Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North - Chapter 86

Chapter 86: THE CHANGE OF PLAN
FIRST LIFE

(((ZENITH’S POV)))

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Zenith despised that girl named Emily because from the report that he got, she had been harassing Dawn.

He didn’t really pay close attention to her, but because he kept tab on Dawn, her name was mentioned a few times. Needless to say, he didn’t have a good impression on her.

However, it didn’t matter. It was a good thing that it was not Dawn. Because the prophecy meant for his mate to be the one, who would kill him.

“About the prophecy…” Zander finally came to this topic. “We are going to kill her once everything settled.”

“Good. I will arrange that.” Zenith nodded.

Because of that prophecy, before his mate could kill him, he was going to kill her first. That was a good plan, only the thing that gross Zenith out was the fact he had to mate and mark Emily. That thought didn’t settle well with him.

After that, Zander and Zenith engrossed in more deep conversation about the whole schemes around them and the plan to tackle those people, who grew very greedy and became more power hunger in each passing day.

About the Moonlight pack, at first, Zenith leaked the information about Emily’s origin and then Zander came with the decree for Zenith to be mated with alpha Tony’s daughter.

Zenith knew the truth about Emily’s origin would hurt Dawn, but it was necessary. The plan that he and Zander made was more important. More so, they had hurt so many hearts, what the different of hurting hers?

Of course, just like what the brothers predicted, beta Jason jumped into the opportunity to hand over Emily, instead of Dawn, since the latter was the mate for his son and she was the legitimate daughter of alpha Tony.

However, Zenith couldn’t come right away to Moonlight pack, there were a few things he had to handle.

On the surface, it appeared as if Zenith was being punished, humiliated by the king to be mated with alpha Tony’s daughter, not the legitimate one, but the one that was a result of an affair.

Zenith’s supporter was in rampant, they suggested a few plan to take down the king from his throne and rebel. An unrest almost occurred, but strangely enough, the key people for the coup disappeared mysteriously, which caused more turmoil in the capital city.

The king appeared unperturbed and no one could point their finger to their sovereign with that accusation without a solid proof.

With that, Zenith’s supporter met a dead end and the alpha from the north didn’t have other choice, but to succumb to the king’s decree to take alpha Tony’s daughter as his mate.

“It looks like there will be a storm.” Thean noticed how gloomy the sky was.

“Yeah.” Darius nodded.

But after ten minutes break, they continued their journey to Moonlight pack. It was a small entourage and all of them were in their beast form.

Once they arrived at the pack house, Zenith occupied the same room. This was the room where he stayed since the first time he was here.

He always requested the same room, because he knew someone would try to find a way to get to this room.

This time, Zenith wanted to let her in, but Dawn had stepped up her game and actually, she had been waiting for him inside the room.

“I want to see my father.”

Zenith stared at Dawn. She looked skinnier. Her eyes sunk and there were this black eye bags under her eyes. The news about her father’s infidelity must have hit her so hard.

Zenith remembered how she used to look determine, but this time there was only anger and confusion.

They talked and Zenith reminded her about the clue he gave her about beta Jason. Unfortunately, she trusted the beta more, which was not a surprise for him.

“If you wanted to see your father, you can go to the capital city and asked the king.”

After that, the conversation between them was rather pointless. Zenith was only a little bit upset to see how hard Dawn took the news, but he wanted to go back as soon as possible after he took Emily with him.

But, in the middle of their conversation, Thean informed them to come with him because there was something unexpected happened.

[Emily was caught in the act. She was sleeping with Blake.] Darius mindlinked the alpha.

Right now, they were heading to the alpha’s quarter. Darius, Thean and Dawn came along too.

Zenith’s eyes darkened when he heard the report from Darius through the mindlink. He glanced at Dawn. [Tell her to stay.]

“I don’t think this is a good idea for you to tag along,” Darius said to Dawn, but she insisted to go with them.

It bothered Zenith to see how calm and aloof Dawn was, because she wouldn’t be able to ignore what was waiting for her later.

And Zenith was right when Dawn learned what actually happened between her own mate and Emily. That jerk kept apologizing to her and it took everything in Zenith not to smash his head against the wall.

“He marked that woman,” Darius explained briefly, answering the unsaid question about Emily’s whereabouts.

Zenith watched how Dawn broke down and he felt his blood was boiled with rage, but aside from how tight he balled his fists, no one would be able to tell what actually was in in his mind right now. They would tremble in fear if they knew.

“I, Dawn Attiana Ash, reject you, Blake Michael Gillian, as my mate. May the bond between us be severed for good.”

There was this small smile that curled on the corner of Zenith’s lips when he heard her rejection, he loosened his fists.

But, the joy didn’t last for long, because the next thing he watched how the rejection tortured her. Dawn staggered back, she was going to fall, but Darius caught her in time. Zenith shouted the order to him through mindlink, which honestly startled him.

“I will take her to her room,” Lyra said and then she left with Dawn.

Everything didn’t turn as they expected it and there was no way Zenith would take Emily, since she was already marked by Blake. This stupid young man ruined a lot of plans without him knowing it.

With that, Zenith had another talk with beta Jason, but this time, their gamma joined the conversation too.

If he couldn’t take Emily, it meant, he was going to take Dawn with her and that was what he demanded. The demand that Jason couldn’t turn down.

“This is unexpected, but in a way, we didn’t need to make a big change in plan.” Axel analyzed the situation, once it was only the three of them alone.

“Yeah, but it’s a pity that Zen needs to kill Dawn instead of Emily,” Darius chimed in.

That was the only change of plan. Darius and Axel knew about Dawn as much as Zenith did, therefore, in away, they were fond of that young woman.

“Are we going now?” Darius asked, staring at the window. “The storm is here.”

“We will leave after the storm,” Zenith replied and then walked away from the room. He headed toward Dawn’s bedroom.