Mated To The King’s Gamma By Jessica Hall

Chapter 58

Gannon POV

A few days later

This is what I was worried about the moment she left those castle gates. Worried about the state she would return to me in, and I cursed myself for not going against the King, for not stepping in sooner. This could have all been avoided if I had just killed him. Kyson had given me the week off to help her adjust yet she hardly spoke.

She hardly left the room at all. Almost as if it was her little bubble of safety. I knew it wasn’t healthy and her silence was deafening. disturbing almost as if she was no longer here. She even refused to shift and go for a run. Even though I would catch her constantly looking out the window at the forest.

Deciding I needed to do something about it, I went to see Kyson, wanting to take Abbie away for a while and get her out of this castle. Her depressive state was only getting worse.

I wasn’t even sure if it was because of her lost bond or if she was just haunted by the memories. The King was leaving today. He had business to take care of, and I wanted to see him before he left in case he got held up and didn’t return for a few days.

Though I highly doubted he would be gone long, The Queen wouldn’t handle his absence long, and I knew he hated leaving her. The fear in his voice when Liam and I got the call that she took off after Abbie floods me. Never had I felt so much fear. Fear for the Queen, fear for Abbie. Because I knew the only reason Azalea would defy the King was for Abbie. That night had haunted me since.

“Where are you?” the King had asked. We were on our way home with the boys after killing Mrs. Daley and the butcher. My spirits had lifted until that mind link had opened..

*10 minutes out. What’s up?” I had asked.

“I am on my way back home, but further out, I need you to get Azalea and bring her home.” the King told me which I had thought was a little odd, because why would she leave the castle at night?

“Azalea?” I asked.

You

bloody idiot should know better than to take Azalea into hunter’s territory at night!” I was furious when I found out that Dustin had helped her. Now that had shocked me, simply because such actions would have severe

for Abbie’s sake. Yet I also worried for Liam, since he and Dustin were close. I knew Liam loved Dustin; I just

No, the pact to protect our Queen would always override everything, which now kind of bothered me because that meant overriding protecting Abbie if it came between

hours of orders forced on us so we couldn’t break them. The only one who could break it

could force us to break it, but that would also be extremely difficult for him to do. We would still run back for her the moment the command would drop. We could also fight the orders if they were specifically putting the Queen in danger. Exactly why we all turned on the King

11 of us made it through the process, two of whom were dead now. It worked similar to the

that Dustin could

is the

“Abbie?” I asked.

seeing her on the weekend. You can come but bring my fucking mate

What of Dustin?” I asked for Liam’s

was just as disappointed with Dustin. I had him take the boys to Clarice and made him pull over. On foot, I could cut through the trees. I had known if the Queen went after her. She sensed something from Abbie,

through the castle to the cars, I worried she was already dead inside. She was a shell of who she was

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Chapter 58

take her away from here, even if only for a little while, would bring

you had the week off?” Kyson asks me, and I quickly open his door. The King ducks his head,

past him the night she went after Abbie, but not just that, so many other things like her being poisoned, his dislike for her that the king was blind

enough for me; I usually agreed once he sensed something was off about someone because he had a knack for reading people. Liam, I swear, had an inbuilt

to the King, wanting to speak

asked me as he stepped out