A smug smile appeared on her step sister's lips when she finally revealed she was actually pregnant with her mate's child. Her father's futile attempt to apologize, for ignoring her all this time, because he had his own reasons and asked her to understand. A plea of forgiveness from her mate as he begged her not to reject him, claiming it was just a stupid mistake that he shouldn't have made. And to top it off, a cursed alpha from the north, to whom her step sister was actually promised, is here to collect his debt, so she has to take her place as the sacrifice now. Darn!
"What the meaning of this, Zander?" Lance asked, he came directly toward the king when he heard what happened. "How could you send my mate away?"
Zander dismissed the representative from Holy Kingdom and faced his royal gamma. "Just because I have been nice to you, you could disrespect me in front of other people."
Lance immediately lowered his head, realizing his mistake. "My apologized for my action, my king." He balled his fists tightly. He couldn't compose himself when he heard that Celine would go with Zenith to the north. She would replace Aurel's position as the healer for him and helped with the treatment. "But, I need to know why you have to choose Celine to be sent to the north? She is my mate, she should be with me."
Zander gestured for Lance to follow him, so they could find a quiet place to talk. "She was the one, who came to me and suggest this."