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37: The hypocrisy of royalty
The citadel crawled with alphas, elders and royals from all over the kingdom, and having the largest auditorium, it accommodated them all. Its lights shone brighter despite the night and banished every trace of darkness far away from the hall. Everyone appeared their best, glowing with outfits of bright colours and expensive.
They knew how to throw a celebration.
They seemed ready for what was to come.
The lunar eclipse would set once it was midnight, so the feast officially took off three hours before then. This way everyone present would get to meet, mingle and celebrate before the glorious Lunar shift.
Xavier’s arms have been around Mia’s waist, unwilling to let go. It was hard to discern if it was from fear of losing her or the fear of being alone, but the further they got into the citadel, the closer he held her. The scowl he had on his face earlier returned as he looked around for his father. Somehow finding him amongst the much crow
Glory TinaPersonal note:The upcoming days will be slow for me as a writer. There's a lot I need to resolve at my uni. If all goes well, I might go on a 3 weeks mandatory champing exercise for fresh graduates in my country and might have a hard time writing. I will do my best and update for now. Whatever updates I will tell you guys.
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The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 38: Favorable report
“You’re upset,” Mia spoke up as Xavier dragged them further away from Robb who was now back to the guest he had been speaking to before they interrupted. “You can’t read me, lady, don’t try.” he sneered. “I’m not reading your thoughts, it’s all over your eyes and I’m certain everyone here can see it too,” she replied and yanked her hand out of his because she no longer wanted to move. “I’m sorry I took you to him.” “Well, you should be. It was a bad idea.” he snapped, not as mad at her as he wanted to be. “I never wanted that to happen, and I’m sorry.” He struggled to believe that. He hadn’t been the best husband to her and so him being humiliated should give her a little joy. “Don’t be. I deserve that for some things I did to you. So you shouldn’t be sorry.” “I know what you have done, yet it gives me no joy to watch you be put down by your father.” “I am not a good son, I’m a horrible one
The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 39: Quest for restraint
Xavier emptied the wine in his cup into his mouth. He turned away from them, his teeth gritted, showing his fury. “We are leaving.” He said, coming to take her hand possessively. Mia’s eyes widened. “What? Why?" “Because I don’t want to be here anymore and I can’t stand spending another minute here.” “We will miss the lunar shift.” Her panic got the best of her as they brushed past those on their path and made their way out of the citadel. His low chuckle chilled her to the bones. “We will not. We just won’t be at the Citadel when it happens.” She almost facepalmed at his answer, knowing how dumb her question was. If Xavier was taking her out, their shift would not be amongst strangers. Though he would be with her, his eyes would not compare to the thousands back at the Citadel. “You had this planned out all day, didn’t you? That was what you meant when you said you know what you were doing, right? You never planned for us to have our shift here.” Mia spoke, breaking the silenc
The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 40: Common grounds
Xavier took her hand and led her through the open pace and into the woods as the lunar eclipse moved to set. He wanted to move her to the highest ground, around where they would be on top of everything, with her beside him. He could hear it with the way her hearts pounded and blood raced through their veins and how alert his senses became. The ground beneath Mia’s feet felt lighter than ever, and her heart was racing. She glimpsed the alpha king and watched the wind of the chilly night blow over his face and through his hair. She wanted to capture the moment, or at least pause it so she could run her fingers through it. The full moon set, and she felt the change through her body, trying to adjust to the times and their effect on her. Xavier picked up the change, he could tell. The little cracking noise her bones made told him she would shift in no time, perhaps faster than he expected. With many years of practice and training, he had more control over his wolf more control than she
The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 41: Loyalty to the crown
***Flashback “Where is your brother?” Robb asked, stepping towards him with a scowl that showed how much displeasure he had from asking the question. Just like always, Xavier was telling their father, fuck you, and Robb could do nothing about it. The relationship between Xavier and Robb had gotten worse after the death of the Queen and at this stage, there was no repairing it. Xavier would happily do as he pleased just because it was sunny and Robb would feel the more disappointed. Today was the feast of conquering, thrown to celebrate the victory that led to the Reign of the alpha king, Robb Ainsworth. The palace hall was crowded. Every noble and lord came to celebrate with the royals, yet Xavier absence seemed deliberate. Elliott Ainsworth stood behind him with a look of worry on his face, but Edward could read through it. He wasn’t really worried. He hated Xavier just as much as Xavier hated him and Edward knew Elliott was probably praying Xavier never shows up. “I don’t know,
The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 42: Sin
