Chapter 256

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Silas stiffened at once and then glared at Roxy. As his golden eyes shot daggers in her direction, he remained utterly silent.

We all knew that should anything be spoken wrongly, this alliance between us would be ruined. We needed Alpha Arthur on our side, and yet… this wasn’t a matter for Silas to solve.

Meanwhile, Arthur seemed quite focused on Silas. He appeared rather interested in the idea, and his dark eyes trailed over the young man.

“I didn’t expect you to be the son of Oliver Moses,” he remarked, and then he raised an eyebrow. “It’s quite interesting that father and son are against one another now.”

Silas nodded politely, and then Arthur’s smile widened.

“If what you say is the truth, I would be very willing to marry my daughter to Beta Silas,” he announced as he made eye contact with everyone in the room.

Kiara glanced at Silas as well, but her weak and tired expression remained the same. She was perfectly silent, which I assumed was a natural state for her.

“Unfortunately, Beta Silas has already found a mate in Anemond,” I cut in politely, and then I gave Arthur and apologetic smile. “A fated mate, in fact.”

Darwin spoke up. “As far as I have heard, Your Majesty, Beta Silas‘ mate is a low–born and the Beta declined the opportunity to claim her at a banquet. Is that correct?”

Arthur’s brow lifted and he turned to me. “Is that true?”

A small sigh escaped me and then I nodded. “Yes, it’s true. Silas and Becky never claimed one another.”

The Sky Pride Alpha’s lips resumed their smile once more.

remarked as if the matter was simple. “And a fated mate

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that such a relationship is real nor is it a good thing. An arrangement, however… that is a much stronger idea, is it not, Your Majesty? My Kiara is a fine woman, worthy of only the most

I tried to make a decision. I didn’t want to risk this alliance, yet I

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force Silas to marry the girl out of obligation. What would become if I robbed the Beta of his potential relationship with Becky for

from his seat and carefully moved closer to Silas. The Beta stood tall, but I could detect a note of worry on his features, not that I could blame him, of course. This was an impossible

Alpha examined Silas for a moment.

complimented him, his tone warm and genuine. “I hope

utter a response. “What do you think, Your Majesty? Would you be willing to bless this union and marry

forcing all of my frustration and concerns deep into my belly. It was taking all of my restraint to keep from saying all the

not all that amused by my answer. “If he’s loyal enough,

stared at Silas in a challenging way. My brother–in–law, fists clenched at his sides, remained absolutely silent for a second, and then bowed his head and stamped

heavily on my shoulders. I hated this feeling. Was I supposed to make this decision? By what laws was I granted the right to decide the fate of another person’s life?

ask for. He was devoted, intelligent, and dedicated. I knew with absolute certainty that he had

into marrying someone he didn’t know when he already

him to solve my problems

Kane rose from his seat and took a step

isn’t very plausible,” he remarked, and he shot an annoyed glance in Roxy’s direction. “Silas respects his mate in Anemond very much. And the only reason why he didn’t claim her

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