The Alpha King's Claim novel Chapter 11

The Alpha King’s Claim chapter 11 by desirenovel

Aero

I didn’t wait for tomorrow. I had to know now, so I called for an emergency meeting with all of my council including the high priest that presided my wedding and the royal augur of my father, Sedsah. As one of the best augur in the realms, I needed to seek his thoughts regarding the magical event that happened earlier. I was that desperate.

As I sat on my seat impatiently, I stared at them when they entered the conference room. I could see the look of confusion in their eyes and saw the unexpressed question swirling in their heads. Why would I want to be with them when I was just married? I should have been on top of my new wife right now pounding her ass off.

I grumbled in my thoughts. Huh. They should know better.

Elijah who had been standing next to me remarked inside my head, ‘Look at that. They are quite pissed off with your sudden call for a meeting. They were having a good time at your wedding reception you know.’

‘Fuck off, Elijah,’ I sent him a glare.

“You called Your Highness?” my beta, William, asked once they all settled on their chairs. The oval table in front of us was large. On normal days, it would have been filled with spread papers and maps. Now it was devoid of them probably because the servants thought I’d turn this day into a holiday.

Not a chance.

“I‘m sure you all saw what happened to me and my…bride earlier right?” I asked, keeping eye contact with each and every one of them.

William lowered his head and visibly cleared his throat while the high priest flashed a toothy grin. The others, well, they broke into a proud smile, probably seeing the event a good sign.

“It was a wonderful sight to behold, my liege,” Hindall, the high priest, commented. He leaned closer against the desk and looked at me with bright eyes.

I took this as an opportunity to go straight to the point.

“Do you know what’s the meaning of this mark on our wrists?” Holding my right arm up, the crescent moon mark protruded on the surface of my skin just slightly. They all looked at the mark and gasped. It must have been amazing for them to see such a thing made by the Divine.

“I…unfortunately have no idea, Your Highness,” Hindall lowered his head, looking partly ashamed. “All I know is that your union with Queen Serena is blessed by the Goddess.”

I clenched my hands in frustration.

“Fuck the Goddess! What I want is an explanation!” I stood up and hit the desk with a heavy hand. “Any one of you here could give me that?”

I watched them one by one again, but they remained silent and looked at each other like clueless pups.

“Sedsah?” I stated, pointing out the only man I expected could help me. He had a blue-violet printed turban on his head as a headdress and sported a long brown-grayish goatee, something that suited his age and position.

He lifted his chin up and looked at the mark on my wrist.

“Let me touch the mark, Your Highness,” he offered. “I might see the message of the Goddess through it.”

I scowled at the use of his words. Why must they all connect it to the Goddess? What has got to do with a nature spirit on my situation right now?

Noticing the look of curiosity on the council’s face, I grumbled from deep within my throat and said, “Go ahead when all of my council leaves.”

William and my omega, Chris, as observant as ever, took it as their cue to leave.

They stood up and left, and soon after, all of my council did the same.

Elijah placed a hand on my shoulder and audibly cleared his throat.

“You want me to leave too?” he asked, grinning at me. I shook my head and clenched my jaw.

“Stay. You’re the one who brought me into this mess,” I stated, looking up at him with a glare.