Mated To Alpha Gregory

Adams’ POV

It was noon and the sun stood high in the sky, pouring out its glistening heat upon the face of the earth.

Every member of the council had gathered in the mansion hall after I called for an emergency meeting to decide the fate of my brother.

He was my brother, a royal. Putting him in a normal prison cell would be seen as inappropriate since his crime had not yet been proved.

As two guards brought him in, our eyes met. All I saw in them-his eyes, were a silent mockery, it seemed as though he was telling me I was a fool.

I expected him to look sad and broken, but his hands were in his pockets and he carried himself with an air of superiority.

My brothers, Raoul and Bartholomew were also present. It added a layer of awkwardness to the setting as I didn’t know what to expect from them, they were definitely not going to be on my side, but hopefully, they wouldn’t do or say anything stupid.

The council members all murmured among themselves. Soon he was behind the cabinet reserved for offenders and the meeting began in earnest.

Since Ronan was not available, the council members took it as an opportunity to go berserk. He was always the authoritative type, screaming out commands and getting his biddings done.

“Silence!” I growled, and the hall became as silent as a graveyard in the middle of the night.

“Members of the council, I believe you all heard what happened to me and my Beta in the early hours of the day. For those of you who didn’t hear, an assassination attempt was made on my life while I slept.”

There were murmurs again, and it made me wonder what exactly they had heard?

“This man here…” I began, pointing to Ben. “… claims to be my brother, yet he hired an assassin to have me killed.”

Another round of murmuring and whispering erupted, but it died down the moment I raised my hand.

“Many of you know about the strained relationship between my brothers and I. Ever since the death of my father, they have all wanted the throne and never hid their intentions from me. But this… this is the height of it. He is a royal, so I can not totally take laws into my hands without granting him a fair trial, so here he is before you.”

Ben scoffed. “You call this a fair trial? You hit me and imprisoned me without proof, yet you claim to give me a fair tr…”

“Silence.” I ordered him.

“My king.” A man in his fifties stood up. He was a powerful werewolf and a lord in charge of all the trade affairs in the pack. “I served your father, and now I serve you. It will be best if this matter is settled amicably without any form of violence, because if word were to go out, it could crumple the security of the pack.”

“Let the man speak for himself, my king. Let us hear what he has to say.”

I looked at who spoke and came face to face with Nathaniel Crane, Maya’s father.

Chants of “yes!” came from all around the hall and I raised my hands in the air again to bring order.

“Fine, let us hear what he has to say for himself.”

All eyes turned to Ben as he cleared his throat to speak. “My brother had always been a difficult man who chose to follow his silly thoughts rather than facts. I have no idea what he is talking about as I wasn’t even around during the attack.

“Liar!” I screamed, getting up furiously. “You sent that man to kill me.”

“And how can you be so sure I did that? Give me one good reason why I would kill you now. You are nothing to me Adams. I don’t even consider you a threat because I would easily squash you.”

Everyone watched as the battle of words went on between us. And when they couldn’t take it anymore, they spoke.

“Just tell us why we should not charge you for attempted murder on the Alpha’s life, Ben.”

We stopped arguing and Ben cleared his throat. “This man, the very one parading himself as the Alpha king of this pack, is nothing but a shameless and self-centered person.”

Everyone gasped.

“Yesterday, Raider, the new Alpha of the Green Forest pack came to invite the royal family for his official coronation. I immediately sent word to a friend of mine to get me an expensive gift which I would like to deliver myself to Raider that night. While I spoke to my friend, I caught sight of Adam, eavesdropping on my conversation.”

“Shameful!” A voice came from the crowd.

“What a disgrace to the crown!” Another rang in.

Ben smiled, knowing his words were doing just what he wanted. If I let him continue, I would end up shooting myself in the leg as he had a way of winning people over.

“That man was no friend of yours, he was an assassin who you paid to do your dirty work. He had a star-shaped scar beside his eyes, meaning he was a fugitive. We all know what a star-shaped mark means-death, one which only comes when a person commits a very grievous offense like murder.” I became short of breath and panted, staring at him with disgust.

My blood began to boil as my heart raced wildly. All I wanted to do was smash him on the head and make him pay for his crimes.

“My king…” one of the men, spoke out. “It is best we let him talk.”

Not wanting to look like a desperate man on the verge of blowing up, I sat down but never took my eyes off him.

“This friend of mine was no assassin. He is well known around the border for his possession of rare treasures and antiques. He came upon my invite a few minutes before dinner, and we would have talked at great length, or I would have even invited him to join us at the dining table, but I didn’t know how Adams would react, so I bid him goodbye, promising to meet him again. I also had plans to leave for Green Forest pack last night so that I could present the gift to Raider as I wouldn’t be attending the coronation because of a business trip up north that I should have left for this morning. Unfortunately, I was grabbed the moment I came into the mansion and thrown into a smelly room.”

His words annoyed me and despite how much I tried to control myself, I lashed out at him.”You should be glad I didn’t put you in the dungeon with other… never mind.”

The council members all whispered among themselves as they tried to make sense out of his story. It sounded convincing as he was a very good actor. Earlier, he had almost cried.

Everyone definitely sees me as the terrible person now. If only someone saw what I had seen, then maybe I wouldn’t be having a hard time proving myself.

“Uh… Ben,” Jairo, the commander of my army, stood up, from a seat not too far from where I sat. “We would like to believe you but… it is the Alpha’s words against yours. Probably, if you have a witness who will swear an oath, then maybe you can back up your innocence as you claim you are.”

At this stage, there was no way he would get out of the situation he was in.

It came as a surprise when a sly grin stretched across his face, as he tapped his hands upon the wooden frame he was standing in. “I have a witness.”Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

I didn’t know if I heard right, but I sat up.

“Okay then, who is he? Bring him in.” The commander said as others nodded in approval.

“Ham, come in,” Ben called, and a man walked in.

All eyes fell on him as he made his way towards the throne. He wore a cap which covered his face, adding a layer of suspense to his personality.

He stopped before Jairo and bowed his head slightly. “Remove the cap, let us see your face.”

He stood still and moved his hand up slowly as if contemplating whether to do it or not. Eventually, he held the tip of the cap and in a swift movement, it was off his head.

He looked at me with a smirk, making my heart stop and the air in the room seemed as though it would strangle me.

Staring at me were none other than those eyes on the skull of the man who would have killed me in my sleep.

“That’s him!” I yelled, getting up in a rage. “That’s the man that was sent to kill me.

“Don’t be ridiculous Adams, didn’t you say he had a star-shaped scar on his face? Where is it now if this is your suspect?” Raoul demanded.

I looked at the man again and, truly, the mark wasn’t there. “That’s impossible,” I whispered, observing his face closely. “What happened to the mark?”