Chapter 43
“I don’t think you are capable enough to take responsibility as the future queen of this kingdom,” Arthur said bluntly when he thought about all the things he observed about her.
The former king couldn’t imagine someone as timid and weak as Abby as the future sovereign of this kingdom at all.
She couldn’t even face Micah, her own mate, since that night he killed someone, at her own expense. To avenge her.
No, before going there, she couldn’t even answer a few of the simple questions he threw at her in al perfectly amicable setting.
If she couldn’t even stand up to him, would she be able to stand against all those cunning high ranked shifters from the court?
Arthur didn’t even need to think twice about the answer to this question. The answer was clearly flashing in front of him, trembling from head to toe like a girl sized leaf shaking in the wind.
In a situation where she needed to assert her stance, she would crumble before a house of cards could under the light breeze on any given day.
When dealing with the elders, she would be eaten up before she could even blink an eye.
She was so weak, Arthur couldn’t help but point it out to her face.
“Someone as weak as you isn’t even meant for places like the court, let alone the Crown or the throne,” Arthur continued, not wanting to hold back at all when he thought about the pressure Abby would have to face if she went ahead with Micah’s plans.
Speaking about Micah’s plans, Arthur felt happy that the ceremony had been postponed until further notice. He heard that Micah was planning to push it back as much as possible.
He was aiming to postpone it for at least six months.
It was not too late…
“Abby, I suggest you don’t go through with the ceremony. The shoes of a queen are too big for a small girl like you to fill in,” Arthur was now ordering Abby around.
On the other hand, Abby felt her head spinning with every thought that racked her brain.
And even though she felt like she needed to say something to defend herself, every word that came out of the former king’s mouth didn’t give her a chance at all, as each of them pierced through her heart like a serrated knife..
However, Arthur wasn’t done yet.
“It would be better if you leave this place before it’s too late,” he advised her, looking really serious.
The moment these words left Arthur’s l*ps, Abby could literally see her world crumbling beneath
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Even though Arthur was only talking about herself being unsuitable for the role of the queen of this kingdom, Abby could clearly hear what he wasn’t saying out loud.
He had concluded that she wasn’t suitable for Micah.
‘Do not go through with the ceremony,‘ he said. In other words, he was saying for herself not to complete her mate bond with Micah.
And Arthur’s next words implied what he didn’t say until then even more clearly. “Life in the palace doesn’t suit someone like you. If you are wise enough, you would figure out a way to get out of here before things get too complicated.”
Arthur didn’t hold back when he literally forced his opinion on Abby, as he thought what he was doing was the right thing.
Since she couldn’t shoulder such a huge responsibility, the only sensible thing she could do was leave Micah alone. If she didn’t realize how this would all turn out to be a disaster, she wouldn’t be able to face the consequences of her own actions later either.
No matter what she did, she would never be able to become someone worthy of his son or the position of the queen of this mighty kingdom.
On the other hand, Abby felt even more devastated for being told to leave Micah by his own father.
The tears she had been holding back couldn’t be stopped anymore as they formed twin streams down her cheeks.
But she didn’t make a sound as usual as she stood there like a child being scolded for something she couldn’t comprehend, breaking down in tears pitifully but not daring to let out a single sob.
She was heartbroken.
How could she not? If she didn’t complete her bond with Micah and left the palace, she would literally have nowhere else to go.
She would be on her own, all alone in this world.
On the other hand, the more Abby couldn’t say anything to retort any of his claims, the more Arthur believed this was the right thing to do.
“You won’t be able to endure life in the palace.” Arthur continued to persuade Abby.
He didn’t bother to stop and see what kind of effect his words had had on Abby anymore.
In his eyes, an easily frightened girl like her was nowhere equal to his own formidable son.
On the other hand, Abby could see the disapproval in the former king’s eyes and her anxiousness increased by each second that passed.
What she was afraid of happening had happened.
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First, it was Ruby and her friends. They knew she was Micah’s mate, but they all felt Ruby suited. him more than herself. Even so, they hadn’t been too direct about their displeasure over her stealing Ruby’s childhood sweetheart.
Then it was the guard. Yes, he didn’t know she was Micah’s mate, but him being unable to picture herself as the King’s other half had what pushed her away from Micah for three weeks.
Her heart couldn’t take the disgust he showed when she claimed to be Micah’s mate, not to mention the humiliation that followed.
Now, it was the former king, Micah’s own father. Everyone had the same thought, she wasn’t suitable for Micah.
The guards‘ derisive laughter at herself claiming to be the mate of the King of werewolves at the palace gates that night reverberated in her ears as she realized how out of her league Micah looked in everyone else’s eyes here.
And this thought plunged her mood even more, as she cried even harder, which only irritated Arthur as he changed gears and attacked her actively, forgetting all about passive approach.
weak shifter.
But, Micah was sure they were mates. So, he couldn’t abandon her,
He could have missed her words, if he hadn’t been a shifter with excellent hearing abilities. A bee would make a louder buzz than her almost mouthed words earlier.
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It wasn’t for faint hearted, like Abby, in a nutshell.
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