Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne
Chapter 246

Chapter 246

#Chapter 36 Don't go anywhere

"I don't think your boyfriend would like you luring me out into the forest so late at night." Daemon said.Doris narrowed her eyes but he only continued with a smug look on his face. "If you wanted to talk, youdon't need to put on sucha show."

"I don't understand what you and your parents hope to gain from this kingdom. You have clearlyoverstayed your welcome." Doris crossed her arms over her chest. "Your lies have been told, it's timefor you to go."

Daemon chuckled to himself and started to pace the clearing. Beth glanced at Doris with raised brows.

"Your king has already made that clear. We leave soon, so hopefully you and your prince will sleepbetter at night." He said. "I know how it feels to sleep with one eye open."

"Did you get what you came for? Did all these weeks lead up to anything?" Doris asked. "I would hateto hear all the nights you watched me led to nothing."

Daemon smirked a little when he looked at Doris. Even his handsome features couldn't hide hisdevilish looks. "I think this trip was successful. Perhaps one day you will see why. But that is the funinit, isn't it?"

Beth took a step closer and Doris had to grip her arm. She knew her friend wasn't foolish enough toapproach him, but the look in her eyes made Doris a little doubtful. They locked eyes and she loweredher eyes and stepped back.

"You're trying to turn the people against the palace, aren't you?" Doris asked. Beth glanced over at herwith a surprised expression. Daemon shrugged and brushed his fingers across a leaf. "One might say

that a strong kingdom could never lose its following. If you think your palace is so strong, I don't thinkyou should worry about a thing like that."

"That might be true, unless someone has fed them lies and put a crack into its foundation. I replace yourpresence here very alarming. Even my friend here has noticed the shift in energy of this palace."

Daemon glanced at Beth before he met Doris's eyes again. "If you were afraid we were going to leavewithout a goodbye, don't be." Doris narrowed her eyes at him. The way the side of his mouth lifted as ifhe knew all the secrets that she wanted. She felt foolish to have even considered being nice to himwhen he was someone that lied to her from the start. He started to back out of the forest and bowed hishead. "Goodbye, my lady. And her friend."

The girls watched him leave and stayed silent for a long moment. Beth finally turned to Doris with wideeyes. "We have to warn William! I can get Enzo—" "I think he already knows." Doris said quietly as shestared at the place where Daemon was a moment before. "Why does he have such an interest in mywhite wolf? I knew he would follow me out here."

"I don't trust him. How long has he been following you out here?"

"Weeks. He would always come when I was at the end of it. He would try to push me to be more thanwhat I was." Doris said quietly. Something felt off about it all. She knew it wasn't a secret that she was awhite wolf, but many people still didn't know about it.

Beth was quiet for a long moment. She went to Doris and took her hand. "Let's get back. This placegives me the creeps."

Doris followed Beth back into the palace and felt that shift of energy again. Whispers quieted themoment she came through the door. Servants scurried off and out of sight as if they were afraid shewould approach them.

"We should replace William." Doris whispered. Beth only nodded and they tried not to look as if they wereina rush as they picked up their steps. The clouds darkened as they exited the palace again. It wasperfectly suited to how Doris felt inside. Everything felt as if it was slipping out of her grasp and shecouldn't hold onto it.

William stood like a dream across the field in his riding gear holding their baby against him with onearm and talked with the men around him. If it was any other time, Doris would have slowed her steps toadmire him. The way his black hair grew even more of a mess from the wind. If her hair looked likethat, she would look crazy. But it always made him more attractive.

"William." Doris called. Every head turned to her the second she opened her mouth. William brokeaway from the group instantly without a word. He came up and grabbed her arm to lead her away. Bethhurried her steps to follow. "What happened?" He asked.

"There's something strange going on. I—I don't know how to explain it, but something isn't right. " Doris whispered. She glanced over her shoulder to see his group staring at them openly as if theywere a show. "I think those rulers have started something with your people."

William furrowed his brow. "They're set to leave tomorrow morning, Doris. This game has gone on fortoo long."

"What game?" Doris asked. "I don't understand—" William sighed and ran his fingers through his hair before he passed Alec to Beth. It sent a warm pingthrough her heart knowing that he trusted her.

"I have someone looking into them while they've been here." He said quietly. "They're at their kingdomnow. I already ordered for them to pull back before the rulers leave but I think I got everything I need."

"What?" Doris whispered. "I think I have information that will bring their kingdom down. I'm waiting for the messenger to get back."William said quietly and glanced behind him. "They won't be able to come back from it."

"William—do you think they're here to do the same to you?" Doris whispered. She could feel his warmbreath caress her face. "They are, that much has been true. Which is why I need them far from this palace." William waved tothe group that was waiting on him before he turned and brought Doris towards the palace. "You shouldstay in your room until this is over. I don't know what they might do to get what they want."

"I don't want to hide away, that would make mea sitting duck to them!" Doris whispered. William's griptightened on her arm. Doris said nothing until they were all in their chamber. "Where's Enzo?" William asked when the door closed behind them. "He's trying to replace out where the bad energy was coming from." Beth said as she rocked Alec. "He'sbeen wandering the palace for a few hours." "I have to talk to him. You two stay here and don't leave this room." William said in a stern voice beforehe turned to leave. Doris and Beth stared at each other with an uneasy feeling in her stomach.