All Chapters of His Rejected Plus-Sized Secret Heir : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter Thirty One

XANDER.“Sorry?” Derrick turned around acting oblivious to the question I had just asked him. "I’m talking about your wrist," I said again.Derrick's hand moved before he could stop it, his fingers placed slightly over the bandage, as if he was intentionally hiding it away from me without me noticing. He forced a smooth smile, which was crystal clear that it never came from his mind, “It’s just a training accident, Your Majesty. There is nothing more to it."“Really? Is it just a training accident?""Yes, Your Majesty." He nodded, his eyes still not moving apart from mine. "Which trainer did this to you?""I can’t remember his name offhand. But, I believe it should be from one of the younger warriors" He adjusted the bandage slightly, as if the gesture might prove it belonged there. "It's nothing worth troubling yourself over.""You've sparred with every trainer in this palace for twenty years," I said. "You know all their names.""My memory isn't what it used to be, Your Majesty

Chapter Thirty Two

XANDER'S POVAs I kept walking down the corridor without any direction in my mind and in sight Elma's face kept creeping into my head and her face wouldn't leave my mind. The tears that was pouring down her face the night we had the conversation of the rogues confession. That was one of the most difficult conversation I've ever have to had with someone. I finally found myself in one of my secret room where I get to rest my head whenever my thoughts are too much and I need a private moment. I shut the door behind me, laid on the bed my eyes closing so uptight yet I couldn't sleep. My wolf paced under my skin, restless, like he knew something I didn't."Enough," I growled at the ceiling, throwing off the blankets. "I don't want to be bothered about Elma until I find the truth myself.." I said to myself before angrily picking myself up to head back to the training grounds since sleep had become my greatest enemy. Getting back to the training ground the warriors froze the second I ste

Chapter Thirty Three

XANDER I watched her think about the question the little pup just asked her before she patiently gave him a response, her hands brushing his hair, "That’s because falling apart doesn't fix anything," she said. "It just makes the mountain bigger."The pup laughed, then she laughed with him.Seeing her with the pup reminded me of my brother. How Damien used to do this to almost everyone whom he felt needed care. There was no injured animal, no child, no wounded soldier that ever left his side untended.For the first time since I'd dragged her here in chains, I didn't see a prisoner.I saw kindness, real kindness and I can't decide if she was performing the act of kindness or this is exactly who she is. The moment the pup spotted me, he went rigid with so much fear, "My King…I'm sorry ... .I shouldn't have.."Elma moved before I could speak, stepping in front of him, shielding his small body with hers.

Chapter Thirty Four

XANDERBy the time I reached my chambers, the sky outside had turned the color of a bruise. Elma sat by the fire, the herb book open on her lap, though her eyes weren't moving across the page.She looked up the second I entered. Then looked away just as fast."You don't have to do that," I said."Do what?""Look away from me.""I wasn't sure I was allowed to look at you at all, not after everything that happened last night."I crossed the room and sat across from her. "Elma. I need you to tell me something."She stiffened. "About what?""I need to know everything that happened the very night you were banished. I don't need to know the fabricated version you gave the council, not the version you gave me the first time.""Why?""Because I think someone lied to both of us."She was quiet for a long moment, her fingers tightening around the book."They threw me past the border," she said finally. "I didn't even know which direction I was facing when I landed. I thought I would die out the

Chapter Thirty Five

XANDER As soon as I passed my information to him, I left him there and went back to my chambers, my mind circling the same question over and over. Someone inside my own court. Someone who understood exactly how I would investigate. Someone patient enough to wait years before striking, and ruthless enough to kill twice in a matter of days to keep it buried. I told myself I was going back to question Elma again and this isn't because I suspected her, at least not anymore. But because I think every time I think I'm almost close to finding my brother’s killed it somehow led back to that night in the forest, and she was the only one left alive who'd actually been there. When I opened the door, she was asleep, curled on her side near the fire, one of the herb books still open beneath her hand, like she'd fallen asleep mid-page. I stood there with my legs hardened on the bare floo

