Chapter 67


    The Alpha King’s im chapter 67 by desirenovel


    Aero


    I had no reason to see General Halcynos as someone I would get jealous of, so of course, I allowed


    Serena to dance with him. Honestly, out of all the men in this hall, he would be the only person I’d


    prefer Serena to dance with, but as far as trust goes, Elijah would be in the top rank, Halcynos would


    be second, and third would be my Beta and Alphas.


    I watched when they danced in the center of the dance floor, but soon, my attention was diverted to my


    brother who decided to approach me. He stood on my left, holding a wine flute that was already half


    empty.


    “You’re too stiff. Loosen up, brother. You’re the one who decided to throw a ball, so you should enjoy it,”


    he said before drinking the remaining contents of his flute.


    I remained silent but took his advice into consideration. I admit I was feeling uneasy. Just seeing


    Serena surrounded by so many faces, so many males…it just didn’t sit well with me. And there was this


    issue of the murderer-arsonist. That entity could strike again and at this very party. The probability was


    high if it wanted to create chaos in my realm.


    But then again, this was partly the reason why I allowed this ball in the first ce. It was selfish of me, I


    know, putting my entire guests and the leaders in peril. However, I was confident with my people.


    Werewolves weren’t weaklings. They could protect themselves if needed. The leaders, they’d love


    some action too, so I wouldn’t worry about them.


    Except for that vampire bastard.


    Knowing Hale, he wouldn’t let this opportunity pass, invited or not. I was well aware he was attracted to


    Serena the very moment he first crashed in the castle a few days ago and that knowledge somehow


    got me all riled up now that I had allowed Serena in my life.


    I already instructed my Security Team and my Alphas to be on high alert. Still, as the Alpha King, I


    couldn’t bex.


    “Tell me, is this all for Serena? Did you finally soften up to her?” Elijah asked.


    Under the dim lighting and the spotlights swaying, I cracked a ghost of a grin. He was too preupied


    watching the dance floor to even notice.


    “Hm, noment huh,” he eventuallyined. Snorting, he crossed his arms over his chest and


    gazed at me.


    “Anyway, I’m happy for this ball. It had been such a long time since we had one.”


    “It had been such a long time since this kingdom had a queen too,” I added, all the while looking at my


    wife and how her hips swayed. “It is only right to make some changes once in a while.”


    “Hmf, you took the words right out of my mouth, brother,” he eximed, shifting his attention back to


    the celebration in front of us.


    “How’s the investigation going? Had you talked to Farryl yet?” I asked, not able to control myself. I was


    too preupied with Serena and him with Rhea that we failed to bring this issue up again.


    “Yes, I did,” he nodded. “She ims she noticed the entry of four individuals in our realm at that time


    when you left for Ehnrelil. Three of these individuals were witches just like what we already know. The


    fourth one however she couldn’t figure out who or what being. She said these witches were already


    dead when they all entered.”


    I grimaced.


    “The murderer nned to leave the bodies in our realm and make it so that it would look like they were


    killed by werewolves.”


    “Yes, that seems to be the case,” he agreed.


    “What else?”


    “She says the murderer was a slippery one,” he continued. “The fire in Cirelles, Farryl regretted it


    happened.”


    “She should be,” I grounded.


    “Brother, don’t be too harsh on her,” Elijah looked at me again. “I too regretted it. If only we were


    vignt enough, it wouldn’t have happened.”


    “Toote to ponder on that now,” I remarked and stood up from my seat.


    “Where are you going?” he quickly asked.


    ‘Seeking an audience with our witch guest,’ I told him through our mind-link.


    Feeling pumped up now for an investigation of my own, I climbed down the stage and neared the first


    table on my right. This was upied by the lord mage, his apprentice, Lady Yna, and her


    “Your Majesty, d that you could join us!” Lord Jacobi eximed, tossing his wine ss up in the air.


    Even without nearing him, I knew already he was tipsy. The stench of alcohol was strong in his mouth.


    “Are the food and drinks to your liking?” I asked, looking at him, then to Lady Yna and the rest.


    “Of course!” Lord Jacobi was the one who voiced out, smiling widely from ear to ear. “You’re a good


    host, King Aero. You throw one heck of a party.”


    My mouth quirked up into a grin.


    “Save the praises to my queen, Lord Jacobi. She’s the one who nned it all.”


    “Then I salute her,” he made a gesture of respect towards Serena’s way who was still dancing with


    General Halcynos.


    Seeing this, I knew she was in safe hands so I decided it was time to move on with my n.


    “Lady Yna,” I muttered, tossing the elder witch a solemn stare. She wore a dark blue gown, sequined


    from the neckline to the hem that it hurt my eyes just watching; however, this wasn’t my concern. I had


    a pressing matter to attend to that I was willing to overlook such shy gown.


    Her mask was shaped the same as Serena’s, but it was decorated with frills. She may look young, but


    she was as old as my father. Her spells masked her true age and features.


    “Your Majesty,” she replied, tipping her chin low.


    “A moment of your time,” I said and opted out the word, ′please’. It was unnecessary and I never say


    please to anyone and I wasn’t going to break that record.


    A smirk formed on her lips. She knew exactly what I needed from her.


