Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

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.

a problem,” he remarked as if the matter was simple. “And a fated mate

“”

“The last time people spoke about fated mates, it wasn’t a nice story. I’m not so certain 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

I tried to make a decision. I didn’t

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

and carefully moved closer to Silas. The Beta stood tall, but I could detect a note of worry on his features, not that I

examined Silas

Silas,” Arthur complimented him, his tone warm and genuine. “I hope you are just as clever as your father, though

a response. “What do you think, Your Majesty? Would you

depends on Silas‘ own will,” I replied quickly, forcing all of my frustration and concerns deep into my belly. It was taking all of my restraint to keep from saying all the many ways this was

amused by my answer. “If he’s loyal enough, he would

at his sides, remained absolutely silent for a second, and then bowed his head and

burden fall 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? Just because I was the king of Wegalla, I had to force Silas into such a

soldier and comrade one could ever ask for. He was devoted, intelligent, and dedicated. I knew with absolute

someone he didn’t know when he already had a

him to solve my problems for

Kane rose from his seat and took a step toward the Alpha.

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

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