Mated To The King’s Gamma By Jessica Hall

Chapter 23

Gannon POV

It took a while for the King to wake up from his drunken stupor, and the moment he does, he reaches for the bottle. I snatched it, needing him to come to his senses, needing his word he wouldn’t hurt her. Which, in turn, would hurt Abbie. He loves Ivy. Everyone in the castle is aware of his affections toward the girl, and for once, the castle and everyone in it can finally breathe. We all lived with his depression, lived with his anger and torment. Watched him destroy himself and blame himself. None of us wanted to see him go back to that dark place, and I also worried that he would lose his Kingdom if he couldn’t see past who her parents were.

Kyson reaches forward to snatch the bottle, but I pull it away. I’ll give it to you. First, we need to talk,” I tell him. He was far too drunk to cause me any real damage, his eyes bloodshot, and he reeked of liquor.

We still had a couple more hours left before we reached home, and he needed to either get his frustration and anger out now or talk it out. Either I was fine with. Everyone back home has prayed for the miracle that the king would find his mate, find someone to help tame him, and bring him back to us, and Ivy was doing that without even knowing it. . .

“Gannon!” Kyson growls, but I fold the bottle in my arms as I cross them over my chest. He sighs.

“I’ll talk, but give me the damn bottle.” I raise an eyebrow at him.

“No, talk first, then depending on how I feel about your mood afterward is whether I will return it,” I tell him. He presses his lips in a line. He could command me, but I knew some part of him knew he needed me to prevent him from letting the monster inside of him out; his father would command anyone and everyone. You never held a normal conversation with that man.

and his calling on Ivy. At first, it shocked Damian and me. We both put it down to it being a mate thing and his alpha instincts

needed or if you truly pissed the Alpha King off. Rarely would you see him use it? He didn’t need to most of the time because he earned the respect of his people, and they answered truthfully though sometimes I wondered if

it comes to mentioning his father. Kyson had always looked up to him despite him putting so much pressure on his son when he was alive that it almost killed

sister’s sake growing up so she didn’t have to. Once she was gone, I lost count on the number of times Damian, Liam, and I had to pull him back from the brink of madness and stop him from ending it, and oh, how he had tried. His sister was his to protect, and he believed he failed her because of Marrissa Talbot, and now he had a constant reminder in

information

isn’t her mother,” I tell him and the low growl

lying,” I continue when he

it hasn’t changed. We can’t allow you to kill her. We will

I wouldn’t kill her, anyway.” I let out a breath of relief

be killing myself, and that means that bitch won in eradicating the royal families.” I groan. That’s not the

me double check with Ivy. I don’t want you near her until we are sure, and you need to speak to Damian about this. Her safety depends on it,” I tell him. His eyes flicker, turning black as coal. His canines slipped

won’t hurt her,” I tell

can’t keep her either; I don’t fucking want to look at Marrissa’s spawn every

can’t keep her locked up in the fucking dungeons;

is my mate, and