A flicker of anger in Rose’s eyes didn’t go unnoticed by Nycta. She knew her sister was mad because of the harsh word that she told her.
However, she couldn’t let her do whatever when it came to her mate. She wouldn’t sit silently and watch when her sister was actively trying to find a gap to sneak into her relationship with Dacre.
"My apologize, queen Nycta," Rose said in small voice, she lowered her head, not to show her submission, but actually to hide the malice in her eyes. She was not born to be a follower, she was born to lead, that’s why she had a hard time to accept that her little sister held more power than her.
"It’s unfortunate because of this you have to postpone your meeting with alpha Logan, but don’t worry, I will arrange your meeting the moment you returned."
The meaning behind it was very obvious and was not stupid not to catch it, but she needed to play her role without any mishap. She lifted her head and offered Nycta a grateful smile. "I will be very happy for that."
That was the moment, where they were no longer saw each other as a sister and the situation became a competition to put down one another.
Meanwhile, Dacre didn’t see, nor he cared about the rivalry between his mate and her sister, his main focus was on Khaos. Because the palace couldn’t be left empty and the king was heading toward where the royal gamma was, thus Leonard needed to be left behind.
"Pay close attention to the elders. I don’t want them to have any idea of changing their loyalty." Dacre stared at Nycta, who was still talking to Rose in the distance. "And take care of the queen and the baby."
Leonard followed his line of sight. "This may sound bold, but I think you chose the wrong sister."
The royal beta was impressed by Rose, just like the king. Therefore, he thought it would be great if she were the one, who sat on the throne as the queen.
"That’s not a bold statement, but that’s a treason." Dacre shifted his gaze toward his beta and Leonard immediately lowered his head. "Keep that thought to yourself."
Rose was way smarter than Nycta, who was very innocent with the matter related to the court and its schemes, but Dacre liked her naivety.
Dacre kissed and hugged his pregnant mate one last time before he left and reassured her that he would return as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, in the River Creek pack, the people kept coming for food and Khaos used this opportunity to introduce Zuri subtly. They didn’t do anything flashy, but both of them helped with the distribution for an hour, as if to tell them the rumor that said Zuri was promised to Khaos was true and both of them were in a good relationship.
It would offset the bad rumor about Zuri was being the mate of the deceased alpha Xaden and her betrayal to her mate and her pack.
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