“When were you going to tell me, alpha Zayn invited you to his wife’s birthday party, and you accepted?” Xavier asked, stepping into the garden and making his sudden presence known. She noticed his voice seemed too calm for someone who would get dragged off to some place this evening without proper notification. She lowered the cup of tea in her hand onto the small glass plate Toni held out. The maid nodded and immediately departed from the garden, making the alpha king and Mia the only ones left. “I was going to tell you tonight.” “Tonight?” he repeated in disbelief, a scoff following right after. “You were invited a week ago, but you were going to tell me tonight. You hoped to take me by surprise because you knew I would refuse the invitation.” She narrowly stared at him. “He’s an alpha and a member of the council of elders. What was I supposed to do?” “Refuse his invitation as luna and as Queen,” he replied as if it
The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 43: Desire
The party, just as expected, was a simple one with a few guests present. This was less crowded than what Mia had gotten used to recently, but she was happy about the change. When she glanced at Xavier, she noticed he had a grumpy look on his face. It didn’t surprise her, Xavier wasn’t a fan of people and he had the “hate them before they hate you” motto. Xavier remained glued to the corner of the room after they stepped into alpha Zayn’s house where the celebration took place. He was unwilling to move. No one among the present guest glanced at him and unless he beckoned to the servers, none dared came close. He had that terrifying aura, but Mia saw past it. She didn’t want to push him, though. She knew she had used up all her anger-free trials of him. She left him and tried to meet up with a few ladies she recognised from the maidens’ council. Those she saw were pleased to see her, and she felt the same. She couldn’t ignore the heated gaze of Xavier on her while she
The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 44: Pleasure
She dragged a sharp breath as he finished explaining.He had painted such a picture that she easily imagined every single thing he had said in her head. It felt great. Her lips parted as she breathed raggedly through and her eyes fluttered a few times. She could hear her heart was beating faster. Her nipples were hard and pressing against the fabric of the dress and between her legs, damp with needs. “I didn’t know that.” “Well, now you know.” “You never told me who to think about when I pleasure myself,” Mia spoke up, when Xavier was about to take his leave. He gave her a smile that made her breath cut in her throat. “You can think about whoever you want.” He replied, and he kissed her forehead tenderly, making her body spark up. His soft lips didn’t linger for more than a few seconds before pulling away. “Good night.” She retired to bed in her white singlet and tucked herself in. Her mind raced with thoughts about what the alpha king had told her about her body and wh
The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 45: Family
Xavier, who saw Mia’s desire for reading, had converted his mother’s spell room into a study for her. In the last few months, Mia had successfully read all the books on the shelf in her room. When she relayed it to Xavier, he seemed obliged to find a way out for her sake. He borrowed her a few of his books from his study and in the little free time she had to herself, Mia finished them and returned them two days later, and that blew him away. He knew she loved books, but he didn’t know she loved them that much. This prompted the creation of the study, and after three days, it was almost completed. Mia stood at the window of her study, which had a thick brown curtain to control the flow of light in the room. She watched as the workers placed the last book on the shelf and she looked impressed with the progress and speed of its transformation. The study desk was being adjusted when the door flew open, startling the eight people in the room. All eyes
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- The Alpha King's Ugly Bride Epilogue
- The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 94: Her decision to live
- The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 93: The agreement and the promise
- The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 92: When it all falls into place
- The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 91: Truth in its time
- The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 90: Consequences
- The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 89: True understanding
- The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 88: Advantage of danger
- The Alpha King's Ugly Bride 87: Worthy to be king
