Mated To The King’s Gamma By Jessica Hall

Chapter 60

Azalea POV

Two days had passed, and I never thought I would be so excited for Kyson not to be home. He was driving me up the wall, watching me constantly, stuffing vitamins down my throat. A week and he was already overbearing. Kyson had explained that one week in human pregnancy is equivalent to three or four weeks for Lycans, but if this was a week, I would hate to see what a fortnight would bring. However, I was excited to know that Abbie was coming back tomorrow, there was only so much to do around the castle, and Kyson forbade me from helping Peter, the stable boy. Also, from helping Clarice, I was bored out of my mind.

So today, when I woke up to find he had gone somewhere, I was a little relieved not to have him breathing down my neck. However, he had allocated me a babysitter in the form of Liam. Liam was alright, a little crazy but definitely entertaining, and Dustin didn’t seem to mind having him around either.

*My Queen,” Liam says while walking into the room. I roll my eyes and scoot the edge of the bed when I see him walk into the room. In his hand was the dreaded vitamins and some smoothie Kyson had been making me drink three times a day that tasted dreadful.

“Bottoms up,” he says, holding out the green chunky-looking drink and the pills.

“I will pass on that,” I tell him.

“Your royal pain in the ass said I was to ensure you drink this lovely concoction that looks like snot, and baby shit, my Queen,” I shake my head.

“Can’t be that bad,” he says, thrusting the cup toward me.

“Have you tasted it?” I ask him.

“No, but I watched him make it before he left, and he was very insistent that you drink this lovely glass of vileness,”

“What he doesn’t know won’t hurt him or my stomach,” I tell him, cringing. It was a taste you would never forget.

“Just a sip and I can say I watched you drink it,” Liam offers. I raise an eyebrow at him, he would have to pin me down to get me to drink

that.

“If you can stomach it, I will try,” I challenge. Liam shrugs and sighs, holding the glass up.

“Not much I haven’t had in my mouth, my Queen, but if it gets you drink it, I shall have a little sippy sip,” he says, while bringing the glass to his lips. He tips the glass up, drinking a mouthful. I watched him try to swallow, covering his mouth with his fist as he gagged and coughed. He forced it down like he was swallowing a golf ball looking very pained. At the same time Dustin walks in behind him with my breakfast.

“Good God, that tastes worse than that prostitute I went down on,” Liam gasps shaking his head and I pull a face, and he shrugs and Dustin gives him a look of disgust. “What, the woman could have told me. How was I to know she was a hooker, and I was her fifteenth client for the day,” he mumbles the last part. I pull a disgusted face, and so does Dustin. I really could have gone without that information.

“Wait, if she was a prostitute, how did you not know?”

“To be fair, I was pretty drunk. I thought it was a hotel. Turns out, instead of a mint on my pillow, it had a woman,” Liam says, taking another sip of the drink as he rambled. He heaves, spitting it all over Dustin. Dustin tenses, his face covered in the green substance, and Liam drops the glass on the tray Dustin is holding. Liam frantically starts digging in his pocket before pulling out a small glass bottle that fits in the palm of his hand. I knew it was liquor by the potent scent. He chugs it down quickly. gulping it down until the small bottle is empty.

“Ah, nasty,” Liam says, wiping his mouth. I press my lips in a line trying not to laugh at the horrified look on Dustin’s face as he stood frozen. Liam, finally turning his head, notices he spat the drink all over him and chokes on his laugh before turning serious again when an enraged Dustin glares at him.

“Well, that shirt was damn ugly anyway, all good. I will get you cleaned up,” Liam says, taking out a handkerchief to scrub Dustin’s face.

Dustin growis. “It’s my uniform. You are wearing the same one,” Dustin says while Liam cleans his shirt and face.

“One sec,” Liam says, licking the handkerchief wrapped around his finger before scrubbing at Dustin’s chin.

“They’re good as new.” Liam exclaims.

“You did not just clean me with your spit” Dustin snarls.

“Ah, come on, Dustin, not the worst part of me you have had on your face,” Liam says, and Dustin’s face turns bright red. He shoots Liam a look.

“Liam!” Dustin snaps.

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“What, I was just saying. Liam shrugs

“Little sensitive this one.” Liam says, sending me a wink.

“Do you have no manners? She is the Queen. You can’t speak like, ah,” he thrusts the tray at Liam before storming out.

“Wonder what crawled up his ass… Besides me, of course,” Liam says, watching him leave. I didn’t know what to say to that, so I just ignored Liam’s comments and wandered off to the bathroom, shaking my head. I showered quickly and got changed, wanting to go find something to do.

The castle was pretty quiet today as Liam escorted me downstairs. Most of the guards went with Kyson because they were raiding a nearby pack, so only a handful was left here, and the place was locked up like a fortress.

“We could go for a walk in the gardens, my Queen. The King doesn’t,” Liam falls silent, his hand gripping my shoulder. Liam stepped down the last few steps before I suddenly found myself slammed against the wall, his hand going over my mouth.

My heart beat erratically as he held a finger to his lips. Gone was the fun-loving man I was used to as his eyes flickered oddly, a sadistic gleam in his eyes as they darkened and his canines protruded past his top lip. I could hear Clarice frantically talking down the hall before the doors next to the staircase burst open. Liam shoved me behind him as men in armor flooded the halls from every direction. My hands shook as I clutched the back of Liam’s shirt, where he shoved me behind him.

Guns raised, four other men, who I could tell were Lycan, walked in wearing suits. Clarice rushed in after them bursting into the foyer.

