My Secret Life (New Edition) Maleah novel Chapter 488

Chapter 488 Few

Deimos

Leander and I keep an eye on the crowd as Zalia takes Axelle’s place on the platform and even though it is for a split second, I see a murderous look in Elinor’s eyes. Leander has seen it as well and informs me through the mind–link that I need to keep an eye on her and her Mother, he doesn’t trust either one of them. We decide that I will keep an eye on the prisoners, Elinor and Hester, while Leander will keep an eye on the rest of the crowd and my Father will help him with that.

The moment Zalia mentions that Brad was only an acting Alpha, I hear a lot of growls and Leander chuckles in my head as I mention that a few Alphas will realize that they need the rightful Alpha for their alliances. Leander wishes them luck with that.

Hester wants to object to Zalia’s words, but Elinor is smart enough to prevent her Mother from saying anything and I see the small smile that forms on Hester’s face as they communicate through the mind–link.

Zalia explains why Maxwell never took over as Alpha–well, better said why he couldn’t take over as Alpha- and I see a very confused look on Rocco’s face. It seems that he never knew the full story about the female that was offered to him and I truly believe that if he had known, he would have never waited for anyone to get Juliette from her room.

I see how both of them respond to the hidden accounts Brad has and both give him a death glare when they realize he would have kept it from them, leaving Donovan or Elinor with a Pack that isn’t as wealthy as it should be. Leander keeps me informed about the other Alphas and Lunas, while Dad keeps me informed about the Pack–members and both groups aren’t too pleased with everything Zalia is telling them.

Hester looks surprised when she finds out about the hidden compartments on their floor and as Zalia explains what was found in them, Hester gives her Mate a few murderous looks, but she remains seated. It looks like whatever Elinor told her is enough to keep her from reacting, at least towards Zalia because if looks could kill, Brad would have been dead and buried by now. Donovan isn’t too pleased with his Father either, but there is nothing he can do about it.

When she tells everyone that the rightful heir is still alive, murmurs start rising among the crowd. The only one that doesn’t seem surprised is Rocco and I think he knew exactly what he was doing the night he entered Zalia’s room. Dad tells me through the mind–link that at first his Father had looked surprised, but that his facial expression changed when Zalia turned her head. Dad’s best guess is that she might look like her Mother if she looks in a certain direction.

It might explain why no one else ever saw Juliette in her, but then again I wonder if many people knew what Juliette looked like. I see surprised looks on the faces of Brad and Hester when the Deltas of Moon Stone Pack stand up and both of them confirm that Brad only relieved them of duty. I hear Dad chuckle when Zalia reveals that Juliette moved to another Pack under another name, because every Alpha seems to be linking their Beta and Gamma to find out if they might have a special bloodline in their Pack.

After Zalia tells everyone that Rocco was the one Juliette’s Father had asked to take Juliette as a Mate, it is clear to see that he knew he would have to forcefully mark Juliette. Dad tells me that Uncle Darric is furious and that a few words from Grandma were enough to keep him in his seat. “I think he would have killed him, if anyone would have given him the chance.” Dad says through the mind–link and I don’t think that is far from the truth.

Axelle calls for a lunch break and as we walk towards the stairs, I see she made sure some of the Palace Servants were driven here as well, allowing the Omegas to witness the trial too. I sit down on a couch in front of the window and I pull Zalia onto my lap as I listen to Axelle answering Alwin. Zalia doesn’t le surprised when Ammon makes it clear that Asha will take over the Throne from his Mother. The only one that seemed to be unaware of it is Alwin and Ammon doesn’t appreciate his Father’s comment.

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Chapter 488 Few

Axelle made the decision to hand the Throne to Asha about a year after she and Ammon met. Like hin Mother, Ammon knows what almost destroyed our Kingdom and even though I doubt he is like Hla Father Ammon doesn’t want to take a chance. Unlike his Father, Ammon likes being in the backseat when ruling the Kingdom. He doesn’t crave the attention like Alwin does and I believe he will never break protocol or the Law to his own benefit.

“Axelle, tell me our Son is kidding? You can’t be serious about handing over the Throne to an outsider. Alwin says and luckily Zalia responds fast enough to stop Ammon from attacking his Father. A moment later the door to the Alpha floor opens and two Warriors walk in.

“Take my Mate back to the Palace, he is grounded to our floor for the time being” She tells them before she turns towards Alwin, “If you ever want to accompany me again on a trip, I suggest you learn to live by my rules or you will never leave our floor again.” She growls at him.

“Not one Alpha will accept this. They will make sure you know that without me you hold no power over them.” Alwin says and Zalia actually bursts out laughing. It takes her a few seconds to calm herself down. “Alwin, there are at least four Alphas that will side with Axelle and one of those Alphas has a Pack that is almost as large as Mystic Moon Pack, a Pack she can count on whenever she needs it.” Zalia says as she stands in front of him and I can feel that Twilight is at the surface.

Before Alwin can react to Zalia’s words, Axelle orders him to leave. It takes us all a few minutes to compose ourselves and once we have, the door opens again. Two Servants walk in with our lunch and no one gets the chance to ask Zalia what she meant–something I am grateful for. I want them to find out with the rest of the crowd outside. I would like to know how everyone will react when they finally find out the truth.

We talk about who could take over from Dad, because there aren’t many Gammas that can become a Royal Gamma. If the Queen loses her Royal Gamma, she will always turn to the largest Pack in the Kingdom, hoping they have a second Gamma’s Son that can take over in his Pack while the first born becomes the Royal Gamma. Normally that would be Blue Blood Pack or Amber Moon Pack, but with Blue Blood Pack being the Royal Pack, Axelle won’t ask for their Gamma.

However, I doubt she will ask Amber Moon Pack for a Gamma. First of all, they lost their Gamma because of Luke’s actions and I doubt she would want to take away the only other person that Amber Moon can take as a Gamma. Secondly, I doubt she would want to reward that Pack for what Luke did to his fated Mate— and let’s not forget about their Gamma’s fated Mate. No, my best bet will be that Axelle will have to look at another Pack for a Gamma.

Zalia seems to be far away in thought and I sometimes have to guide her hand to make her eat something. Every time I do, a small smile appears on her face. Both our Fathers are watching as I grab her hand again and both of them have a huge grin on their faces as she opens her mouth. I pull my chair back a bit and place her on my lap to feed her myself, causing our Dads to smile even more.

By the time everyone is done, a Warrior walks in to tell us that downstairs everyone is finished with lunch and Axelle asks Zalia if she is ready to reveal the rest of the secrets she found along the way, A smile appears on her face just before she tells Axelle that she is more than ready and we make our way down the stairs to put an end to this trial.

Just like this morning, Dad stays in the doorway to the Pack–house while Leander and I take our positions in front of Zalia again.

“As I mentioned earlier, if Donovan had had a good conversation with his Father, none of this would have come to the surface. If Donovan had just been patient, he wouldn’t have to worry about having a female Gamma, because during the last Full Moon I found my fated Mate and it would have taken me away from Moon Stone Pack.” Zalia says.

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