The myriad of emotions coursing through her body left Abby trembling, so she could only hurry to leave
there, not wanting to show Ruby how much this encounter with her affected her.
“Prepare the bath again while I take a walk in the garden,” Abby told her maid’s as she walked past
Ruby. “The air in here feels too stuffy.”
Saying this, she didn’t give any chance to either her maids or Ruby to react as she lifted her long frock,
and sped away from there.
Meanwhile, Ruby was frozen to her spot after listening to Abby’s warnings and she only came to her
senses when that half witch said the air there felt stuffy.
What did she mean?
She was humiliating her again, wasn’t she? The nerve of hers!
She would remember this and wouldn’t spare her!
“Miss Ruby,” Alyssa called to her.
“What?” Ruby barked back.
And when that lowly half witch’s maid asked her to step aside so she could run after her master, Ruby
felt like screaming at the top of her lungs.
Even a maid was not afraid of her.
In truth, Alyssa didn’t mean any disrespect but to her already overheated mind, everything just seemed
vexing.
Abby couldn’t point out the exact reason, but once she ran far enough, she found her whole body
trembling as she slowed down to walk.
She looked at her shaking hands which were drenched with sweat and saw crescent shaped
impressions across both her palms.
During the whole time she was talking with Ruby, her nails constantly found themselves digging into
her palms, out of nervousness.
Talking about nervousness, it wasn’t the only thing she felt right now.
Along with anger, a bit of fear and traces of self doubt, there was another emotion wrecking her heart.
right now, and it was ‘thrill‘.
Yes, she was so happy she could stand up for herself, she felt the satisfaction deep in her bones.
She never gave a thought if she would be able to confront Ruby before this, or anyone for that matter.
So the whole encounter with herselfing out as the victor, left her blood thrumming in her ears. She
was thrilled, period!
However, just as she reached the corridor leading to the back garden, an absent minded Abby bumped
into someone and it was a young man who seemed to be three to four years older than herself.
“Oh my god! I’m sorry. I wasn’t looking where I’m going,” she immediately apologized as she stepped
back until she was at least two feet away from the young man who didn’t seem to have received any
damage from their collision.
“It’s okay, it’s a corner, it happens,” the man said, sounding amicable. “Moreover, you seem to be in a
hurry, just like me.”
*He smiled at her lightly and Abby was surprised that the man casually talked to her as if he couldn’t
recognize her.
But then, not many people knew what the king’s mate looked like, since she spent very little time
interacting with people before she fell sick and then left for the Red River pack to meet Mire.
On the other hand, Abby was sure she had never seen this man before. However, from the way he was
dressed and carried himself, it was clear he came from an influential family in this capital.
He looked tall enough but not as tall as Micah. Her mate would easily have more than a couple of
inches
on him, but he looked buff enough. Like a trained warrior. But then he was a shifter, so muscles were
something they were blessed with birth.
They both stood in awkward silence when Abby didn’t know what to say to him while the young man let
his eyes roam around the corridor behind her as if he was searching for something.
For what was beyond Abby’s knowledge, nor did she have the interest to know.
She nodded at him as a parting greeting when she tried to walk around him, but was stopped by the
man. “Hmm, excuse me, pardon me for dying you, but have you seen a young woman in her early
twenties?”
Even though the man couldn’t recognize her, he didn’t jump to conclusions just like others after looking
at her attire which screamed simplicity and mediocre, not at all rivaling the status of a youngdy from
an influential family like Ruby.
He even apologized for wasting her time by prolonging this unexpected encounter. This left a nice
impression on her.
So Abby decided to aid him in his search for this woman.
“A young woman in her early twenties?” Abby asked.
“Yes, she is my younger sister. I came here to meet her,” the man said.
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So it was his younger sister!
But then she couldn’t really help him with such little information. “Can I know her name?”
If she knew her, she would help him directly, even though it was highly impossible given her almost non
existent social circle.
Maybe she could ask Alyssa or Reyna to assist him.
Only she didn’t expect him to say a name so familiar to her.
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“Ruby! Her name is Ruby,” the young man said and Abby was stunned for a moment.
But then she thought it could be a coincidence.
“Ruby?!” Her surprise was evident in her voice.
“Yeah, you might know her. The former royal beta is our father,” the young man said. “Oh! I forgot to
introduce myself! I’m Ezgar.”
Abby was taken aback and could only nod in response.
“So did you see her this morning?” Ezgar asked her, as if he had been searching for his younger sister
for
quite some time now. He didn’t seem to mind that Abby didn’t return the favor and let him know her
name. “I don’t know where she went, and now I’m having a hard time finding her.”
It seemed he was really in a hurry to meet Ruby.
“I saw her going to the second floor earlier,” Abby blurted out unconsciously and immediately saw
gratefulness on his face.
“Thank you, you are a life savior!” Ezgar eximed as he excused himself immediately.