“May I ask what this is about, MR Crux,” Liam asks, motioning for Clarice to come to him with his hand. She rushes to his side and whispers something to him, and I only catch the last part about how they took the guards out. She glances at me nervously behind him. Liam nods but doesn’t move his eyes from the men surrounding us with their guns trained on him.

The mind-link opens up as Liam calls for the guards, yet no one answers. However, Kyson does feel the open mind link and invades it.

“What is it?’

*The council is here. Get home,” Liam tells him.

“Don’t let them in. I am on my way.”

“Too late,”

“Azalea?”

“Get here, Kyson. I am all that is left,” Liam growls, slamming the link shut.

“How may I help you, gentlemen,” Liam asks, walking down to greet them.

“We have had a complaint,” the tallest of them says.

I am sure we can reschedule,” Liam says. The tallest of them would even match Kyson in height, his obsidian eyes stared at me curiously,

upstairs,” Liam says, but the man steps forward, and Liam’s hand falls on his chest. The energy shifts and Clarice grabs my arm, pushing me up

aren’t to see the king but to find

the King isn’t here, and neither is Abbie or the Queen, Liam growls, looking at the man who still had his eyes on me. The men surrounding him moved in closer the moment Liam moved, guns

head to the side. “Now that would be a lie

said, the King is not here, so I will escort you off the premises, gentleman. No need to

I follow her when another voice fills the room. The command behind it

Clarice gasps, as her eyes meet mine, the fear

upstairs,” Liam says, and I swallowed, turning my attention back to these men surrounding

the man smirks as my command

would come with me, my

The men holding guns step

Mr. Crux. I am a council elder. My name

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of the lot of them. It oozed off him. He smirked, his cold blue eyes looking up at me as he swept thick blonde hair from his face. He had

but he had the same cruel, sharp features as Denali. “And this Kendrick,” he says, motioning to the last man that

lips scarred addich he says,

took a step toward me, and Liam moved quickly, stepping into his path and grabbing the front

other eye,” Liam snarled. Kendrick snarls back at him; however, Denali is

the

the King present;” Liam says, turning

a warrant and an entire pack to back the claims. She will be given a chance to have her say, but for

“What claims?” Liam demanded.

would follow me, Queen Azalea, we can settle this and bring the other girl,” he

here,” I

move toward me, and all hell breaks loose as Liam suddenly shifts. Denali is instantly ripped backward along with the other two men when the guns start going off. But I don’t get a chance to see what

screamed through the

over,” I hear him scream

She looks around, and so do l as I hear footsteps.

will lead

door. I quickly locked the door and glanced around toward the window. Hundreds of people stood out front the gates, and I

you?” Kyson

heap of guards. Men were handcuffing their hands behind their back, all of them unconscious with darts sticking out of them. Yelling could be heard, and I could hear Liam fighting still as he was dragged out, yet he was hit with

back, legs, and neck when a guard wearing black camo lifted his gun and shot him in the chest three times with more darts. His legs went

the two boys she had taken in. Denali wipes his face with a handkerchief as he walks out toward the

they were saying, but the three other men also stood off to the side, watching him before he turned around. The man with the missing eye wiped the blood off

for a microphone of one of his guards.

need to step outside,” He says, slowing. He looks up at the windows, and I remain back

out, or we will use deadly force, beginning with,” he looks around before one of the guards grabs Oliver. Clarice loses it, shifting and attacking the guard when Mr. Crux

or the rogue

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to kill them if I

“Don’t you fucking dare.”

“They have Oliver,

far out. Remain where you are.” Kyson says as I watch in horror as they push tiny Oliver to the ground on his knees. Mr. Crux

Queen Azalea, I can not kill any Lycan here but a rogue, even a child

have to go.’ I

remain where you are,” he orders and I

“How far out?”

*20 minutes,

too long.” I tell him, forcing his command

calls over the microphone, and Oliver cringes away from the gun held

says, his panic smashes into me. Mr. Crux presses it to his temple, and

Crux lifts his head to look at me while Mr. Denali

you would change mind.” He nods toward some of

you at the foyer doors,” Denali called through the microphone, and I nodded, moving back inside the window. I glance around at the baby’s room. One that was made for me had Kyson found me

castle, and Kyson was in my head the entire time, telling me to stall them. His fear was potent, and I wondered what sort of history he had with the council that they would be daring enough to go against the

So lovely for you to join us.” Denali purred, and my skin crawled as he approached me. He clicked his fingers at one of his men, who shoved

have a few questions for you. This is merely a precaution,” Denali says, gripping the back of my neck to turn

gutless that you had to wait for my mate to leave?” I ask him,

crying, huddled

a mere coincidence that the King wasn’t home. We

did you feel the need

are aware of the pact the guards hold, they will fight.

I asked,

told you?” He asks, and I glance around

am here to administer the serum, ask the questions, and

I can hear what is going on. Help is coming.” Kyson says in my

Queen needs you,” Kyson calls through the link. I didn’t have time to

the other side of the gates watching me. Denali follows my gaze and motions for one of the guards to let her in. The gate is opened beside

“Cassandra,” I snarl.

know each other, wonderful. Cassandra here says you commanded Abbie

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also claims that you also stole the pack’s future Luna,”

was abusing her,” I told Denali before glaring at Cassandra. “With

what I asked. I asked if you abused your power as the King’s Mate and broke a sacred

was abusing

where is Abbie to verify this?” Denali asks, tilting his head toward me. He nods to Mr. Crux, who moves toward me with

I rush through the

when Denali grabs my hair ripping my head back while Mr. Crux pinches my cheeks, stuffing the vial in my mouth. Denali checks his watch while