A Second Chance With My Tribrid Alpha King

AUDREY’S POV

It had been 6 good days since he left, and still hadn’t returned. I wondered if he was really not going to return until the day of coronation. Coronation. These days, whenever I thought about it, my heart skipped a beat. I didn’t want any harm to come to Logan, and it drove me crazy when I remembered I was the reason he was in danger. I was angrier because I hated the fact that I cared about him no matter how much I tried not to. I was the type to only think of myself and my gains, so what was happening?

Rolling my eyes at my helpless situation, I got them fixed on the book in my hands again. That was when I realized what spiked up my thoughts about Logan. I had gotten to the part of the story where the male lead found out his wife had been cheating on him with their gardener.

Was Logan ever going to find out that…? A knock on the door cut short my thoughts.

“Who’s there? Alara?”

“Yes, your highness.”

“Come on in.” I invited, and she walked inside. “Any message for me?”

“Yes, your highness.” She nodded. “The prince is back from his trip, and has asked that you meet him at the library.”

What?! He was back?! I hopped down the bed before I even realized it, and rushed off to the wardrobe, searching for something presentable to wear. But, what I was wearing was okay, wasn’t it?

“Your highness, I think you look just fine.” Alara muttered behind me, making me go still with my movements.

“Okay.” I squeaked out, feeling somewhat embarrassed. “Let’s go then.” I said, but proceeded to the vanity mirror to brush my hair which was honestly fine enough. Once I was done, I turned and walked out of the door, Alara tagging behind.

Soon, I got to the library and even if I had told myself that I’d appear comported, I found myself running through the doors. Most of all, I hated how much difficult it was to hold back my smile. That was how people behaved when they were happy, right?

I ran towards the compartment that Logan and I normally read together, and when I got there, it was safe to say that my smile dropped.

Infact, my happy mood disappeared.

“With how fast you got here, I assume that you missed me so much.”

“Se… Sebastian?” I stuttered, unable to speak audibly.

“Alara, leave us.” He ordered, and she gave a bow and walked out. Now, we were left alone. He looked up at me, a small smile on his face. “Are you okay?”

“Y.. yes!” I forced a smile.

“Because I could tell that your mood had been over the top when you got here.” He sighed, slowly making his way towards me.

“I missed you.” I muttered, trying so hard to keep the smile on my face, regardless of how disappointed I felt. I had thought it was…. Logan.

“Oh, my love.” He grinned. “I missed you too.” He leaned down and kissed my unresponsive lips. Soon he pulled away, pinning me with his thoughtful gaze. I was scared that he may have seen past the facade I tried to put up. “Logan.” He chuckled dryly, making my heart fall to the pit of my stomach. “He should be returning soon. Most likely, his lifeless body.” At his words, I froze.

“Wh.. what do yo.. yo… you mean?” I stuttered, fear taking over.

“I wish that was what I could do. He is proving to be a pain in my ass.” He sighed, making me wonder what he was on about. Atleast, his statement about killing Logan had been a wish.

“What are you talking about?”

“Logan is in cold moon pack as we speak.”

“What?” This time, I was actually shocked. “How? Doing what? Did he see you?”

“No, he didn’t. But I think he may have found out about my motive.”

“Oh, goddess!” My eyes went wide. “Are my parents implicated? What about me?” I rushed out.

“Calm down.” He muttered. “I doubt he knows much.”

“But what was he doing there?”

“I thought you said you had been friendly towards him for a while now?” He shot back, and I nodded in agreement. “Then why couldn’t he tell you where he was really going?”

“He just told me he was going on a royal assignment, requested of him by the king!” I yelled out in worry.

“Calm down!” Sebastian yelled in anger. “Don’t worry, he doesn’t know that you or your parents are involved.”

“Are you sure?” I found myself asking, and he frowned at me.

“Why are you so bothered? Moreover, everything would eventually come to light during the coronation, which is practically a week away.”

“Until then! Any little mistake could put my parents, and even your mother in danger.”

“Fine.” He sighed. “You’re right. But believe me when I say that you have nothing to worry about.”

“How sure are you?”

“The only Alpha who had ended up changing sides after my meeting with Alpha Ryan, was Alpha Desmond of the silver heights pack.”

“By ‘change sides’, you mean?” I asked.

“He was initially supporting me, but when Alpha Ryan left after our meeting, Desmond decided he didn’t want to be part of our movement anymore.”Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

“Why?”

“Apparently, Alpha Ryan is his brother in law. He is mated to Ralia, Ryan’s older sister. And apparently, she had left him and returned to cold moon pack to be with her brother, when he decided to support the ‘rebels’.”

“So you mean to say that Alpha Ryan declined your request?”

“He sure as hell did.” He scowled angrily. “And now, Desmond is back with him.”

“What if Desmond tells them everything about…”

“He wouldn’t. He doesn’t know anything to tell.”

“How?”

“He had always seemed unstable from the start. It was evident he was strongly attached to his mate, and we already foresaw his recent actions. So we didn’t really tell him whatever he didn’t need to know.”

“Ohhhkay.” I nodded. “But how did you find out Logan was in Alpha Ryan’s pack? Did Alpha Ryan tell you?”

