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Chapter five!

Reaching the gate of the throne room, the Omicron named Rufus announced the princess' arrival. After he was given permission, he brought inside Jasmine who'd already put the shoes back on.

She looked at the grand style of the throne room that could fit a thousand people at least. The grand carvings of the walls were that of several werewolves, growling and ready for battle. At the extreme were several red stairs that led to the majestic throne that had two kobicha wolf statues for armrests. She then looked towards the one she came to see, the newly crowned Alpha King Julian Edelman. He was seated on the throne, his hands on armrests, wearing an icy expression, a frightening aura exuding from him. When they made eye contact, she could feel butterflies in her stomach and her heart nearly leapt out of her chest. His aura was too oppressive and the atmosphere in the area felt stiff.

She knelt, prostrated before the Alpha King and saluted him, "This lowly princess greets the Alpha King. I wish you long life and prosperity,"

After what seemed like an eternity, a melodic voice was heard with the command, "Rise!"

She heeded and looked at the Alpha King whose features made her stunned. His thick eyebrows, enticing deep blue eyes, the chiselled jawline, Adam's apple, and her eyes finally stopped on the lips… so tempting to kiss. His clothes proclaimed how rich Sancludia was. His clothes were made of a material no one in Ziluda or any other kingdom could afford, specially made for him! And he wore no crown as her father does back home, instead, his raven black waist-length hair was made into seven braids with numerous golden beads woven into them. There was a golden forehead crown and an earring on his left ear made of red diamond.

The king on the other hand was frowning deeply to the point that he rose from his throne and descended the numerous stairs to stand before her.

"You are Belinda," he stated.

"Yes, your majesty," she replied with a nod, wondering what he was up to.

"You felt it, didn't you?"

"Felt what, your majesty?" she asked with a befuddled expression. What was he talking about? What was she to feel? That he's scary?

"You felt the bond," he stated.

Jasmine looked more confused, "I don't understand. Please can you…" her sentence couldn't reach completion as a harsh slap was gifted to her. For a few minutes, all she saw were several stars.

This man is indeed as rumored, an unfeeling Alpha King. She touched her hurting left cheek and stared at him in mystification.

"Don't play dumb, woman. I don't have time for nonsense!" he looked upwards and continued in a declaration, "I Alpha King Julian Edelman, am unwilling to cooperate with your arrangements, old hag. I hereby reject Princess Belinda Lorcan as my mate," with these words he looked at the princess with a cold face.

"Now, your turn!" he spat.

Belinda didn't understand what he was talking about. Why did he say he rejected her as a mate? Mate as in what sense, and who was the 'old hag' he was referring to?

"Your majesty…" Noticing his frown becoming more serious, she decided not to ask questions, "I Princess Beling also reject you, Alpha King Julian Edelman as my mate." She said with her right hand across her chest, the way he'd done earlier.

After her declaration of rejection, the king stared at her for seconds running into minutes, his handsome features laced with anger.

She wondered why he was unhappy. She'd already done what he wanted. What now?

"Why is it like this?" he asked in a tone rich in rage.

She furrowed her eyebrows at his question. Was something supposed to happen after they made the declaration? Was he expecting her to weep and start begging him to take back his words? This man was confusing her even more by the second.

"Take her to the cold palace,"

Hearing this, she internally sighed in relief. Finally, she could leave this man's presence for good.

"From now on, there is no Princess Belinda. Only a slave who is to do hard labour," the king ordered, shocking Jasmine. What's going on? According to her maid back at Ziluda, the serpentine female sent over to Sancludia, lives in the cold palace and is taken care of by assigned maids at least; she doesn't get to do any hard labour. But why was this bastard sentencing her to a mere slave? What did she do to provoke him this much?

"Your majesty…" she couldn't continue as a slap harsher than the first one connected the left side of her face. She needed no soothsayer to know that on both sides of her face were five vivid fingerprints. Her right jaw hadn't finished healing and now he hit her on the other side. What's with him?

"Why're you hitting me? What did I do wrong?"

"Your existence is wrong, Belinda. How dare she pair me with you in the first place? A wolf and a serpent woman? What sort of madness is this?" he barked, causing her to shudder to the point she fell to the floor as her knees gave.

"If she resists, don't hesitate to teach her a lesson!" he ordered again and the Omicron walked to her and dragged her away, not bothering to hide his wicked smile.

When they were outside the throne room, he let out a brief mirth, "Where's your vainness from earlier, Princess, no, scratch that, slave?" he continued chortling.

"Let go of me. I can walk!" Jasmine cried. Her skin was scraping the stony path, of course, she couldn't bear that.

"Until you get to your new workplace. I advise you to get used to your new life quickly, or I'm gonna make you bend," he walked faster as he pulled her away forcefully by her right hand.

Meanwhile, the Alpha King in a fit of rage, shattered one of the imposing wolf statues below the stairs. No one dared go close to him or they'd face the brunt of his anger.

"How could she do this to me? How dare she make an eternal bond between me and that serpent? Damn it!" he shattered another statue to dust, startling the guards present. An eternal bond between mates meant that even if they reject each other a hundred f8cking times, the mate bond would not be annulled. It was like attempting to cut a diamond in two with just a knife; absolutely impossible!

This was the reason the King was extremely mad. He's mated to his enemy- a f*cking serpent princess. What an odd pairing; A werewolf and a vile serpent! What got into the moon goddess' head? Why did she do this to him?