Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North - Chapter 69

Chapter 69: STORM
***** Zenith’s first life *****

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***Dawn’s POV***

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Alpha Zenith’s entourage was here because they were going to fetch Emily to the north. As his chosen mate, she would go to his pack.

The moment Dawn stepped out of her bedroom, she was able to hear how Emily cried her heart out pitifully, wailing that she didn’t want to go to the north.

The alpha from the north was notorious for his cruelty. He showed no mercy. He was the epitome of brutality. That was what people said about him.

It was understandable that Emily would cry her heart out when she had to spend the rest of her life with such an alpha.

For a second, Dawn felt pity for her, but the feeling didn’t last long when she noticed Blake’s scent.

“Where are you going? You don’t need to confront them,” Lyra said, stopping Dawn from approaching Emily’s bedroom. She thought Dawn wanted to give them a piece of her mind, which would only lead to a fight.

“Blake is inside.”

“Blake?” Lyra furrowed her brows. “What is Blake doing inside?”

Dawn was not in her right mind to begin with, thus when she decided to enter the room, she didn’t even think twice about it.

But, her eyes turned cold when she saw her mate was really there, comforting Emily. He didn’t even realize when Dawn went inside.

Actually, it was Emily, who noticed her first.

“This is all your fault! Your fault! You should have been the one who became his mate! You should be the one who should go with him!” Emily hollered, she hugged Blake, who was half hugging her, preventing the man from chasing after Dawn when she walked out of the room.

Lyra looked mortified when she saw Emily hug Blake and the man didn’t even have the heart to push her away and run after his own mate.

This must be the last straw that broke Dawn completely. Life had not been so kind to her lately and watching Blake comfort Emily must be a sight that shattered her whole world.

The healer immediately went looking for Dawn, but she couldn’t find her anywhere. She then went to her favorite spot by the lake, but she was not there either.

Meanwhile, the sky turned gloomy and right after Alpha Zenith’s entourage arrived, rain poured down hard.

Dawn’s absence became another thing to talk about among the pack members. It was very disrespectful for the alpha’s daughter to disappear during this time.

“What else did she want to be jealous about? Emily is leaving the pack, but she is still throwing a tantrum.”

“They are actually half siblings. Why can’t she forgive her sister when Emily is the victim here?”

“Right? I hope it is her who has to go.”

“She is a bad luck bringer. Her mother died because of her and her father is facing a great punishment.”

People kept talking, even if they didn’t have anything worth talking about, they kept running their mouths mindlessly.

However, Dawn actually met with Alpha Zenith. After so many years, she finally managed to have a conversation with him.

As usual, he occupied the same room again.

“What are you doing here? Come. I will escort you out.” Gamma Darius approached Dawn, but she threw him a dagger look.

The way she glared at the gamma was pure murderous, as if saying that if he dared to touch her, she was going to kill him and for a moment, he believed that.

You could imagine how imposing Dawn’s presence was to be able to leave a battle hardened shifter like Darius feeling flustered.

“Leave us alone,” Zenith finally said. He looked at Dawn and knew that this girl still had the same request, only this time, it was for a different purpose.

“You said we are going to leave right away.”

“Leave.”

Darius raised both of his arms and then walked out of the room.

Zenith knew Dawn would come to see him again, especially after what she learned about her father. Therefore, instead of taking Emily right away and then leaving, he came to this room.

This time, Zenith intended to let her in, but as it turned out, she stepped up her game and actually managed to sneak inside his room.

“What do you want?” Zenith asked. He glanced at the storm out there.

Emily would cry out loud and break her delicate image if she had to go through this storm to head north.

“I want to see my father,” Dawn said straight to the point.

Zenith paid attention to her for the first time. He didn’t remember her much, because he didn’t see her much before.

But, he remembered the sadness and confusion in her eyes when he took her father away all those years ago, yet those eyes had turned into angry ones now.

“The King is the one who held him captive. You need to go to the capital city and ask him instead.”

“Why did you take my father?”

Zenith tilted his head. “I thought you would look into it when I gave you a clue about your beta, but as it turned out, you are very gullible.”

Of course, Dawn remembered what Thean said that day about Beta Jason, but Beta Jason said that he had been helping her father to get the justice he deserved.

‘So, you trust that notorious alpha more than the father of your mate? The beta of your father?’

That was how Jason responded to her and it shut her up completely.

“You didn’t feel suspicious at all.”

“I believe him.”

“Just like how you believed your father?”

Dawn pressed her lips thin. She held back her tears. She couldn’t find a word to retort, since that was true.

But, before they could continue this conversation, there was a knock on the door and Thean appeared.

“Zen, this is not good.” Thean frowned, he glanced at Dawn uncomfortably. “I think you need to come and see it for yourself.”

Thean couldn’t say it out loud, thus he mindlinked Zenith to let him know what happened.