Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North - Chapter 88

Chapter 88: HER LONELY BACK
FIRST LIFE

(((ZENITH’S POV)))

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Zander was frustrated when Zenith changed the whole plan about Dawn. They were supposed to use Dawn’s death as a stepping stone to meddle with the problem in Moonlight pack, but because Zenith decided not to mate and mark her, the whole plan wouldn’t work.

Thus, instead of going on with their original plan, Zenith mated and marked one of the council’s daughters. Of course, this caused an uproar because people knew about the decree from the king and Zenith was supposed to mate with Dawn.

More so, the practice of having more than one woman had been eradicated since decades ago under the rule of king Cane, their father, but with what Zenith was doing, it was the same like he wanted to bring the old practice back.

It caused so much problem in the court. Some people elated, because they were still thinking it was ridiculous to only have one woman and what Zenith was doing was a fresh air for a better change. Not to mention he was part of the royal family, thus the impact was unthinkable.

Zenith’s supporters cheered with his decision to take a mistress, but Zander’s people cursed at him.

“You are so close to get me to kill you, Zen,” Zander said grimly. He disagreed with Zenith’s decision, but there was nothing much he could do at this point when he had mated and marked Alia.

Therefore, it was inevitable that they have the ceremony next.

For Alia’s dissatisfaction, she didn’t get the royal ceremony. It was only a small ceremony as a remark of their union, while from Zander’s supporter, it was more than enough, because they couldn’t flaunt Zenith’s infidelity in public, but for Zenith himself, he couldn’t care less with the ceremony.

“What are you going to do with Moonlight pack?” Zander asked. He put on his golden mask again, a sign that he was very pissed and he didn’t want his brother to read his facial expression. “All the dirty deals are still happening in their harbor. We can’t do much without hard proof.”

“I got in contact with Alex, their gamma.”

“You meant their beta?” Zander corrected him. “Jason became the alpha shortly after you left the pack with Dawn.”

“He is still the gamma. Jason put his son as his beta,” Zenith said, shot him a look because he was not update with the current situation.

“Hey, there are a lot of things that I have to handle, I simply forgot that little detail, okay?” He raised both of his arms. “Is he trustworthy?”

“Let’s see.”

After that, Zenith returned with his bride, the woman that he had mated and marked to the north. It had been a year and from the report he got, Dawn was still the same. She refused to go out and spend most of her time inside the room.

She still hated being there. There was no letter from her either for the last year.

Zenith didn’t expect anything when he returned, because he learned that Dawn didn’t care about him and even hated him, it was a surprise when he saw her among the other people, who were waiting for him.

She looked upset and… hurt, when she saw Alia. Why would she when she despised him? She was no longer asking about her father, neither she was pestering him for any news related to her father.

All the people in the pack cheered and gushed when they saw Alia’s beauty, they were very happy to have her as their luna, but Zenith’s eyes were on Dawn’s retreating back. That back looked lonely…

After that, Zenith would sneak into her bedroom and watch her sleeping. She looked skinnier and there would always this furrow between her brows.

Some time, Zenith would stay for a few minutes, but in another time, he would stay until early morning, but he had never approached her during the day, thus no one knew about this, aside from all the warriors or the servants that happened saw him went out of her bedroom.

Yet, no one told Dawn about this. From what Zenith knew, people always said that she was a little bit off.

However, hearing this news, Alia was very upset.

“You didn’t come to my room, but you went to that bitch’s room every night?!” Alia screamed at Zenith, she stormed into Zenith’s study room and yelled at him.

Zenith’s eyes darkened, he waved his hand to gesture for his beta and gamma to leave them alone, which they gladly did.

“Watch what you said.”

“What? Am I wrong?!” Alia was furious. “You didn’t touch me ever since you mated and marked me! People asked about a baby, but how could I carry your child, if you have never visited me?!”

Alia was being hysteric right now and it was understandable because she was not getting the treatment that she deserved and now she exploded, she let out her grievances.

By this time, it had been a year and half since she came to the northern pack.

“Why are you doing this to me!?” Alia went to hug Zenith. “I love you and I accept you… but, why did you do this to me?”

“Love me?” Zenith felt like the word was so foreign in his ear. It was almost laughable. “By reporting my every movement?”

Zenith’s supporter started to feel there was something wrong and suspected there was a grand scheme between Zander and Zenith. They started to get suspicious that the two brothers actually worked together and Alia was there to report everything.

“Are you telling them about our dead bedroom too?”

The arms that wrapped around his body stiffened. Zenith knew that he had said the right thing. “Wh- what do you mean?”

After that, Alia stayed in her bedroom. Zenith said that she was sick, but it was not usual for a shifter to get sick.

“If the luna is sick, why don’t let Aurel to check on her, alpha?” Fern suggested one day, but Zenith didn’t say anything, only when she left, he turned to see Darius.

“Aurel is still here?” Zenith thought she returned to the capital city after their ‘business’ was done.

Darius shook his head helplessly. “I see, she never entered your eyes, but it is very callous of you not to notice her all this time.”

Zenith paid no mind to that. He had another thing to take care of. He needed to get rid of Alia.

Two years after Alia entered the northern pack, she was found dead when she took a walk, because of the monster attack.

It was an accident, since there were so many monster attacks in the north, but not all people believe that easily, yet they didn’t have any proof to say otherwise.

Once again, there was a turmoil between the two parties, but this time, Zenith lost so many supporters and there were many people came to kill him, as they believed he had been deceiving them all this time.

On the day of Alia’s funeral, there were two attempts to kill Zenith, thankfully, Thean had prepared everything so well.

However, when they thought Zenith was in a great danger and couldn’t do anything, he actually held a ceremony for him and Dawn.