Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North - Chapter 58

Chapter 58: THE DAY OF THE CEREMONY (4)
Dawn felt overwhelmed with the attention that she got from all the people inside the main hall. How many were there? Five hundred? Seven hundred people? The room was dead silent. She could hear her own heart beating so fast in her ears.

The dress that she was wearing felt heavier than before, as if someone sewed additional fabric to the trail of her dress. She didn’t think she could take another step.

Her hands were clammy and she was having this imagination that the small bouquet of daisy flowers that she was holding started withering in her hands.

[I think she is going to cry.] Zander said through the mind link, he was standing on the highest platform, ready to bless this union and crown Dawn as a princess, but after a minute, he realized that woman couldn’t take another step under the pressure.

Zander was not the only one, who realized that, of course, Zenith could also tell.

[Hey! You are not allowed to go get her!] Zander frowned behind his golden mask when he saw his brother walk toward Dawn to get her instead.

However, Zenith closed the mindlink and Zander couldn’t complain when that was what he did.

Zenith came to get Dawn, she indeed looked like she was going to cry. The expression she made looked more like she would go to the gallows, instead of the ceremony of their union.

Dawn’s eyes widened to see Zenith walk toward her, he did it with ease, even under so many eyes, as people wondered what he was going to do.

Zenith was wearing a cloak in purple and black color, he was already wearing a crown that suited his status as the prince of this kingdom. He looked regal and this must be the first time it clicked in Dawn’s mind that she would have a union with a royal family member. It was finally happening.

“It’s okay. I got you.” Zenith took her hand and walked beside her slowly and this made all the audience gasp, because this was not how it should be done, but the women smiled secretly, they thought it was very thoughtful for someone, who was infamous as a cruel alpha to be this considerate toward his future mate.

“I am sorry,” Dawn said under her breath, she knew she ruined the process.

“No need to feel sorry. Let’s get it done quickly, these people annoy me.”

Dawn almost laughed at that comment and tilted her head to look at him, at the same time, Zenith was staring at her too, making sure she did not stumble because of her complicated gown.

“That looks uncomfortable,” Zenith said.

“It is.”

For some reason, Dawn found comfort in his deep blue eyes. People saw him as a monster from the north, but she would give up everything she had to be with this monster.

Probably, this was the best thing that had ever happened to her after enduring all those years of negligence from her family. She should thank Emily for taking Blake away from her life, because evidently, Zenith was a thousand times better than her cheater ex mate.

“I feel like my legs are going to be broken. This dress is heavy as hell.”

They were talking in very low voices. Even though people couldn’t tell what they were talking about, they could tell they were having a hush- hush conversation.

“Do you want me to carry you?”

Dawn widened her eyes, which could be translated as; don’t you dare.

Finally, they reached the king, but even so, Zenith was still holding her hand tightly. Zander was still wearing his golden mask and he was wearing this magnificent cloak in the color of purple and black, but it was more vibrant than the one Zenith was wearing, emphasizing his status as the king.

“Here, we will witness the union between…” Pyro’s voice echoed inside the main hall, as he stood behind Zander, on his right side, while Lance was holding a tiara on the king’s left side.

Dawn didn’t follow what Pyro was saying, she kept reminding herself about the next step she should follow and not to mess things up again.

Zenith could feel her nervousness and squeezed her hand, to remind her that she was not alone. He was there with her.

‘You look beautiful.’ Zenith mouthed, which made Dawn blush and Zander cleared his throat to make his brother focus on the event and stop talking.

Usually this brother of his was very taciturn, but on this occasion, he was exceptionally talkative.

Zenith gave him a nasty look, in response to which Zander glared at him.

Meanwhile, those people who were close to them and were privileged enough to see this silent squabbling between the siblings could only frown.

“You need to get down on your knees,” Zenith said in a low voice after Pyro finished with his speech.

Dawn then knelt down so Zander could put the crown on her head.

And after that, Dawn actually didn’t need to remember what she should do next, because Zenith would guide her every step of the way.

Dawn really wanted to kiss this man!

There she was, thinking Zenith didn’t care about the ceremony and she had suffered alone because of that exhausting preparation, but actually, even after all the lessons of the royal etiquette along with every step of the ceremony that she had to obey, Dawn didn’t think it would go well if it was not for Zenith’s help.

He saved her from embarrassing herself in front of so many people. Dawn didn’t even remember that her father was not there with her.

Meanwhile, outside of the palace, the four bells rang at the same time, indicating that the procession had been done and they had a new princess in this kingdom.

Everyone cheered and sang together, as the sky had turned bright red, welcoming the evening.

Among the people, Alpha Tony stared at the majestic palace, he felt this emptiness in his heart. He waited, but Dawn never reached out to him.