The Kings Adeline

11: The Traitor

The people of this kingdom were still loyal to the north. That reminds me of the comment the beast had made. "Zachary why is Maverick on the throne. He is not to be on the throne, he is to serve the throne, to serve you." I hear a knock at the door and a maid comes in.

"My queen, King Maddox has sent for you." I get up and grab Zachary's hand. "Girls go to your room and stay there till me or Zachary come back." They both nod and run past the maid and down the hall.

I walk down the hall holding Zach's hand tightly, practically dragging him but he keeps up. When we finally get to the door he stops in his tracks and I wasn't expecting him to be that strong. "Sister I don't think I'm allowed in there." He stares at the door with worry.

I look up at him and hold both of his hands in mine. "Brother you are the king of the north. The rightful king." He nods and I watch him swallow nervously.

I push open the double doors and feel Zach let go of my hand. Everyone in the room has their eyes trained on us. "Lord Zachary I'm sorry but this is a private meeting." Maverick says and I continue to walk to the end of the table and hold it out for Zach. He slowly walks over and sits down. I know he's nervous but he is the rightful king to the throne.

I push him in and take the seat right next to him. " Zachary is the rightful king to the northern throne. It's mandatory that he be involved in private matters, especially when it comes to his kingdom." The councilman stay quiet and sir James, the beast and Maverick sit in their seat.

Sir James is the first one to speak. "Queen Adeline we have decided that it would be best if lord Maverick take the throne until lord Zachary is of the age of 18." I smiled sweetly at him and take a deep breath.

"Sir James I do not know how you do it in the kingdom of wolves but in the northern kingdom Zachary is the only living and breathing son of king Henry Spark the third. Automatically making him next in line to the throne. I do not care what you think is best you are in our kingdom and lord Maverick should be killed for treason of the throne." Mavericks face fills with rage and stands up, banging the table with his fists.

I do not flinch and I stand up and walk over to him. "This is ridiculous!" He growls.

"I am not afraid of you lord Maverick. You swore your loyalty to the North, swore to protect this family for centuries, to protect me." No emotion crosses my face as Mavericks hand wraps around my neck and lifts me off the ground. The last thing I was expecting from me. Just by staring into his eyes and examining his face I can tell that he is not the same Maverick that he was before everything had happened. As if he snapped out of his old life and had completely changed.

"ENOUGH!" My body falls limp on the ground and Zachary runs over to me. Lifting my head on his lap. The sound of the beast yelling shook the castle. "You watch yourself brother as you become reckless!" I flinch at every word he speaks, Especially with such power. He was the right full king and deserved to sit upon the throne.

Zachary had helped me back to my chair and the beast gave me a look to keep my mouth shut for the rest of the meeting. Something inside, my body and yet even my mind want to obey him. To please him and make him happy.

After some time the councilmen had finally decided that Zachary, as his birthdate to the throne, will be crowned king. And the beast said that Maverick will be brought back to the kingdom of wolves.

When the meeting was finally over, I noticed that it was pitch black out and no stars to be found. I walked out of the meeting hall with everyone else and I hugged and kissed Zachary on the forehead goodnight.

"Let's go." The beast growls, taking my arm and dragging me. "Where are you taking me." I harshly whisper as I did not want to cause a scene in my own kingdom. "You will be sleeping in my chambers while we're here." I struggled and struggled to get out of his grasp, but there was no use.

The moment the door opened he threw me on the bed and slammed the door. "I don't understand. You claim you do not want to be my queen but you act like one!?" I watch him pace back and forth through the room. I just stay curled up on the bed.

"I was sticking up for my brother." I whisper, which makes him stop and he walks over to me. I try to run but he grabs me by my feet dragging me under him. "What was that!" He yells.

"I was sticking up for my brother!" I yell in his face and he seemed to finally snap. I watch in horror as his canines extend from his mouth and I try to push him away but her forcefully moves my head to the side.

And it's as if time froze, I feel his teeth sink into my sink and I try to scream but my voice doesn't come out. I lay there lifeless and I felt the room get colder.

"Damnit Adeline." I hear the beast say. He moves my face to face his and I stare at him. He tried to kill me. I can't believe he tried to kill me. I feel my neck and There was no mark but I felt my skin rip from his teeth. "I can't believe you just tried to kill me..." I say mostly to myself and he walks back over to me. "I didn't try to kill you. I was trying to mark you." Confusion floods my face.

"What do you mean mark me." I back away from him to create some distance. I feel like an idiot not knowing anything about wolves and what everything means. "I do not feel one." He moves my hand away from my neck and traces it, till he's cupping my face. "I forced it on you and your body rejected it."

"Oh." Is all I say and silence fills the room. Those beautiful blue green orbs I used to see in my dreams. "Why do I not fear you?" I ask, reaching my hand out and touching his define face. You looked like a God. A powerful and beautiful god. He grabs my wrist a little to tight but not enough to cause me pain.

"You may have rejected my mark but it's running through your veins. Your body wants me, yet you go through the pain to reject me." He pulls me up so I'm standing chest to chest with him."Sir James has been drugging me to go into this heat so I could mate with you." This was the moment to see if the beast believed me of not. If I was forced with him for the rest of my life, I would want him to at least believe me when I tell him something like this.

I watch the beast looked confuse and then get off of me. "How do you know of this?" I sit up."The moment I stopped drinking the tea, I didn't have that terrible feeling anymore. "His head snaps to mine as I look down at my hands. "James claims your a witch." He says walking over to me. And this time I don't back away. I don't fear the beast. "Sir James is a liar and cannot be trusted." I say and look into his eyes.

"Sir James is a very trusted man on my Council and you're trying to tell me that he is a liar and to be untrusted." I nod my head 'yes'. He sighs and sits on a chair by the fire place. "What would you suggest I do. He's a witch, a very old one." I walk around the room noticing that I've never been in this room, I've never been in this wing of the castle either.

"Burn him at the stake, in front of everyone to hear his screams of betrayal." He May claim I'm a witch but I'm not. I am to be a queen and I will not rule in a castle with someone trying to do what he thinks is best. "Okay." My eyes go wide and I look at him as he just sits there like a sack of potatoes.

"You agree with me?" I ask and he shrugs. "Everyone is telling me how I was given a weak queen and here I am listening to you telling me how you would kill someone." I feel a small smile tug on my lips and some heaviness is lifted from my chest. He was proud of me and that was the best feeling I've had from him.