The Alpha King's Princess
The Alpha King’s Princess – Chapter 54

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing or what I was seeing. I leaned back around to be sure I wasn’t wrong, but there was no mistaking it. He was shorter, slimmer, and much paler than Candido, with lighter hair. While he was still taller than Sibyl, even in her heels, he wasn’t as tall as Candido. I pulled my phone out, aiming it at the sight and pressing record. I zoomed in to make sure I got their faces and focused my hearing to get every bit of their conversation.

Was he in league with the vampires or just Sibyl’s lover? Who else would benefit from getting Sibyl on the throne quickly other than Norton?

“But… But I’m so close,” she said. “Oh, please…”

“That’s what you get for being over-eager. What if your father comes out here and catches you?”

“Oh, he already knows, you know that,” Sibyl said.” Everything will be fine. Don’t tease me like this.”

“And Candido?”

“My father will keep him busy for a long time. Hours.

Candido’s going to fight to the end to hash out all the details and father isn’t going to walk away until he gets everything he wants. Why can’t we enjoy this time?”

He chuckled as she pressed in against him even closer. He pulled back, gripping a hand in her hair. She m****d and hissed as he pulled her head back and dipper his head towards her neck. I thought about whatClaire said about Francium and licked my lips.

Did vampires really feed off werewolves? Was Sibyl going to let him feed off her now? Was he even a vampire or was this just a kink thing?

“I want to hear about how things are going… Maybe I’ll give you a reward if you please me.”

I glared at the screen, listening to them and hoping it was all coming through on the recording. It didn’t matter if it wasn’t since I had a clear view of everything happening. I was so angry I wanted to run across the clearing and attack her. I could almost feel her face caving in under my fist. I’d rip her hair out and stomp on her until she was barely breathing, but I held back.

There was something in me that was hesitant to rush forward. A knowledge of some sort that I couldn’t explain. An instinct.

There was something off about him. Something that set me on edge, like a beast waiting to strike and I was the prey. Sibyl was all over him, telling him about how they’d secured the date and the priest and everything else about the wedding arrangements. She talked about the flowers and who would all be there. She gave him the priest’s name and the wine selection for the reception.

She even told him about the ring she’d picked out for herself.

I thought it was pathetic that she had to pick out the ring. If Candido really wanted to marry her, he would have chosen a ring for her. Wasn’t that enough of a clue for her to call this off? Didn’t she have any pride, or was she blinded by the chance of power?

Maybe it was her boyfriend that was urging her to do this. Maybe it was her father. Maybe it was both, but it made me sick either way.

Candido deserved better than a woman who would cheat on him on his own estate!

Her words were breathy and she still thrust against him and kissed him. There was something about his tone, his eyes that made me wonder if he was actually enjoying it or simply humoring her. I zoomed in on his face. His eyes were passive and disinterested. His tone was almost bored. If he always sounded like that, did she just get off on men who didn’t really want her? Who was this man? Did he have power too?

It would serve her right to be cheating on Candido with a man who didn’t even like her.

“Oh,” she m****d. “Yes, yes… So-“

She let out a loud squeak and slumped against him. I swallowed the growl of fury that wanted to escape me. I knew when she’d shown up in the middle of that storm that she was suspicious, but I had never imagined that she was also a cheater. How could Candido even think about marrying her? H

When he saw this video, would he still insist, or would he see reason? How could our world, let alone the pack, have a queen who would cheat on our king? No one would ever trust her. Hell, no one would ever trust him if his wife was a cheater.

Maybe that was the plan. Maybe he was from another pack and was seeking to discredit Candido’s rule. He had made a lot of changed recently, it only stood to reason that people wouldn’t be happy with some of them and try to kick him off the throne before he did anything else.

I wasn’t going to let that happen. Sibyl had better watch out because even if Candido didn’t do anything, I was going to send this video to the news the moment T got a chance. Not just one station, but every station possible. I’d print photos and post them around town, upload it onto social media through a million accounts if I had to.

Everyone would know that Sibyl was a cheating bitch who deserved nothing.

“I have to get back inside,” Sibyl said. “Before they realize that I’ve been gone too long.”

“Then go,” he said. “And maybe I will reward you again if you bring me some good news.”

“Like what?”

“Like if you managed to get pregnant on your honeymoon.”

“That long?”

I grit my teeth.

“Are you saying it wouldn’t be worth the wait?”

She shivered and pulled down her skirt before heading back into the house. I was prepared to leave then, to go around the other side and take this video straight to Candido, when the man spoke.

“I didn’t realize there were voyeurs in the Full Moon Pack,” he said. My heart lurched. “What would the king say if he knew his little pet had such a kink.”

My face heated and my heart pounded in my chest as he turned and seemed to look directly into the camera.

He smirked and his eyes began to glow with a golden light. I immediately thought of the painting in the library. My stomach churned. I wanted to run, but part of me knew I wouldn’t be able to outrun this man.

He was a vampire. All my suspicions about Sibyl seemed so solid now. The spa that she went to and how much she was pushing for this wedding though she had all this time to make it happen. How long had she been in league with him? Norton? Had the orchestrated the attack on the alpha king and blamed it all on Candido? Had all of this been a set-up just to take over the Full Moon pack legitimately?

More than any of that, how had a vampire arrived here? Had he come with Norton and Sibyl? Had he simply been lurking outside the estate? I shivered at the thought.

Were there more vampires around?

“I’ve been hoping to meet you for quite some time.

Though I would have preferred a less seedy meeting.

I’ve heard a lot about you. Not just from Sibyl, of course.

Though she does seem to have a grudge against you, but others as well. It’s nice that we have a bit of time together, don’t you think?”

I said nothing. I needed to run. Everything in me said this man was dangerous, but I couldn’t move. I could barely breathe. Was he going to hurt me now that I’d seen his face?

“You know, your sister was quite the treat.”

My eyes widened.

“She has a crippling hatred of you. Thave no idea why.

Probably because you’re such a threat to her station.

Your mother was better suited to be a partner to an alpha. If she’d been smart, maybe she could have been queen, but that’s neither here nor there.”

What did he know about my mother? Had he looked her up? Had he been following her? Had he known her?

Queen of what? Of the werewolves? Had my mother ever had such a chance? I couldn’t imagine why she would turn it down for a man who didn’t respect her even in death.

He shifted his weight. Then, he vanished from the screen. I turned my head sharply and found him several feet away from me. My heart lurched into my throat as I swallowed a scream. How had he moved so fast?

He tilted his head. His eyes still glowing in his face.

This close, he was much more handsome. His features reminded me of Francium in how almost delicate they seemed, finely carved like marble.

“Maybe some other time we’ll discuss the past. Aren’t you going to come out, little Hedy?”