The Alpha's Temptation

Chapter 403 I Am Just Too Selfish

Hydra Kingdom

General Alphard was sitting with King Felis narrating the latest developments. "When do we attack?" he asked. "The army is ready!"

Felis was sitting with all his Generals and commanders for a meeting. The army was ready and raring to go ahead, but this time he wasn't going to waste his resources in just small attacks, he was going to plan something big. He was already into it but he needed more information. "I heard that King Mintaka is dead," he said to Alphard, narrowing his eyes.

"He is!" Alphard replied, afraid that the king would shout at this missing information.

"How is Prince Rigel taking it?" Felis was still furious about how he had taken Lerna from right under his nose. He was dying to meet Rigel and kill him only to teach a lesson to Lerna.

Alphard said, "Rigel has ascended to the throne. He will be marrying Princess Lerna in a week's time, by the next full moon. All the werewolves in Orion have already pledged their allegiance to him and are now bound to him. After Mintaka there hasn't been any rebellion. His sister Meissa is in the dungeons and his mother Alina is pretty unwell. Our spies say that she has stopped eating food and it is common knowledge in the kingdom."

"What about Okab?"

"Okab died after he challenged Rigel in a duel."

Felis went on to ask about the situation on the borders. Alphard informed that all the kings and queens are allies of King Eltanin. Things were not like the last time. "Last time we had Sirrah and Menkar on our sides. They provided us with the inside information of the kingdoms, but now we don't have anyone on our side."

"Why, we have Morava!" Felis countered him. "She knows a lot."

"She does, but the kingdom of Pegasii has changed a lot ever since. Biham's mate Kinshra has returned and she is along with her parents, Lord Krail and his wife. They are faes and if needed, they can get more faes with them for the war. Already some faes are there in Pegasii who are doing trade with the kingdom." Little did he know that Biham had started recruiting some faes in his army.

Alphard continued, "Princess Tania is a half fae and that is why I have heard that King Ian of Vilinski is benevolent towards King Eltanin. You already know that it was with the help of Prince Ileus and King Rolfe that they rescued Princess Lerna." He stopped to take in a long breath. "So, yes, things are going to be difficult. We have to plan accordingly."

"Then we will go step by step. Send five units of Nyxers to create havoc on the borders of the Pegasii Kingdom!"

"Yes, Your Highness." Alphard was about to leave the meeting chamber when Felis stopped him.

"No, send ten units. But just before the full moon."

Alphard's lips curled up slightly. "Yes, Your Highness," he said and opened the doors. Rest of the commanders and Generals also got up to leave. As Felis watched them go, he asked his guards to send Morava.

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Fafnir walked after Tabit and followed her to the bed. He sat at the edge of the bed, careful not to lunge at her and kiss her senseless or just fold her in his arms as his wolf wanted. He lifted his chin up and in a very firm voice said, "We can get married tomorrow if you like, but I am not leaving you until we are married."

Her cheeks dusted with a blush when she heard his words. "Are you so enamored by me?" she asked in a low voice.

"I am," Fafnir replied without a hint of shame. "I think I was born for you, princess. If I can't get you, I will... die. So please don't reject me. I don't think I will be able to take it." His eyes pierced hers when he stated it with all seriousness. "And I want to make you mine as soon as possible."

"And why is that?" she asked with a silly smile on her face.

"Because I want to--" fuck you hard. Of course he couldn't say those words out. Just thinking about it was more than enough for his cock to go painfully hard.

Lerna lifted her eyebrow as she waited for his answer.

Fafnir took in a ragged breath. "Because the war is about to come and I can't leave you unprotected." That was the truth but not the complete one.

Worry flickered on her face. "I see..." she said in a low voice.

Fafnir was beside her the next moment. "Princess Tabit, you know that the war is coming and we don't know how soon it will knock on our doors. I know that I will have to go for it. In fact, my king will be leading the war and I will be there with him. It is not going to be an easy ride with me. I don't know for how long the war would continue and whether I will even live to see it ending or not. And I am aware that if you reject me, you will have a better shot at life, but princess--" the back of his throat burned at the mention of rejection. "--I would still want to marry you because I am just too selfish. The thought of giving you over to someone is... unbearable."

This was Fafnir's love confession. Tabit loved it. "Will you make me wear a ring?" That was her answer to his love confession. "I want a huge diamond ring."

A smile broke on his lips and he let out a rough exhale. "I will," he replied in a hoarse voice.

The next moment, Tabit launched herself on him and wrapped her arms around the neck of her poor General. How could she reject him? He was silly to even assume that she would. She realized that her cheeks got wet. She let them flow on his tunic. He curled his arms around his mate and pulled her closer to him, savoring her smell. He was going to get the biggest diamond available in Araniea tomorrow and propose to her.