All Chapters of The Alpha’s Banished Mate: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

“Olivia, you have to trust me. I will find this person,” assured Reuben. Reuben was a friend, we were on friendly terms at the least. But friends could become enemies and I was not going to trust anyone with such a sensitive task. The plain truth was that I could trust no one. “Good, find this person.” I turned away from studying. There was no way I was going to let Reuben take charge of this investigation but I was going to pretend like I had done so, so that I could chase other leads. For instance, Lord and Lady Shepherd. I stopped at the door of the study, turned around so that I faced both men and said, “I will be spending the night out, so don't go looking for me for dinner. Both men looked alarmed but it was Reuben who said, “I shall have some guards escort you, it is not safe for you to be alone at night, especially given the threat to your safety.” “I’m intrigued about this fellow who believes they can hurt me. I will show them the stuff I'm made of if they come aft

I woke up hours later to the feeling of a thousand needles stuck inside my body all at once. I was in pains that I could not describe, but I was alive, and for that, I was thankful.“So much for not wanting to be a damsel in distress,” I heard Simeon's voice, but it sounded distant and his voice echoed somewhat. I blinked severally, wondering if he was standing over me, but my vision was blurred. I closed my eyes again, willing my aching head to stop throbbing so that it would not blind my sight, but the pain only got worse.The warmth of fur-lined bedding clung to me, but even that comfort couldn’t chase away the dull ache that spread through my limbs like a sickness.“Simeon?” I called out because it was his voice I had heard earlier.“What? Are you saying something?” I could feel his ear brush my lips ever so softly as he struggled to make sense of what I was saying with my weak voice.“Reuben, Reuben he… He's the one…” I had no more strength in me to continue talking, I could only

“You can leave me now, Reuben. I want some peace and quiet,” I said to him. He looked around one more time but when he found nothing, he left.I waited for a few minutes, so that he would not surprise me before calling out to Damien. “Drink the soup, it is good for you,” Damien said before leaving my room. I lay on my bed for several minutes thinking about what he had said about me not calling the guards on him. There was a time I had been so desperate to get my revenge on Damien. What had happened? Did I still not want it? Did I still hold feelings for the man who had betrayed our love? ****I got better with time and three weeks later I was well enough to resume work. As I walked into the war college, Damien caught sight of me and walked up to me at once. I rolled my eyes wondering what he wanted this time. “Are you sure you're fit to resume?” he asked, I noted the concern in his voice. “How did you ever know I was sick, huh?” I asked him because such news should not have left

I could not understand why Simeon had said what he did. Or what he had been trying to achieve by telling me all of that. I suspected that he was cheating on me with Prinsca. I mean, I had heard their moans several times in the past, but I had ignored it. It had not been important. Today was not any different. I was going to chase a lead on Lord and Lady Shepherd. It was time to confirm the story of the couple I had met during the Alpha's ball. I knew quite alright that they were assassins — I was not certain of Alira's identity because she had worn that elaborate hat, but I knew the other man well. He had tried to kill me before in the past when I was in disguise, trying to find out who had drugged my drink.I hurried down to the stables and went straight to see the horse trainer. His name was Albert — he was an exceptional constrainer. He had helped me train Sheila at first before I had taken over her training from the extreme, but they were bound to read results. I knew that if anyo

That sent chills down my spine. Their meeting only meant one thing — they had come to plot how to overthrow Damien. My heart began to pound within my chest. Why did I not want that to happen? Why was I full of fear at the thought that Damien might die if their plans succeeded? What I knew was that I could not allow their plans to succeed. I could not let it happen. I had to find a way to stop it no matter what. “You're being ridiculous,” my wolf reminded me. It was true, how had I gone from wanting to end Damien's life to wanting his life to be spared? I hurried to Simeon's private chambers where he held one on one meetings with important delegates.The stable boy had been right, Alpha Axel sat opposite Simeon with a glass which I suspected had some of our finest wine in it. “Alpha Axel, I was not aware you were gracing us with your presence,” I said using a smile to mask the fact that I was not pleased with seeing him.Alpha Axel gave me a weird look, I looked down on my clothe