Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

Chapter 86 They wanted to kill you.

“…I just don’t know how long Enzo will allow this.” A man said quietly to another. Doris slowed her steps as she walked between cabins. “He’s showing how weak he is to our enemies.” “Everyone is saying he’s sweet on that maid girl. He’s probably trying to trade the prince something just to have her.” “You think that’s what all their meetings are about?” The man laughed a nasty sound that made her skin crawl. “She’s a pretty thing, but I don’t think she’s worth keeping all these royals sniffing around our camp.” Doris gripped the wall of the cabin she was near and peered around the edge to see two older men setting on a log as they drank beer. They paid no attention to their surroundings as they kept their backs to her. Doris wasn’t sure if she should stay to hear more or “I think the prince is going to get us all killed.” One of the men said suddenly. The other paused his drink and turned to look at his friend. “What makes you say that?” “Isn’t it obvious? He’s here to scope out the place and let his palace know how we really are. Enzo let them know that we’re not much to fear as the rumors used to say. He’d practically letting them live here.” “Huh.” His friend set down his bottle. “I never thought of it that way. They think we’re weak with how kind we are, don’t they?” “I’m telling you. A week after they leave, this place will be burned to the ground. Whatever they’re meeting about is only benefit to that prince and Enzo is too blind to see it. The kingdom has wanted to take control of us for years and now they finally will. It makes no sense why Enzo is trusting them.” “We should do something about it before it’s too late.” The man lowered his voice and glanced around. Doris moved further behind the cabin so he didn’t see her. “What do you think we should do?” His friend grumbled. “He won’t listen to us, He thinks they’re good people after he’s the one that taught us not to trust them for years.” “I say we confront the prince about his intentions. Make him tell us what he’s planning.” “Have you seen the man? He doesn’t talk much and when he does it’s to threaten   people. We ain’t gonna get much out of him.” “Maybe we should take a different approach.” He friend sniffed. “Maybe we should run him out before he kills us all.” “Are you crazy? His guards will kill us before we try.” His friend stood and slammed down his beer. “So we just wait around while he plans to override us all? We need to take a stand before it’s too late.” “Listen to yourself! I think you had too much to drink.” He stood and gripped his friend’s shoulders. “Whatever you’re thinking, it won’t work. He has people surrounding him constantly and Enzo won’t back us up on this one.” “You want your wife and kids to be killed or taken in and controlled by the kingdom? You want to lose all your freedom?” Slowly, he dropped his hands. “No. Of course I don’t want that, what kinda question is that?” “That’s exactly what will happen if we don’t put a stop to it right now.” The man stood in silence, he watched his friend with a sort of curiosity that couldn’t be forced. “What do you think we should do?” His friend grinned widely to show all of his rotted teeth. “I think we should show him we’re strong. We’re not ones to be stepped on. We should ambush him when he comes out of Enzo’s cabin as wolves. He won’t see it coming—that will be our upper hand.” 2 “What if we kill him?” His friend laughed, it sent chills down Doris’s skin to hear someone laugh about something so terrible. She felt as if her wolf woke inside of her. “Better for us if we do. The kingdom will know better than to come for us.” “That could start a war if we