Protect Me Alpha King

Alpha King Maxxwell

If he wasn't Beta Valentine who protected me while a rogue tried to kill me using his poisoned arrows, I would be killing him right now and then for talking about Zenith.

A luna? There would only be one reigning beside me— Zenith. We both promised that we would love and protect each other.

"Your Majesty. You have to think of your people."

"I am constantly thinking of their welfare." My palms balled into a fist as I stared back at him. "Besides, no one will replace Zenith, Beta Valentine."

He scoffed. "If what you said is true, Your Majesty, why did you take this woman," he asked pointing at the picture in my hand, "as your personal servant taking the place of Zenith? The resemblance between the two is remarkable. They can pass as twins except for their hair. Zenith's hair is straight as a sword and jet-black while River's is curly and red, reminding me of the fire I had witnessed when I was once a young man. When she died, you promised not to take any personal slave, Your Majesty."

My hands trembled as I tried to control my emotions. This was partly the reason why I did not want to talk to Valentine. He never failed to say whatever came to his mind. Which was annoying sometimes.

We may be sworn brothers but prying on my life when I did not ask him to was wearing my patience down.

"Shut it."

He leaned on my still giving me that burning stare.

"I won't until you awaken from your fantasy. Do you know how the people looked at River? They are horrified that one single mistake of uttering Zenith's name will lead them to imprisonment. Do you think sealing their lips will not make them talk? They will. Behind your back, Your Majesty. And the more they will expose Zenith's life when she was still staying in the palace. Beside you. As your personal servant."

I closed my eyes as memories of her beautiful smile took my breath away. If only I could bring her back…

I blinked when River's face replaced Zenith's before it returned.

"Your Majesty…are you confused between the two? Or are you secretly wishing River is Zenith?"

I was. And sometimes I was confused between them.

I drew a couple of breaths.

made your promise

in agony and continued shouldering the pain of the

opened my eyes and warily looked at the beta. "Why are you doing this, Valentine? You are making me relive my

any

"You have."

saying is you stop prying on River's private life and focus on finding your second-chance mate. Why are you affected

first if his servant found her mate or not. I have the right to tell her if she will accept her

custom, Your Majesty. I searched about that and studied it, looking for loopholes, and found none. It's the tradition among the alpha king. But not what was

in my chest persisted. "That's enough, Valentine!" I snapped. "Let's stop talking about Zenith and River. Zenith

arms in front of his chest. Irritating. If he was not Valentine, I wanted to wipe that expression on his face.

people are scared talking about them, I

you shut your fucking

Accept the fact that she died already. If she is alive, she

I said, "You're not the Angel of Death to tell me about that. You did not see with your own eyes that she

stop insisting Zenith is alive and I will search for her regardless of where she was hiding. She was alive, the bond between us told me so. She was waiting for me to

"Your delusional, Your Majesty."

you are

photo away from me. I had to urge him to call and told him to return it to me, but I stopped myself from doing so.

curtsey bow and stepped

the twins came inside, sweat coating

of the

have

asked, and put down the water from my table.

each other and

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River

the West Wing