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THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 25 (BROKEN HEARTED PRINCE)
XAVIER'S POVI was stunned once again today as I heard the crack in Abigail's voice as she spoke."Mother warned me, she said it was all a misunderstanding and I was never fit for a prince but I still held on to my hopes that one day you would see how I felt for you. But after all, I have done for you! After all I have passed through for your sake you still never found me worthy," Abigail said.This time when she spoke, there was no anger in her voice and her eyes. All that was left there was pain. Too much pain.The only time I had ever seen Abigail in such pain in all the times we had known each other was when she had opened up to me and narrated how she had found her father's head in a box."Abigail..." I called softly, moving forward my arms outstretched reaching for her but she shifted back, lurking behind the door, using it as a shield between us."Don't touch me, Xavier! Don't! Not with those hands which you have caressed your bride," Abigail said."Abigail, please! Just give m
Last Updated : 2023-07-23THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 26 (HUNGER AND BOREDOM)
ANNA'S POV I was bored. I had nothing to do except sit on my bed and think.The Alpha had sent one of the maids with an invitation for a proposed shopping trip for me but I had declined. Even though I had been tempted, I had to remind myself that I was not here for such frivolities and I had to keep myself focused lest I end up being played by my prey.But I was starting to regret my refusal as I was slowly starting to lose my mind being alone in the room. Back home, I was never idle. Hunger had given us no time to be.'Where could he have gone to?' I heard the familiar voice of my wolf ask inside my head."You keep on asking me questions as if I am some type of seer," I answered her with an eye roll.My wolf and I had a very sarcastic relationship that kept our connection strong and spontaneous. We indeed were a perfect description of two peas in a pod.'You fool! My problem with you is that you don't think! After what you saw yesterday, don't you think that wherever he must have go
Last Updated : 2023-07-24THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 27 (SHORT ESPIONAGE)
ANNA'S POVI was fucked.I had just broken the record for the shortest espionage mission in history.How could I have allowed myself to get busted so fast when I had not even achieved anything?'I'm sorry Father,' I said a silent apology in my mind because I knew this was the end.I knew that I may never get to tell him that apology in person as I don't think I would ever get to leave this town alive.I had not failed just him and the pack, I had doomed them all for death."What is going on here?" I heard the voice ask again. I could feel the anger in the voice and it sent chills down my spine.Slowly and reluctantly, I turned my body around to face the voice.I had never been one to be afraid but as my eyes fell on the man before me, I was gripped by immense fear.Xavier looked like the blood on his face had been entirely drained by a vampire.His near-perfect brows were scrunched together in anger.I could hear his heavy breathing and the sound of his racing heart mixed with mine so
Last Updated : 2023-07-25THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 28 (FIGHT & KISSES)
XAVIER'S POVThe anger inside of me was so hot that it felt like it was eating away my insides.Not only had I lost a friend but I had also lost the woman I had feelings for. Although I had never explored my feelings for Abigail, I knew it was there, lurking behind my heart and now I had lost it.I needed something that was going to help me melt away the pain and hurt I felt. And the goddess had granted me that wish.I had come home with an agenda in my heart to throw out the root of my sorrow. I did not care what my Uncle was going to say or do all I knew was that the green-eyed witch he had given me was going to leave.I stormed straight to my room and as I opened the door, what I saw amazed me.The witch was also a thief.I did not know how to feel when I saw her opening the drawers that held my personal belongings.But I felt a sense of joy as I watched the horror on her face when I spoke.I also loved the anger on her face when I addressed her by what she truly was —a thief and a
Last Updated : 2023-07-25THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 29 (SWEET CHAOS)
XAVIER'S POVWhat was wrong with me? I wondered as I found myself bringing my lips closer and closer to hers.I knew there was something messed up with what I was doing but I could not seem to stop myself from reaching down to the full, pink lips that beckoned to me.I felt her body stiffen beneath me. She knew what was happening. She felt the tension of the moment too.We were still panting and our hearts racing but now, it was rhythmic. All of a sudden, our erratic and chaotic beating of our hearts had suddenly found a common pace and rhythm and our chests rose and fell at the same time causing our bodies to crush into each other in inappropriate places.I was suddenly conscious of everything. From the way her soft, small breast crushed into my chest with every breath to the scent of the wild roses perfume she was wearing, to the salty smell of sweat from our fight, the mixture of which was clouding my thoughts and giving me a heady feeling.This girl was exactly what I thought she
Last Updated : 2023-07-26THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 30 (NEXT VICTIM)
ANNA'S POVI laid where he had left me —in the same exact position he had left me, my hands still pinned above my head as he had me earlier.I took in deep breaths, calming my racing heart till I was finally breathing normally again.I could not understand what had happened in the last ten minutes.I had never been through so many emotions in just a few minutes as I had just done.My mind was a jumble of thoughts and questions while my heart was a plethora of emotions fighting for superiority.One minute I had wanted to kill him, to rip out his heart from his chest and slap his tongue out of his mouth yet the next minute, I was lying beneath him, my eyes closed anticipating and waiting for him to do what?He had wanted to kiss me. For some reason, I could not fathom. And I had wanted him to kiss me."Are you okay?" I asked my wolf as she was abnormally quiet, especially at a time like this.She did not answer me. I had not expected her to anyway.I slowly lifted my body off the floor.
