Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North - Chapter 163

Chapter 163: SOMEONE FROM THE WEST
After the uneventful dinner and some entertainment here and there, the next day someone made a fuss in front of the palace gates, asking to meet with prince Zenith.

“I am here to get my money back.”

He was a young man with red hair and had a messed up haircut, he was holding a box and was livid when he was not allowed to enter the palace.

“Are you trying to fool me?!” He raised his voice. “He owed me money, if you didn’t believe me, ask him! Tell him to come here!”

Because he made a ruckus, the guard took him inside, but not to the palace, but the dungeon, as the other guard informed Zenith about what happened.

Currently, the alpha was with his mate, having their peaceful breakfast. It was not sure since when it became a habit, but Zenith would taste Dawn’s food first before she ate it, though Dawn would find a way to figure out if it was safe to be eaten or not.

“That must be your old friend,” Zenith said and the guard was surprised what that man said was right. He asked what they had to do with him.

“Where is he?” Dawn asked, as she chewed on her meat.

“Because he made a ruckus, we put him in the dungeon,” the guard replied.

“Oh, no.” Dawn immediately stood up. “Get him out of there!”

The guard was confused, so did Zenith with Dawn’s strong reaction, but he immediately went away to let his comrade knew about this.

“What happened?” Zenith followed Dawn, he frowned because she tried to walk quickly, but with her heavily pregnant belly, it was not easy for her. “Slow down.” He put his arm behind her back.

“Hecate hated a dungeon.” Dawn then told Zenith that he was born in the dungeon because his mother was thrown there after being caught stealing food, at that time, his mother was pregnant and he spent ten years there, until his mother died and they simply didn’t care of him and released him.

“Ten years for stealing food?”

“They forced her mother to work in the mines because they needed to people to do a labor work to dig magic stone. He worked in the mine too since he was three years old.”

Zenith was silent for a while, before he noted. “You knew a lot about him.”

“I remembered that we were close. The memories returned in more detail when I saw him. Flashes of memories when we were together, came to me here and there.”

They finally reached the dungeon, but Zenith stopped Dawn. “I will handle this.” He was not going to let his pregnant mate to enter the filthy dungeon.

“No. I will go with you. He must have done something.”

As if on cue, they could hear someone was freaking out from inside the dungeon and Dawn hastened her steps. She knew this would happen. They should have let the guards knew to let him in beforehand, but because of what happened, they simply forgot, since she wouldn’t have thought they would put him in the dungeon.

From inside, they could hear the commotion and Hecate’s voice, screaming at the guards, who tried to get close to him.

“We can’t kill him! Prince Zenith wanted to see him!”

“The hell! He is poisoning us!”

With the mention of poison, Zenith was about to stop Dawn, but she reassured him it was not something lethal.

“Don’t worry, I know what it is.”

And just like what Dawn had predicted, she saw the guard was wailing on the ground, clutching to his stomach, while the other scratched his body relentlessly, until his skin broke and bled.

“Stop this, Hecate. Give them the antidote,” Dawn said.

All the guards immediately quieted down when they realized the alpha and the luna from the north were there. They lowered their heads politely.

“Gave them the antidote,” Dawn said again.

“No! They are going to lock me here!” Hecate was furious.

“I am here to get you out, but you need to give them the antidote,” Dawn said.

And after some back and forth between the two of them, Zenith’s patient ran very thin, as he snatched the small box in his hand and threatened to take it away until he gave the guards the antidote.

It was childish, but it worked.

Begrudgingly, Hecate gave the antidote and he followed Dawn and Zenith out of the dungeon.

“Swindler,” he said under his breath to Zenith. “You told me to get half of the money here, but you want to put me in the dungeon. Swindler.”

Dawn immediately grabbed Zenith’s hand to prevent him from doing something bad to Hecate.

“Come with me, you will get the money.” Dawn smiled meaningfully at him. “There is something we want to offer to you.”

And an hour later, they were in the king’s study room, along with Zaya and Celine as well.

“Is this the man that you recommend to fill Aurel’s position?” Zander asked, he narrowed his eyes at Hecate. His appearance must have made him look unreliable. “Are you sure?”

“I am the greatest man in my field. I will only help you if you paid me. I only accept gold.”

“Are you sure, he is the right person? What the greatest thing that he had done?” Zander looked at Zenith.

“Saving your ass,” Zenith replied, technically he was right, since they got the last two items from Hecate.

“Well, I deem that important.” Zander nodded. “Fine, I will give you gold, but tell me about the situation in the west, everything that you knew.”

“Why should I? I am not a spy.”

“I will give you gold for each information.”

“Gold and all the rare herbs that you have.”

“You can have them all since you have agreed to work here.”

“So, the west is not in a good situation…” And with that Hecate blabbered out all the information that he knew willingly.