    “Of course,” she said, standing up. “Lead the way, Your Majesty.”


    With Elijah and Lady Yna following behind me, I led them to my study on the second floor of the


    castle.


    Elijah poured whiskey in a ss—a drink he had been quite ustomed to on Earth. Lady Yna and I


    on the other hand didn’t waste time getting down to business.


    “You want to see what I saw,” she stated, moving towards an arched window near my desk.


    “If possible, yes,” I nodded, not beating around the bush. Normally, I would never seek help from a


    woman, but I was desperate and yes, Serena had slowly desensitized me. Sometimes, I thought,


    bowing to the opposite gender wasn’t bad, especially when I get something in return.


    She scoffed, then turned to look at me.


    “If we do this, it will cost you. You do realize you’ll be temporarily disconnected with everything around


    you including your senses, right?”


    “Yes, I am ready.” Hell, my mind was made up. It would only be just a few minutes. Surely, nothing


    eventful would happen during that time with the party or with Serena.


    She inhaled and exhaled, and then nodded.


    “Lie down and rx.” She pointed towards the only chaise lounge in my study.


    Elijah and I exchanged stares before I acted on her instruction.


    As my head contacted the armrest, I closed my eyes and waited for her to do her magic. I felt wrinkly


    fingers thereafter touching my forehead and then, my consciousness turned nk and was reced


    with another person’s memory.


    A rabbit hole with shing pictures—that’s how I could describe my experience. This spell-casting


    ability of witches was only reserved to the elders as it entailed quite an amount of energy and it leaves


    the recipient exhausted.


    Lucky for me though, I was the Alpha King. I could withstand such an obstacle.


    When I came to, I was wiser. I saw how the witches were killed. Using a long sword with red gems


    attached to the de, they were skewered one by one. The witches didn’t even have the chance to


    react or fight back. Like Farryl imed, the murderer was indeed slippery.


    I also saw where they were killed. It was a ce in Agotta close to the vampire realm. Did this mean it


    had something to do with vampires? I wanted to believe it, but no, the evidence was weak.


    Unfortunately, as Lady Yna reported, I also couldn’t detail out the face or the gender of the murderer.


    It was blurry and my sure guess was, it was done intentionally. The murderer-arsonist wasn’t alone in


    this mission. It had help.


    One thing they didn’t anticipate though was Serena witnessing its presence in the Baltic Forest and me,


    finding her and as a result, derailing their ns. They definitely didn’t count on me getting a good sniff


    of its smell.


    It was just faint, but I was sure I could easily recognize it once I woulde across that smell again.


    True enough, it was my first time smelling such stench, but the nearest smell I could liken to it was


    incense and soil.


    “Transfer of memoryplete,” I roused when Lady Yna spoke above my head. Looking up, I saw


    her grin down at me and muttered, “Got what you need?”


    I sat up whilst massaging my temple. Heck, this kind of spell-casting indeed packed an after-effect. My


    body and senses felt numb, and I couldn’t mind-link with Elijah who was staring at me with knotted


    brows.


    “I understand now why you didn’t want to undergo this option, Elijah,” I muttered under my breath.


    “Hell, knowledge really demands a big price.”


    “I told you so,” he stated, nearing me. “I prefer the old-fashioned way of getting answers, brother.


    Anyway, you’re the Alpha King. You’re built to withstand this spell’splication, so I wouldn’t need to


    worry.”


    “The recovery will depend on the person,” Lady Yna informed. “With you, I bet it will only take


    minutes.”


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    “A minute and a half,” I corrected when I felt my strength and senses return to me in full force, and


    once it did, the first thing I sensed was Serena’s fear and angerbined. They were the two emotions


    I could easily define. The rest were dismissed.


    “Fuck,” I cursed, tossed Elijah a look, and then disappeared in front of them.


    ‘Fucking hell…’ I thought out loud after seeing Hale’s unmistakable profile…


    Fast forward to the present, my rage increased but it was also ovepped with jealousy. Serena was


    unharmed, but not untouched. Hale’s stench clinging to her shoulder, elbow, and neck where probably


    the contact was made raised my ire.


    I wanted thempletely erased so I did the next best thing I thought to do: kiss her and kiss her


    senseless, and touch every inch of her body, wiping out the vampire’s invisible crumbs on her.


    Hell, I didn’t care if he and Elijah were watching. Thetter would soon realize I had caved in to this


    woman while the former would see just how much of a fucking loser he was.


    At one point, I drew out a moan from Serena when I cupped her breast. This was an enough show to


    really stamp a message in Hale’s head that was clear as crystal.


    Abruptly, I stopped our kiss and looped a possessive arm around her, then faced the two who sported


    dumb faces…well at least on Elijah’s side. His jaw dropped, his eyes rounded like the full moon while


    sweat clung to his temple. As to Hale, his face surprisingly looked red for a vampire and his expression


    was that of utter disappointment.


    ‘Yes, that’s right. I had already imed her and there’s nothing you can do about it.’ — That was the


    message in my eyes.


    “She belongs to me,” for good measure, I said out loud, sending Hale a warning, then left their midst,


    disappearing with Serena in a snap and reappearing in the stage.