Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 60

Chapter 60: 60- Her Tormentor

Lucien Volkov:

"You should now take a chosen mate, Lucien."

Alpha Zimmer suggested with a big smile. He was my age and thought that I was his friend.

"A king can rule better if he has a mate beside him," he continued, and Arabella’s face flashed through my mind.

I didn’t even smile because I knew where this conversation was heading. He wanted to pair me with his sister.

A few years ago, she had cornered me willingly in a deserted corridor of council headquarters, and we shared a hot kiss. That was all.

After that, she kept calling me, looking for excuses to visit my palace, but I never encouraged her. I once made it crystal clear that I wasn’t interested in her.

"A mate gives you power to..."

I cut him off coldly, "A mate also becomes weakness, Zimmer. I’ve ruled this kingdom without one for years. I don’t need a chosen mate to tell me how to be a king."

He got quiet for a moment, not expecting me to give this polite shut-up call.

"It’s just..." he shrugged, "The council members encourage a mate or the beast becomes feral... unfit to rule..."

I knew what he was implying. I won’t be the ruler of Lunaris Kingdom for long if I don’t take a mate.

Now I had Arabella, so I didn’t need to worry about my throne. Soon I’ll introduce her to everyone as my mate. Before that, I needed to work on my sister’s murder case and clear Arabella’s name.

***

"She ordered me as if she knew I was her beta," Bradley laughed, standing beside me. I didn’t find it funny, but the way he was laughing, I was trying too hard to control my grin.

For me, this was an achievement. It had been two days since she came to me boldly and asked me to spare Jasmine. Right there on the ground. Among the warriors.

I could see shock on my family’s faces. Even my warriors seemed uncomfortable. They all knew her as a slave who deserved no mercy... someone who helped Victor kill Anika.

I had to change their perspective. Bradley and I were working to prove her innocence. If her family was involved in this, then they had to be ready for consequences.

A soft knock on the office door pulled me out of my thoughts.

"Come in," I said. Before even looking up, I knew it was Lilith.

She gave a brief nod to Bradley before her violet eyes settled on me, "It’s about Arabella."

I knew it.

I quietly closed the file in front of me, "What is it?"

She took a slow breath and sat across me. Her eyes rolled up as if trying to choose her words carefully, "The day I helped her out of the infirmary and brought her to the training grounds..." She bit her inner cheek for a moment, "I felt something strange."

"Strange?" The question was shot by Bradley.

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