The Alpha King's Claim

Chapter 76

The Alpha King’s Claim chapter 76 by desirenovel

Aero

“What’s the matter?” Serena noticed my sudden tensed form and asked.

With a gruff, I raised my head up and looked at her. “Trouble knocking at our door, my queen, and I

reckon their visit has something to do with you.”

She knotted her brows at first, fell silent for a moment, then I saw a flicker of awareness in her eyes.

“Yes, they are here for me,” she muttered softly, a sudden tinge of worry painting her face.

Hell, she was yet to tell me everything. She was yet to give me a thorough explanation. For these damn

faes to boldly enter my realm meant that Serena was too important for them to just simply ignore.

Unlucky for them, she meant the same to my kingdom and to me. More even.

“Don’t worry, I won’t let them take you,” I said whilst standing up. “Stay here.”

With the fae king’s visit, my wolf started baring its teeth. This was ever the first time a king of any realm

visited another in surprise. This could be a cause for this man’s downfall or he just might have a very

good reason why he had to knock my door with threat looming in the air.

I may not know yet the whole story, but what information I have currently, I placed two and two

together. What could Serena being a High Priestess in the fae realm mean?

Fuck, I wished I had asked Adamar and Adaen further about this.

Transporting to my throne room in a second, the first thing I noticed was Elijah already standing a

couple of feet away from me, shoulders stiff and eyes at attention. Beside him was Farryl. She

immediately knelt on one knee in deference to me, the kind that showed complete submission to a

higher command.

I tipped my head at both of them.

‘Be on guard,’ I mind-linked to them.

They nodded.

Just as I sat on my throne, the double doors opened. William waltzed in and introduced my guest with

as much caution as possible.

“King Geraden of the Kingdom of Ehnrelil, Your Majesty.”

He opened the path for the one mentioned to enter.

A metallic blue robe appeared from the hallway, its vomit-inducing sheen contrasted greatly with my

marbled floor. This covered his whole body except his head, but it was also so grotesquely adorned

with beads and whatnot that I initially had trouble locating his face.

Fucking fae. Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

Behind him was about fifty plus fae knights in full red and gold armor, their long swords dangling at the

ready beside their waist. I reckon he had another hundred more waiting outside my castle’s front

entrance. I thought a bodyguard of this size was a bit excessive, not unless he planned on something…

but then again, he had good reason to do so when he was in my territory.

When our eyes locked, instantly, I recalled how he and the queen threw contemptuous glares at me in

the meeting. Was Serena the reason why they did it? It was a high possibility, but I couldn’t stick to this

just yet. For all I know, there could be more.

Once King Geraden was a few feet away from me, my lycan side sensed danger. His animosity

towards me was nothing new, but danger? How and why? Or was it my lycan’s way of giving me a

warning of the future?

“You do not just bring an army of fae knights in my kingdom unless you are picking a fight, King

Geraden, or are they just for show? For you to personally visit me, I’m wondering what for?” I asked,

leaning forward in my seat, looking down at him as if he was a pest.

Through the waterfall of beads from his headdress, I saw another contemptuous glare, but this was

masked really well behind a practiced poker face.

“A recent explosion of an ancient fae power caught our attention and it led us here,” he started. “This

causes us to believe you are harboring a very important person in our realm.”

Ancient? My mind quickly caught the word. Serena had that kind of power stored within her or was it

from the stone? Fuck. I wanted to know more.

“Cut to the chase. Who are you talking about?” I asked him, showing a poker face of my own.

“I order you to hand over the High Priestess,” his overconfident voice tear through the throne room.

There was definitely some degree of threat behind it, but hell, this didn’t worry me at all.

“High Priestess?” I asked, arching up a brow. “There is no such thing as a High Priestess here.”

I knew though who he meant, but like I was going to give Serena to him.

