Chapter 93
Chapter 93
Willow
Standing behind the kitchen counter, I stole a nce at the Crown Prince seated at the dining table
as I prepared a fresh pot of coffee.
With his striking pair of green eyes, broad face, defined jawline, and prominent nose, the man on
the other side of the kitchen doorway bore a striking resemnce to Reuben. Even their heights
seemed to match! I pondered whether it was due to the fact that Alpha Louis and Alpha King Zion
were identical twins, resulting in Reuben and ck sharing such simr facial features.
To my surprise, he caught me staring at him as though he were aware of my scrutiny. My heart
began to suddenly race, pounding frantically in my chest. I hastily averted my gaze and focused on
pouring coffee into the mugs, but my hands shook uncontrobly. His piercing stare… it unnerved
me for some inexplicable reason, especially when our eyes met and locked.
The coffee spilled from the cup due to my trembling hands. Suddenly, a hand reached from behind
and gently held mine, helping me to properly pour it.
“Are you alright?” Reuben asked softly, his presence and touch instantly calming me.
“Yes,” I replied with a smile, ncing up at him. I hadn’t expected him to follow me to
with his cousin. the kitchen instead of conversing
He kissed my cheek. “Alright, let’s go,” he said, taking the coffee tray and cing his hand on my
back as we walked out. However, as the Omegas cooking on the other side of the kitchen caught
sight of their Alpha holding the tray for me, they secretly admired Reuben. The men from Alpha
family were never seen in the kitchen let alone carrying
a tray.
I smiled secretly, halting him before he could enter the dining room. Raising my toes, I pulled him
lightly down, and gave him a quick kiss. Reuben blinked in surprise which made me shy. Without a
word I swiftly stepped out of the kitchen. Reuben chuckled and followed me to the dining table
where Crown Prince ck sat.
“How did you suddenly end up here?” Reuben questioned ck.
ck lifted his gaze to meet Reuben’s. “I’m sure you know the reason,” he replied, his voice deep
and grave and too simr to Reuben for myfort. His eyes briefly flickered to me as he listed off,
“Defying the Alpha King, eliminating one of the King’s advisors without justification, disregarding the
royal Elders, treating a royal decree with
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disdain, and…
“Coffee?” Reuben interjected, cing a cup in front of ck before he could continue. ck
paused, ncing at the coffee then back at Reuben. I was slightly taken aback by Reuben’s
gesture. “I thought you did not like getting involved in other people’s shit,” Reubenmented to
ck before turning to pull out a chair for me.
“I still hate it until that sh it sshes on my title then I get called out to deal with it,” ck murmured
as hezily leaned back in his chair. I suddenly realized where this conversation was going.
Reuben nodded and sat down as he introduced them, “Willow, this is my cousin, Alpha ck
Emerald, the Crown Prince.”
“Hello,” I greeted, turning to face the Crown Prince, who continued to stare at me. I couldn’t tell if it
was my imagination or if he had indeed been staring at me since he entered the packhouse.
“And this is my soulmate, Willow,” Reuben added.
After the introductions, the dining room fell into a tense silence. I felt a bit ufortable under his
gaze. His stare wasn’t quite weing nor was it hostile, instead it was rather mysterious. I just
tried not to look at him but into my coffee.
ck gracefully picked his coffee mug up from the dining table, then finally opened his mouth to
speak. “Just Willow?” he asked, his voice deep and weighty, strikingly simr to Reuben’s. His
meaningful question immediately captured Reuben’s attention.
As I had suspected, he was here because of me. “Mind tell me your full name?” The look in his eyes
was intense.
“It’s Willow Rathbone,” I honestly replied. There was no point in hiding any longer, especially when
the Alpha King himself had already discovered my surname. He turned his gaze to meet Reuben’s.
“You’re harboring quite the scandal, aren’t you?” ck chuckled, taking another sip of his coffee.
“A scandal, perhaps, but she’s mine,” Reuben countered, crossing his legs.
“Is that your final answer?” ck inquired.
“Obviously, I won’t give up on my soulmate just because some old fools in the pce are making a
fuss to the King and Crown Prince over her surnam?”n
dryly.
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The two cousins exchanged loaded nces for a few moments before ck took a deep breath.
“It’s unbelievable that you’re willing to feud with your own family over a Rathbone,” he remarked, a
hint of amusement in his eyes. It was evident that the cousins knew each other quite well. “A
Rathbone that is a bad call, even for you…” he shifted his gaze to me.
I obviously did not like being referred to as a bad call but I kept my facial expression neutral.
“The way you’ve mentioned the Rathbones, it almost sounds like you know something about them,”
Reuben raised an eyebrow.
“Hmmm… well, I do,” ck grumbled.
Upon hearing this, my ears perked up, and I immediately nced at the Crown Prince. Unable to
contain my curiosity, I asked him, “You do?” A sudden surge of panic and excitement coursed
through my veins. “Can you tell me what you know about Rathbones?”
Reuben looked back and forth between ck and I. The other day, he had mentioned that he had
only heard of the Rathbone when they were mysteriously wiped out years ago. Other than that,
Reuben had no knowledge about them. However, judging by the King’s reaction when he asked
Reuben about my background and other information, it was clear that the Crown Prince must have
knowledge about them as well.