Chapter Thirty Six

XANDER The loud sound of the alarm woke me up from my deep sleep and my body protested against it. I needed more sleep to keep my body warm, not after the intimate moment I had with Elma last night but at the same time I didn't want to keep the council of elders waiting after I had been summoned for their presence. I forced myself upright anyway while Elma laid peacefully calm on the bed beside me. I moved as quietly as I could, pulling on my tunic, buckling my belt, careful not to let the leather creak too loudly.She shifted once, murmuring something I couldn't make out, and I froze mid-motion until she settled again. "Sleep," I whispered, more to myself than to her. "You did so well last night." I said to her before closing the chamber door. I had summoned every elder to the council hall by morning, including every senior commander, every advis

Chapter Thirty Seven

Xander I couldn't stop looking at the arrow despite the fact that one of my warriors was having a word with me. My attention was solely focused on the arrow before we made our way back to the palace. "Bring me the weaponsmith," I told the guard the moment we returned to the palace. "The captain of the royal hunters and find Elden—the old military historian, if he still draws breath." "Your wish is my command, my King." They gathered within the hour, gathered around the table where I'd laid the arrow out like evidence at a trial. "Well?" I asked. "What am I looking at?" The weaponsmith picked it up first, turning it slowly in his hands. "Black ash wood, an expensive one which is difficult to source." He ran his thumb along the fletching. "These feathers, raven, is a rare one at that and no rogue band could afford a shaft like this."

Chapter Thirty Eight

XANDER. At the mention of my name my entire being went still.After everything I'd done, the chains, the accusations, the nights I'd left her locked away, she still reached for me in her sleep and said my name like it meant something to her. My wolf surged against my ribs desperately but I tried toning it down a bit. I no longer kept her close because she was my prisoner.I kept her close because losing her had become the only thing that truly frightened me.I was still sitting on the bed in the chamber when I saw something that looked like a shadow move past the corridor outside.The speed was too fast for me to see who the person could be, I stood up from the bed instantly, easing her hand from mine, my wolf straining under my skin as I crossed to the door.The corridor was empty."Show yourself," I said into the dark but there wasn't any answer.I searched both directions, but there were no footsteps,no scent. The only thing I could hear was silence pressing against the dark cor

Chapter Thirty Nine

XANDER I heaved out a deep sigh, trying so hard to hold back myself from allowing my emotions get into the way. This was the first time I was seeing Elma boil with so much rage. I took two steps backward and turned my back against her to find a chair and sit down without having to give her an answer. Elma dragged her feet over to where I sat down and looked directly into my eyes, “why do you keep running away from the truth? Why don't you want to give me an answer to the question I just asked you?”Out of anger I sprang up to my feet, my hands clearing off the plates that were on the desk as I gave her a response with my voice so loud and clear, “That's because I don't have an answer to your question.”"Then find one, Alpha Xander. I'm tired of being your prisoner. I'd rather know the truth and be afraid than be protected and blind."“You know what you are right.” I dropped my words and made my way to the other corner of the room. I was tired of going back and forth with Elma beca

Chapter Forty

XANDER. Knock! Knock! Knock! I heard the loud sound of the door bang and I hurriedly sprang up to my feet while having to deal with the banging headaches as I quickly freshened up, put on a shirt and covered Elma's nakedness sealing a slight peck on her forehead. I answered the door still catching my breath, and one look at Marcus face told me the peace was over."My King. Please, forgive the interruption.""What is it?""It's not about Derrick.""Then what?""Harper. One of the palace maids.""What about her?""She's been entering the restricted archive wing. Several nights a month. She has no authority to be there.""How long has this been happening?""Longer than I'd like to admit, my King. And every time, she meets privately with Camilla first.""You're certain it's Camilla?""I saw her myself, my King. Twice.""What do they discuss?""I couldn't get

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