The general made the minister swear not to speak a word of what he told him to anyone and to let the elders choose whoever they wanted as their king. But as soon as they parted, the minister went straight to the elders and informed them of what he was told. An emergency meeting of the council was called that very night and a decision was made.
In the morning invites were sent to packs far and wide. They were being invited to the crowning of the next king that was to take place two days from the date they sent the invitation. Invites were sent via email to make things easy and a follow-up call was made to all the alphas to ensure they have received the invite and to confirm their attendance.
Preparations at the royal palace were also underway. The royal werewolf palace was situated right behind the mountain and on the other side to the east was the Golden Moon pack of alpha Nathaniel, to the Southside was the Sky Moon of alpha London and to the west side is the Crescent
Later that evening Jake and his team had already planned for the following morning. The omegas had packed a change of clothes for him and his Luna. Chad packed for himself as they decided he was going with Jake together with Samuel the head warrior and three other warriors. Eric was to stay behind and take care of the pack in their absence.Jake did not plan to stay long at the royal palace, he planned on being there till after the crowning of the king and then leave. Sandra prepared herself to go to the meeting with London. Jake was not happy about it but he did not stop her, she said she wanted closure then he will let her have her closure but he would not let her go alone.They argued about that until they decided he will wait for her in the car but Samuel was going in with her and he was to mind link Jake should something happen. The drive to town was a silent one with Sandra thinking of the last time she drove here coming from the hospital. About her studies and h
Early the following morning Jake, Sandra, their gamma, and guards were on the road to the royal palace. The ride was silent, and Sandra fell asleep again the moment they got into the car. They left the pack at four in the morning and Sandra was still sleepy. “I am still wondering why we have to be there a day early.” Said Jake, he informed his gamma and beta about it then they got back the previous night.“I was wondering the same thing.” Silence again after that with each one deep in their thoughts. “Maybe they want you to be one king’s man and that is why you must be there early. Be introduced and informed of your duties as a king's man.” Jake knew of the kings’ men but has never met one.They were a secret organization meant to protect the king; one may think they are just ordinary people because they were chosen among the alphas. He did not know what the criteria was for choosing a king’s man and he did not think he qualified for that even if he did. He did not want the position;
“We will give you some time to think about this while we welcome guests.” Said the elder, and they all stood up and left the throne room. Jake leaned back on his chair massaging his neck, this whole thing was stressing him out. Sandra reached out to him and held his hand. “Say something.” Jake sighed. “I don’t want to be king.” He said softly.“Why? You know what will happen if London ends up being king.” Chad asked horrified just by thinking of London being king. “I know what will happen if London becomes king, but I don’t want to be king.” He stood and went to stand facing the king’s chair. Sandra stood and went to stand behind him. “Why don’t you want to be king?” she asked.Jake did not turn to look at her and continued staring at the chair. “I have a pack to run and being king is not something I even dreamed of becoming.” He answered. “So, why did you want to stop London from being crowned king then?” Jake turned and looked at her as if he was insulted. “You should know the man L
They spent the whole day with preparations for the ceremony, the king and queen’s attire being prepared. The rituals being done and now it was the day of the crowning. Sandra did not feel nervous the previous day as they spent it between preparing the attires for the day and doing rituals then teaching her what a queen does.Only today were her nerves kicking in, not even when they were moved to the royal wing where the king and queen stayed did she feel nervous. She was tired and wanted to rest. But now everything was settling, and she could feel her insecurities and nerves come to life.Jake hugged her from behind. “Stop worrying, you will make the best queen they have ever had.” He said kissing her neck, and she turned to look at him with worry written on her face. “Jake I am human and about to be crowned as queen of the werewolves. They will think I am weak and not deserving of the crown.” She voiced her concerns.She tried to move away from Jake, but he held her in place. “You se
The drive back to the Sky Moon pack was a silent one. London was fuming with anger that he did not get to be a king like he wanted to. Melanie was feeling sorry for herself because now there was no way she was going to get rid of Sandra. She is queen now and it will be exceedingly difficult getting close to her.Shane was just quiet thinking of when he will ever find his mate in these conditions. The crowning ceremony was a good place for him to find his mate, but he did not even get to mingle and see if she was there. ‘Am sorry for taking so long to find you but I promise one day we will be together. Please keep yourself for me and be saved.’ Shane said in his mind hoping that by some miracle his mate will get his message.London’s phone rang, and he fished it out of his pocket and clicked his tongue when he saw the caller id. “What do you want?” the latter sighed on the other side; he knew he will be angry at him. “Am sorry things didn’t work according to plan.” The latter said then
The following morning the king and queen were woken up by their servants. They prepared their bathing water while they bathed. They made the bed and brought breakfast. By the time they got out of the bathroom wearing fluffy white robes, the bed was made and they set a small table with breakfast on the balcony of their room.“It will take a while to get used to this.” Said Sandra as she led the way to the balcony with Jake following behind. “You are going to have my queen because this is your life now.” Sandra took a seat. “I know” She glance at the servants that were nearby waiting for any order from them.“How does it feel being queen?” Sandra sighed, it has not settled in yet, it has only been a few hours since they have been crowned. “I do not know yet, it has only been a few hours. How do you feel about it?” the whole situation still felt surreal to Jake, he never thought he would be here today as king of the werewolves.“I still need time to adjust as well. It is a lot to take in
The smile on Chad’s face has disappeared and now he can feel he is in the presence of royalty. The aura around Jake after leaving that room was scaring even his gamma who has known him for years. His aura was different now, powerful, and scarier than anything he has ever seen.Jake was taking long strides going back to the throne room and when he got close, they opened the door for him. The elders inside lifted their heads to look at him, the man was more domineering than a few minutes ago when he felt the room. What happened? They wondered, but no one had the courage to ask. Not when he was so imposing.“Leave what you are doing and get me the files of everyone that works in the palace, and I want background checks on everyone. I want to know who their parents are where they grew up and went to school. Their friends, everything about everyone, and I need this as soon as possible.” He ordered, and the elders looked at each other wondering what is going on.“Is someone going to do some
“What are you doing here? I thought we agreed you will not come here until it has been done!” the general, London’s cousin whisper, yelled at him. Cold sweat drenched his back as he kept looking around to make sure no one was looking. London raised an eyebrow, looking at him.“Did I say I would not come, or I said get it done?” the general could not care less what he said, this was not the time for him to be seen with London, not when the king is now looking into everyone in the palace. “Look, you must leave. They cannot see me with you, and no one must know the relationship between us.”London frowned upon hearing that. No one knows they are related and even when they wanted to meet, they would meet outside of the palace. Why was his cousin suddenly worried? “What happened?” his cousin brought his focus back on him.“The king has launched an investigation, but I do not know what it is about. All I know is that he is looking into everyone in the palace, including the elders.” London l