“High Priestess Ysanna had been missing for close to a century,” he reasoned. “Without clues or leads

as to her existence, we are made to believe she is being held against her will. Your realm which breeds

monsters fitted the bill; monsters that would love to get a hold of such a jewel as her. Don’t deny it, King

Aero. I was told you had past interactions with the High Priestess. That and the energy burst that came

here are evidence enough.”

Never mind the fact that he just insulted my kind. Heck, I would say we were indeed monsters. The

best monsters there were in all the realms.

Never mind also the fact that he just subtly told me our kind kidnapped her. I knew for certain that was

a lie. Serena didn’t have any meaning for my kingdom until recently.

Never mind also the fact that he just insinuated I could have kept her for my own pleasure. I admit I had

contemplated doing that once. I was weak at that time, too consumed by sadness and her betrayal,

and my infatuation with her.

What I wanted to focus on was the fact that they were as blind as me with regard to the truth. Only

Serena knew. Only she could enlighten our clouded heads.

“I demand you to release her!” he cried out, the beads on his head shook in the process.

I jumped up from my seat and gave him an icy glare, my poker business face gone.

“You demand?” my mockingly echoed. “May I remind you, King Geraden, you are in my kingdom.”

Then, in response to my mind call, all the nearby wolves outside the throne room appeared before us,

surrounding the stupid fae entourage, snarling and retracting their claws.

“No amount of fae knights would frighten me or my werewolves.”

Clearly, King Geraden was a foolhardy king. With a newly installed crown on his head, I wouldn’t be

surprised if he made moronic moves in his realm and beyond. What he did here could already be

deemed as a cause for war between Phanteon and Ehnrelil. Unlucky for him, I was willing to start it if it

meant protecting Serena.

“Your mutts don’t frighten me, King Aero. I came prepared. Do you want your castle burned down to

ashes? Release High Priestess Ysanna now or else flames will engulf you and your precious freaks.”

He grinned, showing the arrogance of a blue-blooded fae royalty.

His threat didn’t frighten me. I was confident my people could hold a measly fire. Sure it would damage

a certain part of my castle and kill off some of my weres but this was all collateral damage. A necessary

sacrifice they were willing to take.

I was fuming with rage, ready to go all out with this pest of a king when suddenly, my queen emerged

from the back door, dressed in her Earth clothes of faded jeans, a white collared shirt, and boots as if

she was just out for a stroll in a ranch.

“That’s Queen Serena to you, Uncle Geraden,” she stated, her sharp eyes resting on my guest.

I thought she’d approach me, claim her place beside me, but she didn’t. Instead, she strolled past my

confused ass.

The fuck.

‘Don’t worry, I will tell you everything when I get back,’ she mind-linked me as my world turned into slow

motion realizing what she planned to do.

‘You’re not leaving, Serena! That’s an order!’ I barked in her thoughts, stepping forward to get her but

Elijah suddenly caught my arm, consequently stopping me.

‘Brother, what’s going on?’ he cried in my mind.

I ignored him and directed my attention back to her.

“I’m sorry Aero, but this is between me and my kind,” she explained. “I have to sort it out. I can’t involve

your kingdom in my problems. I don’t want to risk your people’s lives for me.”

“You will not go, you hear me,” I warned her. I clenched my jaw and gave her a warning glare.

She stood next to the fae king with her wet eyes on me. “Please Aero, trust me.”

King Geraden flashed me the widest, proudest grin he could make as if he had just won this round, but

I wasn’t going to let him leave with my mate.

No, I was going to tear his throat apart first.

‘Brother, control yourself! We can’t risk war now!’ Elijah, always the voice of reason, cried out in my

head.

‘To hell with it!’ I answered and summoned my lycan side to shift.

In the middle of my transformation though, another entity appeared, stopping time enough to cause a

disturbance, and just like that, I was caught off-guard. The last thing my mind registered was Hale’s

fucking face as he disappeared with Serena, King Geraden, and the rest of the entourage.