The Alpha's Contract Luna (Alexia) novel Chapter 55

~ Alexia ~

Tears flooded her cheeks, hearing the king's tale. He rejected her mother, which was why Avery had a second chance mate in the form of Roland.

"Alexia, please listen to me, child," the king begged while reaching for Alexia's hand. "I made that decision, thinking it was the best for the nation."

Alexia retreated her hand. Her gaze fell on Kieran, who looked equally angered by the king's tale.

"So, the queen poisoning you is good for Taplean? The queen practically throwing Kieran aside is good for Taplean? Didn't you ever think my mother would have been a better queen?!" Alexia could not help but raise her voice.

She sniffed her tears away, realizing one more question remained unanswered. "So, am I your daughter?"

King Balthasar also wept, regretful for the choices he made in the past. He looked at Alexia and said, "I - I think not. I think you are Roland's daughter, but I still helped you because I wanted to and felt responsible."

"Regardless if you are my daughter or not, I see Avery in you, and I wanted to be your godfather at least," the king suggested. "Please, Alexia, don't be mad at me -"

"How do you expect me to be happy at what you did? You hurt my mother!" Although it had been so long since she last saw her mother, the king's tale said it all. Her mother was hurt, and she could not help but feel the same pain.

"Alexia," Kieran called. He reminded her, "The king is still the king."

Immediately, Alexia realized how she was being rude. She said, "I'm - I'm sorry, My King. Please... please let me calm down for a bit." She bowed and said, "Excuse me, my king."

She ran outside the king's room, and Kieran chased after her. Alexia wanted to be as far away from the others so Kieran offered to take her to the mountain nearby.

Kieran shifted into his wolf, and Alexia rode on his back. It was from a mountain cliff that they settled in with the view of the territory. They were far from the city; thus, there was more nature around them. Trees covered the land, and some of the roads remained unpaved.

Alexia was taking deep breaths. She was still crying after learning of what had happened to her mother. She asked her husband, "Why would someone reject their true mate?"

"Alexia, there are reasons for everything. Remember that if you turn twenty-one and I am not your true mate, we agreed we would reject our true mates. We are already married and committed to each other. That is one reason for rejecting a true mate," Kieran reminded her.

Kieran wrapped Alexia in his arms. He pecked on her head and said, "As for the king, you have to think about it this way, if he did not follow his father's orders, he would not be named king. Another Alpha would be called in to take over the crown."

Alexia noticed how her husband paused, as if thinking. Soon, he resumed, "Do you know who else is the other eldest ruling alpha in the land that could have potentially taken the crown?"

"Oh, Goddess. Alpha Blaze?" Alexia asked before a sneer formed on her face.

"He could have been. Although, I don't know if, at that time, someone else was more eligible," Kieran answered. "I'm sure it was hard for the king to make that decision. He did say that he never forgot about his true mate."