Protect Me Alpha King novel Chapter 40

Alpha King Maxxwell's hands felt warm against mine while I tried to keep pace with him as he dragged me along with him. His hands were full of calluses which complimented my calloused hands as well.

Am I a fool for feeling that I felt protected as our hands connected? I felt the tiny bolts of electricity between our hands. Did the alpha king feel that? Or was it only one-sided?

If I had my wolf, what would the beast be feeling right now? Happiness? Disgust? Disappointment? Would she be purring?

"Where are we going, Your Majesty? I'm afraid Lady Juliana will be mad at me now." And she will pick on me and will target me. She will make my stay in this palace a living hell. The familiarity of what would happen in the future was frightening.

He clenched his jaw, not answering the servants greeting him. He stared right ahead as if it was only him in the hallway.

"Your Majesty," I called him, grabbing his attention. I tried to yank my hand away from him, to make him recall that I was with him, but the more his hold tightened as if he did not want to release me.

My heart hammered against my chest.

What is this warm feeling I have right now? It seemed like the other side of me wanted him to hold me like this.

Are you a fool, River? Then how do you differ from Nora, by then? Do you desire the alpha king now?

Horror flooded my senses. Desire the alpha king? Of course not!

"What?" he asked, not peering at me.

"Where are we going?" I whispered as I continued looking at our hands. "Are you putting me in the dungeon yourself?"

"I will think of what punishment I will give you, River. For now, our goal is to stay away from Juliana's sight. I don't want to carry more stress right now."

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My punishment was postponed. Or probably it already slipped the alpha king's mind on the sudden visit of Lady Juliana. We did know how long she will be staying in the palace, but Clara and Flare said that she usually stays longer than they wanted her.

For the next day, the alpha king and Lady Juliana seemed like they were playing hide and seek. The latter always looked for the alpha king, but he did not want us to tell the woman that he was around. So it was my task now that Lady Juliana should never know where the alpha king was and to give a head to the alpha king that she was around.

Stay away from Lady Juliana. That was the goal. However, it turned out that it wasn't only mine, but the servant's as well. The noble lady looked like the harbinger of the plague.

"Slave!"

I froze when Lady Juliana's voice boomed across the hallway. I was walking alone, going back to the alpha king's chamber (the alpha king asked me to get his coat) when she called me.

Talk about the she-devil and she will appear.

Frowning, I looked over my shoulder and saw Lady Juliana fuming with anger.

Not wanting to ruin my cheery mood, I bowed and smiled at her. "What pleasure do I owe you, Your Grace?"

"You!" she spat, pointing her fresh nailed fingers towards me.

I pointed my fingers at my chest. "Me? What about me, Your Grace?" I quipped even though I already had an idea of what she was trying to say. It would always be about the alpha king. Her obsession with the alpha king was not normal. Power hungry that much?

"Where is Maxxwell?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't have an idea as of the moment, Your Grace. The last time we met each other was when he started his day, meeting his warriors and barking orders on how to make the wall stronger than ever against the invaders. "

"You're lying! You know where he is and you are hiding it from me. I've been looking for Maxxwell but no one would tell me where he is," she spat and before I could react, she pulled my hair. I cried in pain as my hands automatically held my hair. It felt like all my hair would be uprooted and the pain was becoming unbearable.

A single tear escaped from my lips when she continued pulling off my hair. No one was around. No one would help me!

"Your Grace! Let me go! I never did anything wrong!"

"Ah. You're ordering me now. A noble of blood is being ordered by a slave? What makes you think I will carry your order huh?"

I looked around and no one was in the vicinity. Fighting the pain, I twisted my body, yanked her wrist, and threw her forward.

Her back hit the cold floor.

Lady Juliana moaned in pain and it was already too late to realize what I had done. Oh, gawd. I'm a goner

"Y-your Grace?" I asked, hesitant.

"Ouch! My back!" she cried while clutching her back. Afraid that I had broken some parts of her bones, I helped her stand on her feet and the next thing she did, she slapped me on both of my cheeks, stronger than the force I exerted while I backflipped her.

I felt the world spin around while the pain felt like a bitch, attacking me. She just used her werewolf strength!

"Maxxwell will know about this! He will punish you. I will make sure of it!"