“Nahhhh.. he didn’t.” He smiled deviously. ” he definitely wouldn’t. One of his soldiers did.”

“What? He has a rotten egg amongst his men?”

“I guess. Plus, I had also offered a large sum of money for information. After Ryan left with his troops, the soldier returned later that night to let us know that Logan had just arrived their pack.”

“So what happens now?”

“Nothing. We continue with our plans.”

“But Alpha Ryan declined to support you. How…?” I was still talking when he cut me off.

“Alpha Ryan declined to support ‘us’! We are in this together, Audrey.”

“I am not denying that fact.” I muttered, avoiding his gaze. “So what do we do, now that Ryan did not agree to support us?”

“We keep trying.” He scowled. “Moreover, if I challenge Logan for the throne, we get to fight alone. I don’t necessary need Ryan to win a duel against that weakling, do I?”

‘He isn’t a weakling’, I countered in my mind.

“You have forgotten that even if you wish to challenge him for the throne, you need the support of atleast, one third of the royal council and families of powerful bloodlines.”

“We have that already.”

“Maybe, we don’t. Do you think they’d still wish to stand by you, when they realize Alpha Ryan is behind Logan?” On hearing the point I made, he went silent, deep in thoughts.

“Even at that.” He sighed. Most of the Alphas willing to support me, are sincerely behind me because they do not want Logan on the throne. So Alpha Ryan or not, they would solidly stand behind me. It’s already too late for double thoughts. The most important thing is that I wouldn’t be tagged a rebel if I step out to challenge Logan for the throne. None of them will be, so they have nothing to lose.”

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THE FOLLOWING NIGHT

As I laid on my bed, I thought about the discussion I had with Sebastian yesterday. I know I should have just remained focused on our plan, but I couldn’t help how worried Logan made me feel. I had waited the whole day for him to return, but he still didn’t show up. I was so scared because I wasn’t sure how much information he knew concerning Sebastian and the plan to oust him. Was there a chance that he may have found out I had a hand in it all? What would happen if he did?

I continued to think about my situation that was fast beginning to seem horrible to me, until I eventually slept off.

In the middle of the night, I felt a light touch on my arm. Slowly, I became conscious of my surroundings and realized someone was on the bed with me. My eyes were still closed as I tried thinking properly, the drowsy feeling of sleep slowly disappearing. For a moment, I thought there was trouble, until I heard his voice.

“Audrey.” He whispered, and I opened my eyes instantly. I knew it was his voice, but was still surprised to see him laying there. It was really him! H… how…? How was it possible he was here, so late in the night?

“Logan….. you’re here.” I whispered in confusion, and he nodded. The small smile that grace his face made my belly do a flip. What was wrong with me?

“Yes, I am here.” He sighed, readjusting his body in a way that there was little space between us. For minutes, we just kept looking at each other, not saying any words. It gave this peaceful and satisfying feeling I couldn’t even explain. Eventually, he broke the silence. “I missed you.” He muttered. I wanted so badly to tell him that I had missed him too, but then, I remained silent out of fear. I was scared of what I was slowly turning into. I was never supposed to feel this strange way towards Logan, and I was never worried because I thought I had everything under control. But now, I was confused and scared.

“Since we couldn’t read together, I consoled myself by reminiscing our previous reading moments together, and our interesting discussions.” He chuckled, his white and well arranged set of teeths on display. Suddenly, he went silent and just looked at me. “Did you miss me too?” He asked, stretching his hand to my face and caressing my cheek. It felt like I was going to melt under his touch the next second. I wanted to push his hand away from my face, but when I grabbed it, I held it closer to my face instead. Oh, how I missed him.

“Yes.” I whispered, not realizing when I did. Suddenly, tears began to cloud my eyes and I aggressively blinked them back.

“Are you okay?” He asked in worry, and I quickly nodded, also confused as to why I had suddenly teared up. The next moment, he took my hand in his and kissed the back of my palm. Immediately, tingles ran up my arm and it felt so damn nice! This was the first time I was experiencing this. I always heard other mated wolves talk about it, but had never really understood the feeling until now. I had hoped he would repeat his actions but instead, he placed my hand on his own cheek and pulled me closer by the waist. I was still lost in thoughts when he leaned forward and placed his lips on mine. I froze instantly, my face heating up.

Slowly, he moved his lips against mine, making a thousand sparks erupt from my back to the rest of my body. He pulled my bottom lip between his, and suckled so hard on it, that I released a low whimper.

After a few seconds of shock, I finally felt myself responding to his hot kisses. It was safe to say that when I did, I lost control of my thoughts. Our tongues danced around each other wantonly, and I couldn’t help but grab a fistful of his hair. It felt so soft in between my fingers, and I loved it. He in turn, lightly squeezed my ass, making me release a wanton moan into his mouth.

He continuously ravaged my lips until we eventually had to break off for some air. We both breathed so hard as we looked at each other, the sparks I felt around my body slowly settling. His eyes had gone so dark with desire, and it made me feel good for some weird reason. This wasn’t the first time I was kissing a man, but by the goddess, it had never felt this good. What I had done was wrong, but I couldn’t bring myself to feel bad about it. If anything, I hoped to do it again.