The Alpha King's Claim

Chapter 79

The Alpha King’s Claim chapter 79 by desirenovel

“Leave Phanteon out of this!” I cried out. “The werewolf people have always lived a peaceful life. Yes,

they may be at times savage and uncontrollable, but they respect territory. Unless provoked, they keep

to themselves. They don’t interfere or pry on the matters of the other realms.”

“You sure speak exactly like their Luna, Ysanna, and this is unforgivable,” he told me, sneering.

He then turned his attention to the panel around us and pointed a hand towards me.

“Don’t you see Elders of the High Fae Court? She has done and told enough to show that she is indeed

one of them! She could never be our High Priestess. She must be stripped of her powers and be

sentenced to death!”

That was quick, but I had an ace up my sleeve.

“No, I demand you to listen!” I shouted, spreading a palm against my chest. “I am fae. I have the right

to be heard!”

“You stop being a fae when you became the Alpha King’s whore,” he spat with glares on my way. “That

mate mark on your neck speaks for itself.”

Hell, this was exactly what I didn’t want to happen. Geraden was cunning enough to use my mated

status as an advantage.

I watched as the Elders exchanged glances, then they all nodded.

King Geraden was swift to turn to me with a sly grin. “You will be stripped with your right as fae and as

the High Priestess, Ysanna. Your powers too.”

“How dense of you to condemn me with that basis alone. My being a queen and the king’s mate

doesn’t mean that the werewolves are guilty. I am what I am. I am destined for the Alpha King. I am his

true mate. You can’t go against destiny!”

“Oh I can,” he flashed me a wicked smile. “Just like how I dealt with your mother.”

My eyes turned to slits. “What do you mean?”

“Like mother like daughter huh?” he chuckled.

“Your mother had an indecent relationship with a werewolf, my dear,” Queen Adna filled in. “She was

willing to sacrifice her status as the High Priestess just for the sake of that man. It was painful to watch

her slowly fall out of grace, succumbed to the sins of the flesh, and ruin herself.”

“I had to stop it,” Geraden continued. “Sever their bond so that she’d return to her senses and stay in

Ehnrelil.”

I gave him a glare, my memory returning to the time when I saw my mother cry in secret. I never

understood why she did that. Now, I could perfectly guess it was for her beloved…my father.

“My deepest regret was finding out about you too late. You are the fruit of their forbidden union. You are

never a true fae. You are part wolf.”

My eyes immediately widened. Hearing him said that, my reality around me spun. I was here to speak

my case. I was here to defend the werewolves. Never had I expected I’d be facing a truth beyond my

current existence could hold.

Shit. No wonder they treated me badly.

From my periphery, on the highest area of the courtroom where the darkness mostly covered, I caught

Hale’s figure. I glanced there and saw his expression. He was as surprised as me. Clearly he didn’t get

that tidbit when he stole a taste of my blood.

For a moment, my strength left me. My shoulders hunched. My knees shook. My eyes flew to the floor

and stared at it for quite some time, remembering my childhood and my precious life in Phanteon. No

wonder I felt a sense of connection with the were people. No wonder I could never feel at home in

Ehnrelil.

“Everything makes sense now?” Geraden muttered, his voice still dripping smugness. NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.

I glanced at him, ready to throw in a string of questions, but as I did, my attention fell on a new person

who walked inside the courtroom. I had seen this woman before, back when I was in Hale’s mansion.

The bitch Sofia.

What a fucking revelation, but this really wasn’t the information that blew my mind. It was the deadly

weapon, the long sword with red stones, that was secured in a belt chain around her hip, the same one

that that murderer-turned-arsonist used to kill those witches. This was clear proof they were one and

the same person.

But how could she appear and disappear as she wishes when she was just a human? Unless… Rhea

and I were wrong and we just assumed she was like us.

“Yes, everything makes sense now,” I answered, puffing out my chest with confidence.

Everything fell into place.

“I see that this was never about King Alduin’s death. This was all because of your hatred for the

werewolves, Un—cle,” I addressed Geraden in a mocking way. “Jealousy is a deadly emotion, right?

