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Chapter 21
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2026-01-02 12:16:47*Hazel*
Hazel stood at the top, in front of all the pack members, the pack elder and council, along with Beta Shane.
“Here is Miss Hazel from the Red Scarred Pack. She is being sent as an allegiance and will be joining our pack officially tonight,” the pack elder announced. His eyes shifted to a very nervous Hazel as he asked, “Do you have any objections, my lady?”
Hazel stepped forward slightly, her voice steady despite the nerves swirling inside her. “Not at all,” she said softly.
The elder cut her palm with a dagger, making her face twitch slightly as her blood dripped into the ancestral vessel. “As no special position holds for Miss Hazel currently, she is now part of the pack royal maidens,” he declared.
Murmurs spread across the crowd; no one expected a mediator to be inducted as a palace maiden. “Does anyone here have an objection? Before you raise your hand, please remember—this is the Alpha’s order,” the elder continued, his words immediately restoring decorum.
“I believe everyone here is satisfied. We shall continue with the process,” he concluded.
Hazel was then provided with the palace badge and the livery of the palace maiden. She expressed her gratitude and swore her loyalty to the pack. The members welcomed her wholeheartedly, though some whispered that her beauty and important position might sway the Royals more than they should.
*Orion*
I spent a few days traveling to the Queen of Witches, determined to understand why she couldn’t discern Hazel as my mate.
“Look who’s here! An Alpha King!” she exclaimed, laughing hysterically. I wasn’t amused. Everyone knew Imogen.
“You want to know why your mate is wolfless?” she asked, already aware of why I had come.
“Since you already know, kindly provide an answer. I do not have time to waste,” I said, keeping my wolf in check.
“You have to mate with her and mark her. That will trigger her wolf and make her acknowledge your presence as her fated mate,” she replied, walking back to her seat.
“Okay, thank you. I owe you one now,” I said, knowing Imogen never does anything for free.
“Consider it a payback agreement between your mother and me,” she said, her voice cooling. I glanced at her one last time before leaving her coven.
Imogen has always been a close friend to my mother. They grew up together, and sometimes she would spend days here whenever she had a fallout with my father. We always assumed her daughter and I would be a perfect match, but life had other plans—we are not fated. Hazel later found her place in my pack, while Imogen’s daughter found her mate: the Blue Moon Alpha, her mother’s greatest enemy, who had destroyed her grandmother’s coven in the past. Despite that, they had no choice but to forgive each other, as they couldn’t keep them apart.
Today is Hazel’s ritual party. She would officially join my pack, and soon, her coronation would follow. I could smell and sense her presence in the mindlink, indicating her blood had now mixed with the pack generally. I ordered her to be part of the palace maidens because I didn’t want her to be maltreated or treated like a regular mediator. The packhouse does not condone such treatment, and anyone caught attempting it would be dealt with brutally—Shane ensured that.
I have to enter the palace and actually live there for the moment, something I haven’t done in ages. Hazel needs to be close to me because I haven’t marked or mated with her yet, and being apart would weaken my powers.
I changed my shirt and pants, took a bath, and dressed in fresh clothes. Mounting my horse, I gave my house one last look before riding toward the pack.
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