Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North - Chapter 84

Chapter 84: A SMILE APPEARED ON HIS LIPS
FIRST LIFE

(((ZENITH’S POV)))

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Zenith didn’t remember about that little girl anymore, because after he returned to the palace, he fell sick and he told his mother, Iris, about what happened.

The queen then told him that Dawn was safe and the funeral for the luna of the Moonlight pack would be held in two days. During that time, Zenith was in and out of consciousness, while his mother stayed by his side to neutralize his beast’s aggressiveness.

Zenith forgot about Dawn and his life went like usual, until a big change happened in the capital city when his father fell sick and Zander didn’t have any other choice, but to step in to take the throne and was crowned as the king in the age of sixteen.

At the same day after his coronation, their parents, the previous king and queen, also their younger sister went to Andelus continent to seek for a cure for their father’s illness.

Thing started to take a drastic turn for them. The people, who worked for their father started to rebel because they couldn’t accept the coronation.

Many people voiced out their displeasure.

Zander was too young. The previous king let go of his responsibility to his immature son too soon. Zenith was way more capable than Zander to take care of the state affair. Zander had so many flaws. Zenith should help more.

There were so many pressures, schemes and turmoil inside the palace and the court. It was too much for two sixteen years old to handle, despite the enormous help that they received from the people that still loyal to their father and mother.

Still, it was not enough.

Zenith had to endure his episodes when his beast ran rampant. Before the queen left, his mother had created a stone for him that could calm down his beast whenever he was having this episode.

However, something big happened when they Zenith and Zander turned eighteen. That was the time when Zander found his destined mate.

She was a young and beautiful magic user from Karam continent, but as it turned out, she was a spy.

Nobody really knew what happened that night when Zander’s destined mate died. She was killed brutally and the prophecy about Zenith was sounded that same night. Not many people knew about the prophecy, but those who knew, believed that.

Zenith would be killed by his own mate. The woman that he marked. That was it.

After that night, Zander started to appear wearing golden mask and Zenith was sent to the north to handle the monster attack there.

The previous alpha of the north died during the monster attack and his sister couldn’t fill the role as the alpha, as she found her mate and had to move to Karam Continent, because he was a merchant.

There was many conspiration during the dead of alpha Cezi, because at the same time, there were so many movements of getting rid of Zander’s supporter, to the point, nobody was safe by his side.

At that time, the only solution that Zenith could thing of was only one.

“You put your life in danger, Zen,” Zander said. He looked at his brother grimly. His expression was hidden under the golden mask, but Zenith didn’t need to see his face to know how pissed he was. “You put yourself out there to be the target.”

“To make it clear. You are the target, Zan. I am just a bait.”

“This is crazy.”

“You know another solution? People died out there while we are talking here.” Zenith’s expression hardened. “The people who followed you and pledged their loyalty to you blindly.”

“I don’t want to give a death punishment to my own brother.”

Zenith rolled his eyes. “Do you think I will allow you to give me that verdict?” he sighed deeply. “I only buy you time to gather and strengthen your power, once you are able to do so, you can get rid of those rats from the court.”

They realized the fact that no matter how strong their father was, they wouldn’t be able to achieve the same feat as him, the loyalty and respect from their father’s followers couldn’t be handed as easily as when their father gave the crown to Zander.

“If you feel sorry for me, find a solution to get rid of those pests quickly.” Zenith walked toward the door. “Once I stepped out, people would know that we are standing at the opposite side. Don’t pester me anymore.”

That night, Zenith went to the north as per decree of the king. People saw this as a punishment from the king for whatever that happened that night when Zander’s destined mate died.

People thought, Zenith had something to do with the death of the future queen, but no one would be able to know for sure, aside from the two of them.

Those people, who opposed Zander would join Zenith, as they rallied behind him to put him on the throne, but with that, Zenith would be able to know, all the people, who opposed Zander. He was privileged to their schemes.

However, he couldn’t be so blatant with this, because it would be very obvious Zenith played them if every plan that they hatched, failed.

Zenith and Zander played this excruciatingly painful and complicated game for so long, until the king had the real power to get rid of them to their roots in one movement, not allowed them to retaliate anymore.

Zenith completely forgot about his encountered with that little girl and his first murder, because after that, he killed so many people in the dark.

Until one day, alpha Tony came to borrow his warriors to help him to control the protest in the west. There was a coup there and alpha Tony volunteered to control the unrest.

By that time, people had known Zenith for his unforgiving and merciless nature, thus it was only right for him when he demanded a hefty compensation for the death of his warriors. None of them returned.

When Zenith finally came to Moonlight pack to collect the debt and take alpha Tony to the capital city for trial, that was when he met with Dawn again for the first time after so many years.

Eleven years had passed by this point when he saw her again. The little girl with red eyes, who hugged him tightly, while trembling in fear. She had grown up to be a beautiful young woman, a fierce one.

However, she didn’t seem to remember him at all. It was understandable…

“Zen, I don’t feel good about this plan. Alpha Tony has a young daughter. She has no one aside from her father,” Darius said. He didn’t feel good to separate the daughter and the father.

However, Zenith decided to keep going with the original plan and for years, Dawn would try to approach Zenith whenever he came to this pack. She tried so many way to get to him and to his amusement, he enjoyed to see her attempt.

Zenith would be there, standing behind the curtain, while watching Dawn climbed the wall before one of his warriors caught her, but she would do it again the next time.

A smile appeared on his lips.