Last Updated : 2023-07-26THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 31 (LET VIOLENCE RAIN)
ANNA'S POV"Um... he went out," I answered slower than I normally would and paying close attention to his expression."Ooh... " The Alpha answered, looking thoughtfully."Thank you for the shopping trip my King," I said quickly, eager to take his mind and the conversation off Xavier."Are you sure you are? You declined my offer," Alpha Lartes said.I could hear a tinge of anger in his voice. I knew instantly that this was a man who was not used to his offers being rejected and my rejection had gotten to him."No, my King..." I said immediately eager to clear his anger.Although I was happy I had bruised his ego with my refusal, there was no way I was going to win his heart over if I showed him I had no regard for him."...I ask that you don't see it that way. I am still very much tired from my trip and the party yesterday and I felt a shopping trip would be very tedious for me and that was why I declined your offer. I hope you don't take it to heart," I said sincerely with a bow."Of
Last Updated : 2023-07-27THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 32 (A NEW DISTRACTION)
ANNA'S POVBoth the Alpha and I were distracted from our conversation as we watched the young lady walk towards us.She was about my age although her eyes looked older, the telltale signs of hardship and a painful life aging young eyes.She walked with her head high and purposeful steps but one could see that it was all a mask for the fear that was in her.She looked entirely out of place, her bland, cheap clothes a striking contrast to the magnificence and beauty of the palace.She looked unsure and there was a hesitant look about her, as if she was not entirely certain about what she was doing.Her whole demeanor attracted me to her and I was eager to know what she was here for.Her eyes flitted from Alpha Lartes to me while our eyes were both fixed on hers.She went on her knees when she got before the Alpha but I could see the struggle it took her to do it. Immediately, my heart went out to her."My King, I am your humble servant, Abigail Penwell," the lady said and I was amazed a
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THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 173 (A PROMISE OF LOVE)
ANNA’S POVAs I got to Xavier’s chambers, I went straight to the bed, hoping I could get some rest but as I lay on it, there was nothing relaxing about it.Every scenario and circumstance kept playing into my head. My father’s kidnapping. The change of the details of the curse. The probability of Edna being Xavier’s half-sister and then Xena wanting to place her life on the edge of danger…How could I rest?Xavier’s plan was a full-on attack but what if… that one question held the key to the outcome of so many lives. It was true that with a perfectly planned attack with everyone’s support, we could win it, but would Nico change his mind?Unable to calm my head as the thoughts came moving in and out of me, I got up and walked to the window. Watching as the men outside, sat gathered in groups.It was Nico’s men and Xavier’s men too. They were sitting together in groups as if they had not just been enemies a few hours ago.A small smile danced on my lips. It was a good development and ma
THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 172 (UNITING THE OCTAVIAN)
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THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 171 (WRONG BLOODLINE)
XAVIER’S POV“What?” We all echoed out in the room in shock.Our voice was of different intensity. Where Charles had the gentlest of them, I couldn’t control mine.“This is unbelievable. How can it be possible?” I cried out. I couldn’t believe this. “Edna can’t be an Octavian, from who? We all know that Uncle Lartes was never even into women to begin with! The man preferred men!”My eyes were narrowed, and my temples were squeezed into a tight knot as I tried to unravel the truth or even basic idea about the information that Xena had given me.“She is not from Uncle Lartes,” she whispered and the cloud of confusion in my head got even thicker.“How then?” I growled. “If she isn’t from Uncle Lartes, who then birthed her?”My father had just one brother and that was Lartes. If he didn’t have then whose child was Edna— as soon as the thoughts crossed my mind, I froze. This meant one thing, if she was an Octavian, then she was…“She is our half-sister?” I whispered, unable to say the word
THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 170 (THE WRONG TALON)
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THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 169 (MY HEART OR MY PEOPLE)
ANNA’S POVThe hours on the journey back were ridiculously cold and silent. Every man was to himself, and I couldn’t help but begin to wonder if there was something I missed while we were all there.As the water danced around its waves, I seemed to be the only one rational enough to notice. It got to a point that I became worried for the men as they could fall or worse could happen to them.But the goddess stayed with us. We got to the shores of Black Moon safely without any casualties. Yet the mysteries surrounding the men didn’t stop. Rather it seemed to spread even to the others as we got down.Even the men in Black Moon all seemed to carry around them a strange dark aura that felt wrong.“Let’s go see the King,” Charles said and we picked a representative from the two teams of soldiers we carried along with us.We were going to the head to the throne room but we were redirected to the conference room where we found Xavier, Edna and Nico all seated with long faces.My wolf was itch
THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 168 (DARK AURA)
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THE ALPHA KING'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE CHAPTER 167 (THE EYES OF THE GODDESS)
XAVIER’S POVI wasn’t even the one to reject it. Edna herself slapped her palms to the table and jumped to her feet.“No, uncle Nico. I am not going to be mated to him!” She cried out like I was some sort of plague but surprisingly I felt no hate towards her because it was a mutual feeling. I didn’t want to be mated with her either. I already had Anna.“Sit down Edna and listen to me,” Nico growled and for the first time since I have come to know him, I saw agitation in his eyes.But Edna had gone wild.She stepped away from the table and shook her head like she had suddenly become possessed.“Why should I listen to you?” She spat out and Nico narrowed his eyes and he searched for the right words to say but before he could even come up with them, edna continued.“No way! I have listened to you all my life. I have done everything you have wanted.” She beat her chest and pointed in my direction. “But you see this particular one, I am not going to do it. I am not even going to sit here a
