The Alpha King's Witch Bride Chapter 45: Flaunting Incompetence

Kaelos’ POV

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After my little eting with Marcellus in my office, I discovered more about Odessa. More that she never told about and I wasn’t even sure if she would have ever told .

’So, she watched her parents get killed as a kid during one of our pack’s raids.’ Damon said in my head when I got to the room the tailor who was supposed to take asurents for Odessa was waiting in.

I nodded my head discreetly to myself after handing Odessa over to the tailor who began taking her asurents.

If all goes well, Odessa was ant to wear a ruby red gown popularly worn by my mother years ago.

She might see it as nothing but I saw it as the ultimate symbol to show the South Arican Alpha king that I was serious about my marriage to her.

’Do you think the raid she’s talking about is... You know?’ Damon asked with a solemn tone.

A cold shiver ran down my spine when I rembered what he was trying to reference. But I quickly shook my head and dismissed the idea.

’That was a long ti ago. No need to dig into the past anyway.’ I said calmly in my head as I watched the tailor finally wrapping up with Odessa’s asurents.

After he was done and left the room, things got a bit heated between Odessa and I, as usual.

Well, that’s until she almost blurted out that we’re mates, forcing to run to her and cover her mouth.

"Mmph!" Odessa squird under my hold but I hushed her sternly before relying on my advanced wolf hearing to listen in on our ’guests’.

Celine and her mother had decided to grace the dining table earlier and joined us for breakfast. It was nothing short of dramatic, but I was quick to disregard it ntally.

However, with them being around, I couldn’t risk them finding out about and Odessa’s little secret.

’Little? There’s nothing little about what you and Odessa have.’ Damon comnted in my head with a snigger, causing to roll my eyes as I slowly let go of Odessa.

She shoved aggressively on my shoulder before glaring at .

"What gives?" She asked with a whisper, but even that sounded loud.

Not having any other choice, I grabbed her hands and moved her to the wall behind her, causing her to gasp in shock.

I pinned her to the wall, her perky bosoms peeking out a little from her dress, causing to glance at them with arousal as they rose and fell with each breath she took.

"Don’t blurt out our secret in public, hon. Ever." I whispered into her ears, making sure my words sank in.

Currently, thanks to my supernatural hearing, I was able to discover that Celine and her mother were talking with the tailor at the dining table, which was about fifty ters away.

But if I could hear them, there was a good chance they could pick up so of what’s happening here as well.

Anyway, after staring into Odessa’s enchanting violet eyes for a little too long, I finally shook my head and stepped away from her.

If I’d had her pinned to the wall a few seconds longer, there was no telling if I would be able to control myself.

I couldn’t fuck her freely while we were downstairs.

"You’re a conundrum. You know that, right?" She asked with sarcasm in her voice, tilting her head.

Seeing her like that forced a smirk to curl up my lips as I leaned in closer and gave her a wink before I responded.

"That makes the two of us, hon."

And I ant that.

What was so special about this powerless witch who even had a human father to make the moon goddess give her to as a mate? Why was I finding myself feeling sympathy for her after hearing her story from Marcellus?

And most of all... Was there more to her that she wasn’t letting know? What more secrets could she be hiding?

I was willing to unravel all this as this truce continued.

Drawing in a final satisfied breath, I leaned away from her and patted her lightly on her right cheek, causing her face to get redder than a tomato.

"Get ready for the ball, dear wife. You’ll be taught all the basic etiquette required before that day to avoid any... Drink mishaps." I muttered, teasing the way we first t.

Odessa’s face only got redder but at this point, I was done teasing her and turned around to leave.

There were a few more things I needed to attend to before the South Arican Alpha King and his delegates arrived a few days from now.

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After navigating my way upstairs, I got to my office and opened the door, not at all surprised when I saw the people waiting for inside.

"Good morning, gentlen." I greeted the mbers of my Alpha council, who all stood up and bowed curtly in front of .

"Good morning, Alpha King." Gamma Zane muttered with a not-so-cheery smile on his face.

I rely nodded at him as I made my way to my seat behind my table where my assistant, Layla, stood.

She handed so files to , which was a detailed report of Odessa’s first trial.

"I believe the witch should have discovered sothing about the dead maid by now." Gamma Zane, my annoying uncle, remarked, glancing at Beta Marcellus and the Delta before he continued. "With the South Arican Alpha King coming soon, security in this pack has to be tight and–"

"Once again flaunting your incompetence, Gamma." I blurted, removing my gaze from the files and fixing it on him. "According to the reports I gathered from Odessa, the culprit is probably a witch who used the victim’s life force to empower themselves sohow. Do you know what that ans?"

There was an awkward silence after my words, a silence so loud that I thought I’d begin hearing crickets soon.

But I ignored the tense atmosphere and cleared my throat before I continued with a neutral tone. "It simply ans that the culprit could still be out there, hiding under the noses of our security forces. Security forces that you’re supposed to be in charge of, Gamma."

I glanced at Marcellus and noticed a mocking smirk on his face. If there’s anyone who hated my uncle’s guts as much as , it was him.

Anyway, the Gamma was lost for words, his lips parting at first before he clenched his jaw.

But I rely stared at him for a few seconds before I leaned back comfortably against my chair and folded my arms in front of my chest.

"Tighten security in this pack. Make sure they’re on the lookout until the day of the South Arican Alpha King’s arrival. I don’t want any slip-ups, and if anything goes wrong, it will be on your head." I said coldly, not mincing a single word.

The Gamma lowered his head but nodded in response.

With that, after discussing a few more things, the eting was dismissed.