The Alpha's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 257

Chapter 257: THE KING’S JUDGEMENT

There was an uproar amongst the wolf pack.

Some saying the judgement was wrong, while some said that the judgement was as rightly given.

"Silence." The King announced. "I will hear not one more word about this issue. What I have decreed is what will be whether you like it or not. We shall see the outcome of his actions and hope that that would set his heart at ease and put his quest for hunger to rest."

"And what about this girl my lord?" Someone asked. "Was it really true that he gave up his own first daughter to purposely suffer under the hands of Xaden to save his second daughter."

There was another murmur amongst the crowd.

"Now what says you maester." The king called out to his maester.

The maester looked from the king to the other men awaiting his response and said.

"The message that I received was that Bale had a daughter in secret with a mere slave. She gave birth to a girl before the Luna Maria ever conceived." The maester. "Bale is said to be not quite fond of the girl and she was left to be forgotten in the pack for a while. This is the only bastard of his that we are aware of."

The King sighed and rubbed his chin. "And the mother of the child?"

"Died after childbirth. It seems that the lady Maria was very jealous and took the opportunity to lock the slave in a cell when Bale went away. She went into hard labor and gave birth to the daughter who we now know as Jasmine. The birth was very premature and the baby should have died. She was born at seven months, especially with the fact that its mother was dead."

"But the baby defied all odds and survived." The Maester said.

Then the court doors were opened and cherry came inside with her heels clicking right behind her.

"Hello boys." She said winking at them and walking up to where the royal seats were.

"Cherry." The King said in annoyance. "We are having a very serious and important meeting. You should not be here."

"Do I have to remind you that what you are sitting on was supposed to be my seat?" She asked him directly.

The King was dumbfounded.

She went up to the seat directly beside the king and sat down.

That was the seat for the Queen who was unwell to take her place.

"I beg your majesty but sitting on the throne of the Queen is forbidden by our laws." The maester said in horror:

Cherry waved her hand off. "Do not be such a drag. It was my sister who told me to sit on this very seat and take over things on her behalf."

She winked at him and said. "And moreover, sitting on the throne won’t kill anything. It is not like I am taking the throne for myself. And if the gods have an issue they should come down themselves and take over."

They all went quiet.

Even the King said nothing.

She looked at everyone and said. "Come on, carry on with the conversation. It is not like I said anything to disturb the conversation. Carry on please."

The maester still did not speak until the King cleared his throat.

"And does anyone know anything at all about the mother? Where she came from? Who is she?" The King asked.

There was a silence in the room.

The maester shook his head. "No your majesty. There is no news about that. We only know that she was born by a slave. Nothing is known much about her."

Cherry became alert. "And who is this she, we are talking about?"

"It is Alpha Bale’s daughter. Apparently the one who was sent as his daughter was not the one he wanted." Alpha Blake said.

Alpha of the dead walkers pack.

Cherry’s face tightened but managed to suppress her emotions.

"This is news. And how did Xaden take it?" She asked.

"Not well of course." The maester said. "She was planted as a spy and Bale broke the was of the accord. The King has given Xaden the free will to choose his judgement."