Abby couldn’t help but notice the stark contrast between Ruby and Ezgar, even though they were
brother and sister.
Arthur went to his son’s study, unable toprehend his actions.
How could he hold his own mate’s wishes above the welfare of his people?
How could a king put anything before his people?
Even before trying to learn the truth, he came to the conclusion that Abby must be the one to ask the
King to crown her immediately.
She must be scared that her position would be taken away from her, so she was pressuring Micah to
hold the ceremony as soon as possible.
And Micah should tell her off and keep her in line, instead of giving into her all the time.
If he didn’t control her, he would only bring troubles to himself.
His actions could guarantee a revolt from the people if they were to find out he actually neglected his
duties to appease his own mate.
This madness shouldn’t be encouraged anymore.
He didn’t even knock on the door before pushing them open with a bang.
“Micah, do you even know what you are doing!?” The former king almost shouted as he looked at his
son who didn’t even bother to lift his head upon his intrusion.
He was immersed in the reports before him as he leaned over his table with this cold expression on his
face, listening to his royal beta when Arthur rushed inside without warning.
Seeing that the former king had thrown out all the amicability, n could only excuse himself from the
study, even though he was in the middle of discussing the information rted to the impending rogue
attack.
“Why did you get that doubt?” Micah asked his father, his eyes still glued to the reports in his hands.
This was tant disrespect!
Just because he was against his wastrel mate, his son was treating him like this.
“Doubt? It’s not a doubt. It’s an
usation.” Arthur corrected his son, sounding exasperated.
*And why is that?” Micah asked,
. avoiding looking at his father.
“Because, as the king of this kingdom, you have some responsibilities. But you just can’t look past your
mate’s needs,” The former king
his son.
Only then did Micah lift his head, his eyes full of coldness, as he pinned Arthur with this hard look so
unforgiving Arthur felt the hair on his neck raise.
His son was actually exuding hostility toward him.
“I’m the King of this kingdom,” Micah said, which sounded like a question instead, with his eyes
narrowed into slits.
“What do you mean by that?” Arthur was genuinely confused with the way Micah phrased his question
sh statement.
“Exactly what I said. If you guys still remembered I am the king, you wouldn’t have entertained any
usations or such,” Micah proimed, which left Arthur dumbfounded. “You would have had faith in
me.“.
Arthur was left tongue tied at his son’s words.
“Instead you still try to act like the king of this kingdom, trying to pressure me using numbers,” Micah
exposed his father’s thoughts, which made Arthur feel annoyed. “Don’t forget you have already handed
over the reign to me, Father.”
Arthur couldn’t
couldn’t help but clench his fists when his son implied that he was trying to control him.
“It would be for the best if youe to terms with the fact that I’m the king now. And respect my ideas
and decisions,” Micah said, emphasizing each and every word. “And if you are at least done using
me right now, you shake you
leave. I need to arrange so many things for what I have in mind for next
week’s ceremony.”
Micah still didn’t tell Arthur how he was trying to lure the rogues to attack the pce with this
* ceremony.
And before Arthur could protest anymore, n could be seen entering the King’s study with several
other guards behind him.
It was obvious he mind linked them to have some sort of meeting. Knowing it wouldn’t be pretty if he
tried to have an altercation with his son in front of all them, Arthur could only grit his teeth and leave the
study.
Micah made it back in time to have dinner with Abby on the first day of their return to the capital city.
Abby was still under medication and Micah made sure she took her medicines like every time after the
dinner.
He was about to leave for a meeting with his royal gamma, Dex, when Abby remembered her
encounter with Ezgar.
Ruby’s brother.
She told Micah everything about that chance encounter from this early morning before asking why he
seemed so different from his sister.
“Ezgar is a good man, you don’t need to overthink this encounter with him,” Micah reassured his mate
when he realized her concerns.
Only then she felt relieved. She just wanted to confirm if she should keep her guard up with him.
But since Micah said he was fine, then he was fine.
They walked to the sofa while talking and Abby thought Micah would kiss her on the forehead when he
proceeded to sit on the sofa beside them.
“Little one, there is something I need to tell you,” Micah said after sitting down on the sofa as he pulled
her into hisp.
“Okay,” Abby said, falling into his embrace, when she noticed how serious he was, judging by his tone.
“I am nning to hold our ceremony soon,” he said and waited for her to react first.
“Okay, how soon?” Abby asked, trying to sound calm even though she was quite shocked at this
sudden
news.
“Within two weeks,” her mate said slowly, as if gauging her reaction, since he knew how scared she
was
the first time they nned to hold it within one week he first brought her to the capital with him.
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However, Abby didn’t n to hide from things like her responsibilities anymore.
She promised to herself she would stay on his side in everything. So that was what she would do.
“Okay,” Abby said softly yet surely, putting on a brave face.