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.

a good person he was, always smiling brightly and cheering everyone

wondered how many years it would take for him to come out of it, because she still couldn't help but long

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

of their punishment until

room as she shouted for

was brushing Abby's hair, after she towel dried it for her as their queen sat in front of the mirror

her fellow maid, because she was being

say Chief Ezgar was stripped off of his rank as well," Reyna revealed, but there was

and I already told Queen Abby about it,"

been reduced to serving as a palace guard," Reyna hurriedly explained, because she couldn't understand why

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

other hand, Abby was dumbfounded to learn this turn of events, how come he got implicated all of a

her mind all day, and she couldn't help but ask Micah, what led him to make such a decision the moment they finished dinner

So why was he punished anyway?" Abby was genuinely confused, because she believed Ezgar wouldn't

Micah didn't answer her immediately but stared at

asked her mate, as she sat straight in her chair, which was across from his, at the table, where

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

she was being obvious about her concern for a man she saw as an older brother she never had. But then she really couldn't hide anything from her ever

really not do anything wrong?" Micah asked her

do?" She asked, not being aware of the small frown on her forehead, which didn't go unnoticed by

you, by guilt tripping you, his queen." Micah listed out one by one and Abby didn't know whether she should agree with