Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North - Chapter 60

Chapter 60: EXECUTE THE PLAN
Today was the second day of the seven day long celebration and Dawn felt like she was done already.

“I can’t move my body…” Dawn didn’t even feel like she wanted to smile anymore for the rest of the month.

She had met with a lot of people, a lot more than she had ever met in her entire twenty one years of life, in just two days. She was fed up, she didn’t want to meet anymore people.

“Come, I will help you clean up.” Zenith bent his body and carried Dawn in his arms, but this time, she didn’t protest, she couldn’t care less about those guards, warriors and guests, who stared at them.

“Should I pretend to faint, so I don’t need to attend tomorrow’s event?” Dawn suggested it quietly.

“Good idea.” Zenith kissed her forehead. “I can arrange that.”

Dawn chuckled. She wrapped her arms around his neck and actually fell asleep even before they reached their bedroom.

Therefore, it was up to Zenith to clean her up. The alpha could ask someone to do that, but he didn’t want anyone to touch her. He was going to do it. He liked taking care of his woman. His mate.

Carefully, Zenith took off her dress, so he wouldn’t wake her up and then wiped her body clean.

The hard part was not taking care of her, but to keep his head leveled even after looking at the beauty before him. Heavens knew how much effort he had to exert to keep himself calm in front of her when his instinct bothered him, urging him to mark her, she was the woman he wanted since forever.

No one could say otherwise, not even his king brother.

Dawn woke up when Zenith dressed her in a comfortable nightgown, but he kissed her forehead and lulled her back to sleep. Dawn was completely exhausted.

[I am outside.]

Zenith stopped himself from growling in annoyance when Zander mindlinked him. His brother was just right outside of the door, he could smell his annoying scent from here.

[Scram.]

[Go out or I will go in.]

[I dare you to do it.]

[Do you want to wake your sleeping beauty?]

Zander had seen how spent Dawn was, therefore he handled all the guests and cut tonight’s events short.

But, there was something that he really needed to speak with Zenith about. And he knew how to get on his brother’s nerves.

“What do you want?” Zenith closed the door behind him.

“Walk with me.”

“Let’s talk here.”

“Can’t we agree on one thing.”

“People will see.”

Zander frowned. “Why do I feel like we are having an affair or something? Can’t I walk with my own brother?”

“That’s not how it works.”

Unless Zander was ready to make a move and wipe those old hags from his court, they had to keep up with their charade, so that they could gather the names of the people in the court, who had done a dirty job and vied for the fall of the king.

“What do you want to talk about, Zan?”

“Tomorrow is the mating ceremony. Are you sure you want to mark her? You can mate her, then not mark her.”

“I am going to mark her.”

Zander took off his golden mask, he looked frustrated. “The prophecy!” He hissed viciously.

“I don’t care, Zan.”

“She will not complain even if you didn’t mark her.”

“And let her bear the humiliation because I didn’t mark her?”

“You could die!” Zander didn’t know how he could get to his brother’s thick skull.

It wasn’t like he didn’t know about this. He was also well aware of his predicament, he himself said he was going to kill his mate. But, from the looks of it, there was no way Zenith would wish any harm on her.

“I will…”

But, before Zander could finish his sentence, Zenith had cut him off first. “You swore that you will not harm her no matter what. A life for a life, remember?”

Zander gritted his teeth. He closed his eyes in frustration and to control his rage.

“Have you not yet seen Aurel, what are you planning?” Zander learned about this because Aurel told him herself. “You know your condition will get worse without her concoction.”

“I know the concoction.”

“You know?” Zander frowned. “How? How did you know?” There was no way Aurel told him about this, because this was only her leverage to get to see Zenith and the only time he gave a fuck about her.

“You don’t need to know about that. Don’t ever bring the prophecy up again. None of that is right.” Zenith turned around, but when Zander was about to stop him, he gave him one last word. “Don’t stand between me and her, Zan. I have chosen you for the last ten years, I am going to choose her now.”

“Are you telling me that you are going to rebel if I try to harm her?”

“I only want you to know that I hold as much power as you do.”

And after saying that, Zenith entered the room and closed the door behind him to lie down beside his woman. Dawn was sleeping soundly, she was not aware of her surroundings or the storm that was brewing in the capital city with the eye of the storm being the palace.

“I love you, Dawn.” Zenith kissed Dawn’s forehead. “I hope when the time comes, you are going to forgive me.”

Zenith pulled her closer against his chest and closed his eyes. He would savor this moment while it lasted, before the storm would shake the entire continent.

Zander had said that he only needed one more year and everything would be over. Zenith hoped he would stick to his plan without bothering about his decision to choose Dawn.

That night, Zander gathered his royal beta and royal gamma.

“Execute the plan.” Zander stared into the distance, his eyes filled with hatred when he stared at the golden mask that was sitting on the table.