Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North - Chapter 268

Chapter 268: THE WEDDING
Zaya’s wedding to king Rowan happened six months later after the king sort out the problem within his court.

Right now, Zander was on board with Dawn and little Zade. The little boy was so excited to see the vast sea and the beautiful sunset. He would cling onto Zander to take him to the higher place, so he could get to see everything.

The little one was not yet two years old, but he was already able to communicate just fine with his surroundings.

Zander must be bias, but he thought this baby was the smartest baby that he had ever encountered.

“You spoiled him too much,” Dawn complained, she gave Zander a disapproving look when Zade, once again, wanted to go to see the sunset again.

“Why not?” Zander picked Zade up and the little boy wrapped his arms around his neck, as he pointed his finger toward the door, urged him to go. “He is the love of my life!” Zander kissed his chubby cheek, but Zade pushed his face away.

On the other hand, Dawn could only shake her head and then followed them out to see the sunset. They watched the beautiful sight together.

The surface of the water turned red when the sun disappeared behind the horizon and this made Dawn a little bit sentimental. She glanced at Zander and was thinking of Zenith, she missed him so bad. She was afraid that Zade would forget about him, it was not like he remembered him, Zenith had gone when Zade was too young.

She tried her best to make him remembered his father, but there was nothing much that he could do, aside from showing him the painting of him, which was not many, but sometime, Zade would mistake his father with Zander, which she could understand why.

“How are you?” Zander suddenly asked her.

“I am fine.”

Zander grinned at her. “You are strong, Dawn. Zenith would be proud of you.”

Dawn turned her head to hide her tears, it was so hard to talk about him. She was still wearing her black dress, but she would wear something else for Zaya’s wedding, only for that day.

“Uncle! Fish! Fish!” Zade patted Zander’s cheek to get his attention, as he pointed at the fish on the surface of the water. He was mesmerized by it.

“Yes, do you want to eat fish?” Zander asked, but Zade shook his head and turned his head toward his mother.

“Momma, fish!”

Dawn wiped her tears swiftly and then looked at her son. “Yes, love,” she said.

It took a few days to get to Marca El continent and when they arrived, it was early morning, but they could see a long entourage that would welcome them.

Pyro didn’t come, because he had to stay to take care of the kingdom, thus Zander brought Sebastian with him. He was the new royal gamma now.

“Zade!” Zaya rushed toward them, but the first person that she mentioned was her niece, she took the baby from Dawn’s arms and twirled. “I missed you!”

“Don’t you miss us?” Dawn teased her and only then Zaya came to her and hug her.

“Of course, I miss you so much!” Zaya kissed her cheek. Zade frowned because he was being pressed between his mother and his aunt. After that, Zaya went to her brother while still carrying Zade. “Zander!”

“I miss you, my sister,” Zander said, he hugged her tightly and at this point, Zade cried, he stretched out his arms toward his mother, because once again, he was being pinned by the two people.

Dawn laughed and saved her son from the two of them before they could pin him again. After that, they went to greet king Rowan.

The king had been watching his future mate interacted with baby Zade and this warmed his heart.

The welcoming party was held for them and it was scrumptious, while the preparation for the wedding was done. The royal wedding would happen within two days from now.

Music was blaring and, while drink and food was set on the table. There were so many people came to approached Zander and made a small talk with him.

But, Zander found a way to walk out of the party room and get fresh air. It was too stuffy inside. Right now, he was no longer wearing his golden mask. He didn’t think he would need that anymore, since he was no longer seeing those golden masked people.

The beautiful garden that had been fully decorated for the wedding was right in front of him, it looked so quiet and peaceful, thus Zander jumped over the railing, not something that a king should have done though, and then walked over there.

The blaring music from inside the small talk that those people made, gave him a headache.

Dawn had retrieved to her bedroom with the excuse that she had to accompany Zade, but Zander knew better that the little boy would stay all night if he was allowed to.

He had been very curious with his surroundings and observed everything.

Zander found a bench and sat there. He looked around to the decoration for the wedding and remembered that he had one like this too in the past.

He remembered his own wedding to his destined mate and how the marriage ended up in disaster and here he was, a king without a queen. His council had been hinting for him to take a woman as the queen and produced and heir, but Zander knew that was not what he wanted and he had already an heir for the throne, he only needed to shape him.

“Oh, king Zander,” a beautiful woman gasped when she saw him. She bent her body to greet him and Zander stood up to give her the same respect. “I don’t know there is someone here,” she said. “I will leave if you wished for quiet evening.”

Yes, please. Go.

“No. There is no need for that, lady.”

“Osborn, my name is Rachel Osborn,” she then added sheepishly. “You can call me Rachel, if you liked, king Zander.”

“Lady Osborn.” Zander chose the way he addressed her. His blue eyes flickered under the moonlight.

“I am sorry to hear what happened to your kingdom last year, it must be very devastating,” she said in small voice.

“Thank you for your concern, lady,” Zander replied politely. He came out here to have a peaceful time and mellowed over the death of his destined mate and his failed marriage, but why this woman came to find him?

And then the rest of half hour, Zander was forced to hear her talking about everything. She was quite a talker. She didn’t even notice that Zander didn’t really pay attention to what she said and most of the time, his mind was blank.

“You have beautiful eyes, king Zander, the same like princess Zaya.”

“Yes, I guessed because we got this from the same mother,” Zander said and she laughed for the joke that he didn’t intend to be that funny.

“Princess Zaya is a very wonderful woman, she is so beautiful and interesting, no wonder king Rowan likes her.”

Zander glanced at her and didn’t say anything, as she kept yapping about Zaya and her personality and how the two of them were match from heaven.

“I would love to be the princess close friend, but I think she is a very close off person, I have tried to get to know her.” Lady Osborn stopped walking and then looked at Zander. “Do you have some advice of how to get closer to the princess, I saw her mingled with the people from Andel Kingdom only. I can help her to acclimate in this palace.”

Zander reciprocated her smile and she looked bashful to be the receiving end of that warm smile, but what he was going to say next was not warm at all.

“Probably tried to be nice to her and not provoke her. I know my sister. She is a social butterfly, she could befriend anyone that she liked and if you couldn’t be close with her, there is a high chance because she doesn’t want to get close to you.” Zander didn’t need to hear the whole story. He knew what this woman was rambling about and her end goal. “My sister appreciated those people, who stood up for her and took her side, but she would also remember, those people who tried to put her down.”

The answer left lady Osborn speechless, she opened her mouth, but there was no word that she could say or how to retort to that.

In the end, she could only watch the king walked away and joined the party again.

And two days later, the wedding was happening. Everything went smoothly without any hiccup and Zaya looked so beautiful. She was gifted with her mother’s beauty, but Zander could say that she was ‘cursed’ by their father’s stubbornness.

“Congratulation, my dear sister,” Zander said. “I love you, Zaya. Zenith would be happy for you too.”

Zaya hugged him tightly, she cried a little, but Zander shushed her because it could ruin her make up. After that, they danced together, but when it was done, he came up again and when Zaya reminded him that they had dance earlier, Zander chuckled.

“This is dance for Zenith,” he said.

It was a beautiful day, where everyone was elated for the union between Ogregon kingdom and Marca El.

After that, Zaya danced with Zade and didn’t want to let go of the little one.