Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 444

Chapter 444: Genesis.

Four and a half years ago...

It had been sunny out, just as it has always been ever since the beginning of this summer. The gardens below bloomed with beautiful flowers, casting an ethereal-like hue on the pavement out front and the clear skies, completely blue and utterly crystal, acted as the backdrop for the insanely beautiful view.

And yes, it was a beautiful sight.

But what was most beautiful wasn’t the flowers or the blue skies. It wasn’t the pretty teenage girls either which giggled to themselves as young lads passed by showcasing their well toned abs.

What was most beautiful was the joy in my heart, one which had begun and grown ever since I eavesdropped on my father telling his beta that he thinks I am now throne material.

In his words, he had said; "all his years of training have finally paid off and I think he’s the right fit for the throne."

Just like that.

He didn’t care that I was not his biological child. He didn’t care that people often whisper amongst themselves about how I could suddenly go mad one day just like my biological father did.

He didn’t care about anything else besides the fact that I was his and he was mine... and with this thought in mind, I skipped up the stairs with a particular bounce in my strides.

My smile was bright and my hands, out of excitement, tightened around the large black folder which I had been sent to go get from an investor who lives not so far off.

However, just as I approached my father’s office, for some reason, the smile fell.

From down here, I could hear the sounds of two people arguing. I could even feel the tension in the room like I was there and I know that what I am about to do now may be wrong— not like I haven’t done it before— but I decided then to eavesdrop.

I mean, it won’t hurt anyone or will it?

It was also harmless... or so I thought as I crept closer to the slightly open door, peeked inside the room and felt my breath hitch when I saw the Beta and a large looking man who was also a member of the council sitting with father.

From here, I couldn’t make out every words they said but in I heard it when the council member snorted under his breath, his sharp eyes drilling literal holes into the side of father’s face as he sneered;

"For how long do you intend to keep this charade up?"

Father froze with his cup half filled with wine stopping just at the base of his lips. "Charade?" He hissed in confusion. "What charade?"

"It is spreading amongst the people of our pack that you have come to decide to appoint Darius the second, son of the mad, as your heir."

I saw the moment those words settled on father’s mind. Saw the moment his face went from confused to annoyed and then to utterly disgusted. He angrily dropped the cup on the table in front of him, his head jerking upwards as he hissed;

"And what is that supposed to mean?"

"It means that even though you clean up that boy. Even though you take him to meetings and train him in the ways of royalty... he is still Darius’ son..."

"He is my son!" Father cut in, interrupting him. But all he earned from the man was a sarcastic nod, his eyes rolling as he hissed;

"He is not your son, Alpha. He is your brother’s son. And those are two completely different things."

At the mention of those words, my heart skipped a beat. All of the excitement I once felt, washed away, replaced instead by a hollowness that was too deep to ignore.

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