the Alpha King?” Aric asked, this was indeed the first time I had heard him question the Alpha.
“Yes, my daughter will marry the Alpha King.”
“You know that’s not where she belongs.”
“I will be having no discussion over this matter, it is already settled and done.”
“You know who he is…”
My father cut Aric off. “He is ruthless, every powerful Alpha is, fear is sometimes power.”
“The Blackwood lineage is a powerful one, but it’s cursed that’s what I think. How else would you explain the mysterious deaths? Slade had been killed by his own son, Thane who wanted the throne – there had been other rumours too, that Freya, his mate, had actually been the one behind his death and then she also died mysteriously. Riley too was another mystery to add to the long list, many said she had been turned into a creature of the night on her quest for power, the sun itself became her enemy, she would spend months locked in her room, even the pack members believed she was dead and Thane was only hiding away her corpse, but then… they disappeared, Thane and Riley were gone. There were no explanations, everything was a mystery, but the fact that the crown was passed to their son could only mean one thing.”
“I know the Nightshade’s pack history, Aric.”
“And yet, you send your own daughter to her own death.”
Aric walked out of the courtroom.
“You can come out now, Kaida. I knew you were here, eavesdropping as usual.”
“I wasn’t.” I lied.
“Walk with me, will you?”
We walked down the passageways.
“As you earlier said, your father refused to change his mind so I’ll go with you to the Nightshade pack, and before you refuse, know that you don’t have an option.”
I looked up at him. “Of course you are coming with me. I wasn’t planning on going alone.”
The Nightshade pack was by far bigger than ours; everything about this place was intimidating. The soldiers paraded the borders, and of course they spotted us. They let us in with no questions. Alpha Ethan had been expecting us.
Aric walked beside me, leading the way to the main pack house, which was also equally intimidating. The Nightshade pack was a wealthy pack, there was no doubt about it.
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Chapter Two
A soldier walked up to us. He bowed.
“I have been instructed to take you to your room to settle before the grand feast.” He said to me,
“And what about my Beta?”
“The Alpha hadn’t been expecting anyone else, but a room will be created.”
“You know what? There would be no need for that, a room is enough.”
The soldier opened his mouth, as if to say something, but I cocked a brow at him, daring him to, he wisely kept silent and led the way.
If it had been any other pack, the Alpha would be the one doing the welcoming, the frown on Aric’s face said he wasn’t very impressed with the Alpha Kings attitude of welcoming high–born guests, but I on the other hand, didn’t want to see this man called Ethan, just yet.
The soldier stopped before a room.
“I guess this is it?” I asked, and he nodded. He turned to leave but paused,
“One last thing, the Alpha invites you to join the Grand Feast and he requests you be there early.” The soldier muttered the last part silently before hurrying away.
