Protect Me Alpha King novel Chapter 15

“All, rise in honor of the alpha king!”

They rose from their seats and bowed to him.

“You can settle now.”

The alpha king sat in front of them while I was beside him, gawking at them.

The alpha king’s council was composed of two men and two gorgeous women each possessing their uniqueness. One man was clad in all black. His cape was adorned by the faces of men. I did not know if they were real or not, but they seemed genuine in my eyes. Was it only me who saw the faces eyes keep glancing around?

The second one looked like a prince. Or perhaps he was one. I did not know. The other female was garbed in all pink. A mask found on her face was that of a werewolf and beside her was a real wolf who looked like it was glaring at me, baring its pointed teeth. How could I see she was a woman? It was not because of the color pink on her clothes but because of the intricate designs of her dress. The other woman was dressed in all white and on her side was a bow while the arrow was on her back. A warrior.

“Do not mind her presence. She is my personal servant. Her name is River from Haverstone Pack.”

“Is that necessary, Your Highness? I thought you already stopped having one when Zenith—”

At the mention of the name, King Maxxwell’s face darkened. He punched the table. The wine in each of their glasses danced.

The wolf at the woman’s side retreated sensing the alpha king’s anger.

“I-I am sorry, Your Highness,” the woman said. She tried to calm her wolf by brushing its furs using her fingers.

“Payton! Watch your mouth! If you do not want to be an additional decoration on my cape, you will shut your mouth.”

The woman named Payton shut her mouth while the other woman, the warrior, was closely watching her.

“Noah. It was merely a slip of the tongue,” Payton said. “Besides, I already uttered my apologies to the alpha king.”

The one who was called Noah, who wore a cape answered back. “There are laws we must abide by. We are not excluded from following them just because we are the Council,” he scolded.

He looked like a father scolding his child.

She rolled her eyes at Noah. “I said I am sorry already. You talk too much, Noah,” Payton answered again.

The prince pushed the wine glasses in front of the two.

“Oh, Noah. The day is still young. You do not have to be furious now,” the prince announced, grinning. Among the four, he was the only one who I will most likely talk to. The rest, I think I should gather more courage to do so. “We will only scare the alpha king’s servant.”

“You shut your mouth, Elijah,” Noah exclaimed. “It is not your time to talk now.”

Ow. His name was Elijah. The name fitted him right.

Elijah muttered under his breath saying how stern Noah could be.

“That’s enough for now. We will start the meeting, Noah.”

Everyone settled back to their seats. It was a long table with the king situated at the top.

I shifted my weight from side to side. My presence was not needed here. Why would His Highness bring me into this room? Because of me, they only quarreled with each other.

“Everyone. Her name is River. I chose her as my personal assistant after quite some time. I thought everyone would agree to what I had decided.”

I did not think it was necessary to announce my name to them. I was nothing but a servant.

The warrior princess asked, “It’s not to pry your personal life, Your Highness, but you can handle it now? After what happened?”

My gaze kept darting at them.

They were using cryptic conversations. The only thing that would never be erased from my mind was the name Zenith. Wasn't it the same name His Highness had uttered when he was having a nightmare?

There was no way I would be mistaken. It was Zenith.

I wanted this meeting to end and will ask the twins about Zenith. Perhaps they knew about Zenith.

“It was already a long time ago. Besides, River will be training to become stronger. She will become my sword and shield. She vowed to lay down her life.”

Just like what we had talked about in the coach. I did not know if I was prepared to die or not. But one thing was for sure. I will not die without knowing my parent's identity and taking revenge against Alpha Erik for rejecting me.

“Your Highness,” the warrior princess said. I better get her name later. I liked her. She looked strong in my eyes. How I wished I could be like her.

“As a warrior myself, River does not possess the ability to do that. She lacks agility and will. If there is an attack, she will run first with her tail behind her legs. If you are looking for your sword and shield, your warriors will do a great job.”

“Vivian… I will train her myself.”

Their eyes widened at his declaration.