His Sweet Little Mate by Obticeo Decatect

One week passed in a giffy, and finally it was the day of the public execution of the traitor who betrayed his kingdom and harmed his king. People flocked to the gallows to witness the fate of the family of an elder who had also served as the royal beta of the former king.

It had been tens of years since someone committed a crime as abysmal as treason, but it wasn't what left the civilians of the capital city surprised but the high rank of the culprit that committed this crime. People who were supposed to protect them turned their backs and tried to harm them in the name of power struggle and this made all of them spat at the culprit as the guards dragged him to the execution pole.

"But why is he alone? Where is his family?" Someone from the crowd couldn't help but notice this, which soon turned into full blown but whispered conversations among the spectators.

Yes, Leon was all alone, and almost half of the man he used to be, probably because of the special treatment he received during his stay in the dungeon, while his family was nowhere to be seen. The guards focused on their job, though and just like that they watched the traitor being whipped by a spiked cane until every drop of his blood was drained from his body, before he was beheaded. They didn't delay or hesitate to deliver the punishment, even though the man they were torturing in front of the crowd had been still someone revered highly by them all until a few days ago, and this made the people there feel both admiration and fear for the king.

Admiration because King Micah didn't succumb to any invisible pressure and punished the wrong justly, but terror because the punishment for the traitors was so unmerciful it really served as an example for people out there as a reminder why they shouldn't try to mess with the king.

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Word spread in the capital city that Leon's family rank had been reduced and they were no more than omegas that served in the royal kitchen of the palace.

After a little reconsideration, Micah finally agreed to spare the lives of the mother and daughter, but now they fell to the lowest rank among the shifters, in fact, they were even lower than omegas, because they weren't allowed to go anywhere near the palace gates, let alone serve as servants in the palace.

"It would be impossible for them to enter the palace as they pleased now," Alyssa reiterated to Abby as she helped her take a bath this morning.

Abby decided against going and watching the public execution so it was only Alyssa who went there, as Reyna stayed behind to keep her master company.

And now she was listening to her as she washed her hair, while Reyna went away to oversee her brunch preparations.

Because of the execution, Abby couldn't sleep peacefully, as the thoughts of what Micah would decide for Ruby and her mother's fates kept plaguing her mind. Micah didn't give her any indication that he was going to revoke their punishment, and it made her restless a little.

Even though she told Ezgar that she couldn't be of any help in saving Ruby, she still couldn't help but feel bad for the man. After all, he would have to watch his entire family breathing their last without being able to stop it and Abby felt it was a little unfair.

cheering everyone up but he

couldn't help but long

their few interactions, Abby could tell that Ezgar seemed to love his family very much, so when she

revokement of their punishment

Queen!" Reyna rushed into the room

for her as their queen sat in front of

chided her fellow maid, because she was being too casual for a maid serving

matter, they say Chief Ezgar was stripped off of his rank

now omegas, and I already told Queen Abby about it,"

as a palace guard," Reyna hurriedly explained, because

discovered who the traitor was, but all of a sudden he was ordered to step down from his position as one of the chiefs of the

was dumbfounded to learn this turn of events, how come he got implicated all

ask Micah, what led him to make such a decision the

was he punished anyway?" Abby was genuinely confused, because she believed Ezgar wouldn't have done anything to deserve

her immediately but stared at her with this unreadable look

mate, as she sat straight in her chair,

you distracted while eating because of this?" Micah asked her a moment later. His tone was too steady, Abby didn't

being obvious about her concern for a man she saw as an older brother she never had. But then

really not do anything wrong?" Micah

of the small frown on her forehead,

listed out