You desired my mother, she rejected you and chose a werewolf…my father. Now you want to avenge

your sorry ass. Since I thwarted your plans to attack Phanteon using the fae army, you look for other

outlets.”

I recollected all the info I got from Aero so far and slapped Geraden with this.

“A dead vampire in the outskirts of Phanteon…dead witches in the Baltic Forest—all made to believe a

werewolf killed them, and of course, let’s not forget, the fire in Cirelles, the set-up of which made the

Alphas think a witch caused it. You tried to cause conflict between Phanteon and the other realms in

the hopes that war will break out, but unfortunately, it didn’t and your sorry ass still remains…well,

pitiful.”

I turned to Queen Adna and also eyed the other Elders one by one. “And you allowed someone like

him to do this?”

“It was a necessary endeavor, Ysanna. Our kingdom needed to avenge King Alduin’s death too,” she

answered, almost teary-eyed. “You don’t know how much his death caused me great pain! Phanteon

needs to fall. The werewolves need to pay!”

“I know how much his death affected you, Auntie. My mother was the same. She suffered so much

staying here where in fact she could have been spending time with me and my father!”

I may not know yet the identity of my father, but I felt a bond with him already. We share the same

blood so I could still feel him alive; still waiting for me and my mother. Though we couldn’t have a

happy reunion now, I would like to cherish her precious memory with him.

I refocused my attention on Queen Adna and voiced out, “But war isn’t the answer, Auntie. I said it

before and I’ll say it again, the werewolves are innocent.”

“Guards!” Geraden suddenly interrupted. My enraged eyes flew to him and saw him gesturing to the

fae knights inside the courtroom.

“Restrain her!” he added and on cue, the soldiers did, holding both of my hands. I let them do this. I

didn’t need to worry. I would be out of here in a second anyway.

“Judgment has been made, Ysanna. You will be stripped of your powers and you will be sentenced to

die,” he stated again. Just as he hated my father, he hated my existence, but I took delight with this.

There was no better way to torment him than to show how much he failed in wooing my mother.

“The fall of Phanteon…of the werewolf race will start with you.” He took Sofia’s sword, neared me, and

poised the tip of the blade directly at my chest.

I scowled at him.

“I said what I wanted to say. I’m done here,” I stated.

Closing my eyes, I summoned the ancient fae magic within me, planning to disappear in their front and

return to the arms of my Alpha King. I felt the power surge inside me, enveloping all my nerves, bones,

muscles…all my cells, until…

“You can’t just poof your way out of here, Ysanna,” I heard Geraden’s voice again.

Popping my eyes open, I gave out a quick gasp. Why the hell am I still here?

“We prepared your return, Sweet.” Grinning, he pointed towards Sofia who in return gave a haughty

smile. “Athyllane has already put a spell on this place, hindering your chance for escape. She’s your

successor, you know. As a priestess in training, she’ll fully turn to a High Priestess once we siphon your

powers out of you.”

This bitch was really getting on my nerves.

“I won’t hand over the fae army to you!” I shouted, gnashing my teeth and hitting the duo with the

sharpest glare I could make. Taking my powers meant that they’ll get complete rule over the fae army.

They will cancel out the eternal sleep spell I made and would likely use them to attack Phanteon again.

I couldn’t let that happen.

Geraden chuckled dryly. “You have no choice, Priestess.”

I wriggled as much as I could. These soldiers were no match for me. Sofia doesn’t intimidate me too. I

am half-fae, half-wolf. I am the High Priestess of Ehnrelil. I have more than enough power to fuck these

people up. I just need a few seconds to distract them.

“May I cut in, Priestess?”

Suddenly, Hale’s face popped near mine. He had the smuggest smile I had seen from him.

I watched our surroundings and realized, hell, he just used his vampire power to stop time. Seeing this

as an advantage, I immediately teleported us to Viacronis, inside his lair to be exact, in the very

balcony where we first met.