Chapter 126


    At least half of their pack members could be seen kneeling at the entrance gates of the Silver Moon


    pack as they weed the king’s entourage. “All hail the King and Queen!!!”


    If he was given a chance, Alpha James would have even arranged a carnival, but the gloomy


    situation with deaths looming over their heads seemed to be the only reason that stopped him from


    exaggerating this visit from Micah and Abby this time around.


    Even so, the pack members were dressed to the nines, as if this was the most joyful asion since


    they were born and the happy smiles upon seeing their queen, who was none other than a monster


    until a few months back in their eyes, was a sight to behold.


    Abby felt annoyed just seeing her old pack members being overly enthusiastic as they escorted


    them from the entrance till the pack house. If two more people hadn''t lost their lives while she and


    Micah were on their way here, would they have been even more brazen?


    Weren’t they trying too hard to please her, just because she turned out to be the king’s mate? But it


    actually had the opposite effect on her to see them being this nice to her all of a sudden.


    Some even went as far as asking about her well-being, while some cried fake tears saying they


    missed her, of course, they didn’t cry in her face. They just talked to each other, ‘quietly’, right


    beside the carriage.


    Even she could hear their so-called whispers, so how was it not possible for Micah and others, who


    were shifters, not to hear it. And the gist was that, wasn’t it?


    To make the king and others believe that Abby had a good life here! Because, they clearly knew the


    girl had felt anything but good living here. Abby was simply disgusted by their actions.


    Currying favor with people that had power over you was one thing, but this was on a whole new


    other level! How could they act like Abby hung the moon in the sky all of a sudden?


    Abby counted seconds until the carriage reached the pack house, Micah didn’t say anything, so she


    didn’t either! But she tried to mask her thoughts as much as possible, as she kept her eyes down


    the whole time they took to escort them to their amodation.


    “My King, My Queen, I’ve arranged the most exquisite guest room for you,” Alpha James said, as


    he bowed once again when he saw Micah and Abby alighting the carriage. “And I’ve already


    changed everything to new in there.”


    He hurriedly led them into the pack house, and Abby couldn’t help but feel relieved that she didn’t


    need to live in that nightmare of an old house of hers.


    Only after listening to his next sentence did she learn that no one was living in their old house. “I


    would have prepared your old house, Queen Abby, but it isn’t in a good condition.”


    And then he went on about how they would feel morefortable in the pack house, because he


    arranged everything they would need here. The more James talked, the more irritated Abby felt,


    because the man had only one thing in his mind; pleasing her, with things she didn’t care about.


    He didn’t hesitate to overdo it at all, because he even pestered the royal gamma, saying he got


    everything covered for their stay here and how they didn’t have to feel troubled to ask for anything.


    “Alpha James, we are here to investigate the unusual deaths, not for a vacation!” Dax, who was


    walking behind with Samuel and Mire, pointed out the absurdity of his behavior.


    “Right, right, but you all have traveled so long, you need to rest properly before you could dive into


    investigation and all, even if it is for just a while.”


    “Then, stop pestering us and let us rest until dinner!” Dax didn’t bother to feign any respect as he


    openly dismissed the alpha. Only then the man stopped harassing them and finally turned around to


    leave, but not before throwing the words ‘let me know if you need anything, no matter how small it


    is.’


    “Can he be any more obvious or shameless?” Abby mumbled, so quietly, it was as if she just moved


    her lips, as she let Alyssa close the door behind her.


    “Did you say something?” Micah asked her, because he saw her lips moving from the corner of his


    eyes.


    “No, I didn''t!” Her answer came too fast to sound convincing.


    When Micah kept staring at her, Abby just brushed him off saying she was too hungry to say


    anything out loud at this moment. “I wonder when the dinner will be ready.”


    Alyssa immediately excused herself and went over to the kitchen to personally oversee the dinner


    preparations, which was one of her responsibilities be it while they were still back in the pce or


    any other ce they went to, which she shared with Reyna.


    Since there was still one more hour for dinner, Abby decided to sleep off her resentment and


    annoyance. “Apany me for a nap?”


    On the other hand, Micah could feel how the air around her changed even weirder after they arrived


    here. But he couldn’t read her at this moment at all. So after contemting for a moment, he settled


    on the bed, in a sitting position against the headboard, while Abby put her head on hisp to take


    her so-called nap.


    He let her sleep while reading the reports he received from n. When it was finally dinner time,


    Alpha James personally came to fetch them to the dining hall, where he had them prepare a feast.


    “I’ve had them prepare every delicacy for you to enjoy,” the man said, as soon as he led them to the


    far end of the dining hall, where he had them ce a special table just for them.


    The table was big enough for ten people to eat at once and was filled with various dishes and drinks


    until no inch of the linen beneath them could be seen. He even personally pulled Abby’s chair for


    her, and then proceeded to introduce a few dishes to her.


    “King Micah, Queen Abby, this side is filled with meat dishes and that tter is seafood based, then


    these are some light dishes, hope they are to your liking.” The alpha even showed enthusiasm to


    put food onto their tes when Micah finally stopped him.


    “We have maids for this, you should have your dinner instead,” the king said, making the man finally


    drop into his own seat. But then Micah stopped the maid from serving him as he took it upon himself


    to fill two tes for Abby and himself.


    Seeing all this was already a big eye opener for Abby, but she kept enduring it, because she


    thought there were more important matters for both of them to think about.


    However, the mind is a weird ce.When you try to avoid thinking about something, it will solely


    present you with the thoughts of the things you are dying to turn away from.


    Abby’s mind was no exception, because she couldn’t help but think how it had been ten years since


    she was even allowed to step anywhere near the dining hall.


    “Do monsters need to eat normal food like the rest of us?” Hanna said one time, her face all


    scrunched in disgust, before she feigned fear as she prompted everyone to back away from her.


    Different kinds of rumors started to spread since then, saying she would eat nasty insects, or


    snakes and so on. Hanna let them spin stories until they all settled on blood, not any random


    animal’s blood but small babies’ blood.


    Even though it was a beyond ridiculous rumor, strength often influenced the weight of the truth, so


    the more people talked about it, the more they believed it to be true. Moreover, Hanna never wasted


    an opportunity to fuel the mes when she saw it was going to burn Abby.


    And Alpha James and her father, just like every time, turned a blind eye to this as well, until she was


    ostracized by even omegas in the kitchen, where they refused to give her food if she came to the


    kitchen.


    Abby was only able to eat when there was no one in the dining hall, which was practically never.


    But now, looking at thevish spread, sitting among people who turned blind eye to her suffering for


    ten years, Abby felt her stomach twist painfully, while every bite of meat she pushed past her lips


    refused to glide down her throat as if it was clogged until even air couldn''t make way down her


    windpipes.


    Abby had to wash down the food after chewing it around in her mouth for a long time, but she could


    only manage two bites before she decided she needed to be out of here, because she was scared


    she would set this ce ame, just to make them all stopughing.


    Their smiles and happy faces only reminded her of the days they pinned her with disgusted looks.


    “I want to take a walk,” Abby announced, as she stood up all of a sudden, startling everyone at their


    table as well as the rest of the room. “I ate too much just now.”


    Aside from Micah, no one noticed how Abby drew circles in her te until now, so they didn’t find it


    odd at all. But when the king asked that he wanted to join her, Abby chose to refuse him gently.


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    “You should continue talking, I’ll take Alyssa with me.” She gave no room for Micah to follow her as


    she swiftly walked out of the dining hall.