My Secret Life (New Edition) Maleah novel Chapter 473

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I never liked sending Alwin out on his own because, for some reason, he enjoys making trouble by not following protocol. This time, I had no other choice as someone had to go to Moon Stone Pack. I couldn’t get away from the Palace because of a meeting I had–it had been planned weeks ago–and the only choice I had this morning was to send my Mate on my behalf. We were aware Zalia might be in trouble, and Deimos and Leander had gone with her to make sure nothing bad would happen. But when I was informed in the morning that they hadn’t tried once but twice to forcefully mark her, I knew I had to send representatives of the Royal Family.

I never wanted to become the Queen. I hate the way people treated my Mother, as she was never sure if someone was being nice because they wanted to know her or if they were being nice because of her title. I had decided at a young age that I wanted to leave the title to my baby Brother. There hadn’t been a male ruling our Kingdom in centuries, and sometimes I wonder if his death was a way for the Goddess to let us know that she would never allow a male to rule our Kingdom again.

Alwin knows how much I hate this, how much I hate being a Queen, and I think I finally start to understand why we haven’t had a male leading our Kingdom for so long. If memory serves me right, my Mother told me that the last King we had nearly destroyed our Kingdom. None of his offspring were males, and I believe that that was the Goddess‘ way of telling him and the rest of our Kingdom that he had crossed the line.

I’m not precisely sure what he did wrong, but my Mother always made sure that I knew there was a reason why the Goddess didn’t allow a male to run our Kingdom. For a long time, I blamed myself for my baby Brother’s death. It wasn’t until my Mother told me there was nothing I could have done–that the disease had taken the lives of many of our family throughout the centuries, both males and females–that my mind settled.

I haven’t heard anything from my Mate, my Son, or my Gamma, and I just hope that Alwin has been able to follow protocol. But if my gut is any indication, I’m afraid I’m going to find a war zone out there. The closer I get to Moon Stone Pack, the harder it becomes to deny the feeling I have deep down inside me. My assistant is keeping a close eye on me, and I know he can tell that I’m getting more anxious by the minute.

“You really believe that he would be stupid enough to go against your wishes, Your Majesty?” my assistant asks.

I think he asks me to keep me preoccupied because he knows that if my mind is working on something else, I’m less likely to get too angry.

“We both know that Alwin isn’t too happy with the fact that I am the rightful Queen and that he has no say in anything–that the ultimate decision on what to do with the Kingdom is mine. My word is law. Alwin knows that, but it doesn’t mean that he likes it,” I respond.

I know that after the last time he screwed up, he has made many small mistakes. I also know that our Son. Ammon, has been trying to cover up most of them together with Eryx, and so far, he hasn’t done anything that caused major problems. But if he had caused major problems, I would have pushed him to the sidelines, making sure that he can never interfere with my business again, and then he will really become a King only in name.

I know that Alwin is aware of the fact that I can take away what is most important to him–and that is the power he seems to think he has. But truth be told, he doesn’t hold any power within this Kingdom. I think it might be time that people start to realize that again–that their ruler, the one that makes all the decisions, is a female. When Ammon was born, I had been in shock because, for the first time in centuries, the firstborn in our family was a boy. I had suspected that something similar would happen to Ammon as it did to my baby Brother, but I never got pregnant with a second Pup.

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After discussing it with my Mother over and over, we came to the conclusion that Ammon’s Mate would take my place on the throne. Asha is more like me than my own son, and I know there are a lot of people who think I misintroduce them every single time. Ammon is aware of the fact that he will never rule our Kingdom, but I never mentioned it to my Mate, and to this day, I still ask myself why I never told him.

The Guard at the gates of Moon Stone Pack seems to be a bit uncomfortable when he is faced with me, and I ask him where I can find the rest of the Royal Family.

“Your Majesty, your Mate, your Gamma, your Son, and the future Beta are in the Pack–house. They are staying on the Gamma floor. If you are looking for Deimos and Leander, I will have someone guide you to my Sister’s house,” the Guard says, and I know that my Mate has done something he shouldn’t have.

“Can you link Zalia and ask her to come to the Pack–house? I want to know what happened last night,” I ask the Guard.

I tell one of my Warriors that no matter what happens, no one is going to interfere with me. “Just keep an eye on Asha. I don’t want anything to happen to her because she will become the true ruler of our Kingdom one day,” I say. I know I can tell him and my assistant anything, as they have been with the Royal Family since they were born.

As the Pack–house comes into view, I see that Liam is waiting for me, and the look on his face tells me that my Mate screwed up royally. I think I have to start training Asha, but I’m also afraid that I will not be the only one without a Gamma–that Asha needs to find a replacement for Deimos. Not that I would blame him if my Mate has crossed the line once again.

Liam opens the door and greets me as I step out of the SUV. “How big is the damage?” I ask Liam as I stretch my legs.

“That depends. If Deimos can look past the fact that Ammon and Eryx forgot about what happened seven years ago, the damage might be controllable,” he answers me.

Walking into the Pack–house, I get a lot of strange looks, and through the mind–link, I ask Liam what that is about.

“They’re not happy with their Alpha and future Alpha being stuck in the Palace dungeons,” He says before I ask him to guide me to the Gamma floor. He knows that my Mate is in trouble, that I not stand for whatever he did. The moment I walk into the living room, I see my Mate looking at me, a.

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doubt he has any idea about what he did or that he did something wrong.

I doubt he is aware of the fact that his actions probably cost this Kingdom to lose an amazing future Royal Gamma–and then I’m not just talking about Deimos. Ammon seems to understand a little bit more than his Father does, and I wonder if my Son will try to make excuses for his Father once again.

“Mom, he is on his own. Even after we went through everything that was said, he didn’t understand the mistake he made,” my Son tells me through the mind–link.

I tell them I want to talk about last night in the Alpha office, and I walk out the door before anyone can say something. I don’t want to hear any objections from anyone.

“Can you bring coffee to the Alpha office?” I ask an Omega I see at the bottom of the stairs. “Make plenty of it, because something tells me I am going to need it.” She bows her head before she disappears into the kitchen, and one of the Guards by the Alpha office opens the door for me.

“At least one thing my Mate did right,” I think to myself as I look at the two boxes on the floor next to the desk. Both of them are marked on the lid. “Safe One” and “Safe Two” are written down, and I open the first box to find the Pack’s bookkeeping. But I thought Liam told me that Alwin already went through the books.

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Liam steps next to me as I look around the office, and I see papers on the coffee table that look similar to the ones I am holding in my hand. I don’t get the chance to ask about it because the moment the door closes behind him, Alwin says, “Deimos is overreacting. I followed protocol just as you instructed…” But that is all I allow him to say before I turn around and roar in his direction.

I know that everyone has heard me, and I get linked by several Warriors that accompanied us here. I also know that Deimos and Leander will show up soon. I instruct them to keep the Pack–members from entering, and before Alwin can say anything else, I wrap my hand around his throat, lifting him off the floor as I stretch my arm.

“What did you say to piss off Deimos and Leander?” I yell at him, and again he says he followed protocol, that Zalia had no right to be included. I roar at him in response, but it doesn’t seem to register–not even when I ask him what I had to do seven years ago to clean up the mess he made.

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