Unexpectedly ck replied to me. “There was a pack of Omegas that had the surname Rathbone,”
he revealed.
“A pack of Omegas all with the same surname Rathbone?” My mouth slightly gaped with the
unexpected discovery. I could not help but look at Reuben.
“I never heard about a pack of Omegas,” Reuben stated. Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.
“Well, it is obvious you did not hear about it because they existed eleven to twelve years ago when
you were around fifteen or sixteen. Dad and uncle did not let us get involved in those kinds of
scandalous packs matters. Of course, when I was crowned as the next in line to be Alpha King, I
read the royal records of the packs and that’s when I found out that a pack ruled by Omegas had
existed. The Alpha and Luna of that pack had also been Omega blood,” ck exined then
nced at me, “Seeing her surname is Rathbone, it is clear she belongs to that pack and is the lone
survivor,” he added.
I fidgeted with my fingers under the table with a mix of emotions in my heart. I finally learned which
pack I belonged to but bing a lone survivor seemed like a needle poking in my chest.
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Then what was the pack name and why were they wiped out?” Reuben questioned as we both
looked at him.
ck was silent for a few moments before he replied while looking at me, “The records do not say
the pack’s name. But they were wiped out by an unknown fire that took ce eleven years ago. It is
said that every pack member mysteriously disappeared and the pack burned down with fire.”
“What my eyes widened and I could not believe my ears.
I slowly turned to look at Reuben who was just as stunned. It turned out the first pack that had fallen
victim to Dark was none other than the pack that I came from.
Reuben slid a hand under the table and gave a soft squeeze to my hand, while sending a calm
down’ mind-link.
I controlled my emotions and gave him a slight nod before I turned to face ck, “If the pack name
is unknown and is lost to history then tell me why people panic over my surname? Why does the
royal family want to remove me from Reuben’s life? Why do they…
“Is it not obvious because you don’t belong to Reuben?” he suddenly cut me off, his tone changing
from e a l i e r.
“What do you fucking mean. ck?” Reuben growled at his cousin. “Willow is my soulmate, making
her mine and mine alone.”
“It’s a pity really, she was never yours to begin with. Reuben,” an evil smile took over his lips as he
dropped the coffee mug on the ground, causing it to crash on the floor. “And it is time for her to
return to her proper ce,” his voice echoed in my ears like des cutting my skin as my face turn
e d t h i s words.
“How dare you say that you fucker?!” Reuben roared as he grabbed the dining table then flipped it
as he tossed it a w a y in a rage. I screamed and got up from my seat. “Who do you
think you are saying this shit to my mate in my pack?!” Reuben charged at ck grabbing him by
the neck.
ck remained calmly in his seat. Just as Reuben was a few inches away from crushing his head
into the floor, a bunch of wolves broke into the house from different directions only to swing silver
chains in the air before they threw them around Reuben’s neck, arms, and legs from every direction,
bringing him to his knees. The silver immediately subdued Reuben’s wolf, making him scream in
pain.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!” I screamed at ck.
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Me?” He got up from his chair and walked closer over to me, his eyes darkening, “ying a game
that you started, Rose.”
Rose? Did he call me… I took a few steps back in terror, looking at the man in front of me with wide
eyes.
“Who. who are you?” I stammered, sweat forming on my brow as his aura felt very farmiliar to me.
“Me?” he smiled, taking a step c l o s r to me.
“GET AWAY FROM HER, YOU FUCKER!” Reuben yelled, getting up to grab ck’s neck once
again but the wolves tightened the chains wrapped around his body. Reuben did not make a sound
of pain no matter how much the silver burned him.
ck paused and nced in Reuben’s direction. No matter how many ropes of silver chains were
tying him down, he was still growling and ring at ck. One mistake from wolves that were
holding those chains and he could rip ck’s head from his neck in a blink of an eye. But for some
reason, I had a feeling that there was nothing ordinary about those silver chains. They had…
powers that had separated Reuben from his wolf! If it continued then Dex could die!
“LET HIM GO!” I d e m d e d of ck, walking closer to him. When my soulmate was in danger I did
not give shit about any fear welling up inside me and stood face to face with him, “Or I will go to the
Alpha King and tell him everything you are doing!” I yelled.
An evil smirk spread across his lips as if he was seduced by my yell or something. “What a pity. If I
had any idea that you were nning to take a tour of the pce, I would not have brought an
imperial degree along with me,” he pulled a scroll out from his back.
“Imperial decree for what?” my voice shook as a very bád feeling rose in my heart.
“For Alpha Reuben’s execution,” he whispered, dropping the scroll on the ground. “What?” my eyes
widened and my jaw dropped. In shock, I nced at the open scroll on the floor where Reuben’s
execution had been ordered with a royal seal.
“It can not be true,” I shook my head, kicking away the decree furiously, “I WON’T OBEY SUCH
NONSENSE! WHY IS MY MATE BEING EXECUTED?! HE DID NOTHING WRONG!” I growled.
“Oh…did I forget to exin the reason,” he took a step closer to me, his eyes growing
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darker before shing with a hidden rage, “Alpha Benjamin who survived the fire set by Alpha
Reuben bears witness that Alpha Reuben is guilty of wiping out werewolves packs in realm and
burning them.”
“What? Alpha Benjamin?” my mind went nk.