Protect Me Alpha King novel Chapter 78

“It has been a long time since I stretched my palm. I did not know the receiver would be you, wench.”

It was Lady Juliana. None other than the villain of my life in the palace. I thought I would never reencounter her, confident that the rumors that I was the alpha king's fated mate had reached her.

She inspected her palm as if it was some piece of art. "Here, I thought my visit to this place would never be fruitful. I was glad I came here."

How the heck did she get here? Did Alpha Wade ask for her presence? Probably. She was the daughter coming from a prominent and influential family.

Lady Juliana poked me in the forehead.

"You are a disgusting wench. A sore in my eyes. I hated how the alpha king chose you as his personal attendant when I could do it."

Raw anger overpowered me. It did not come directly from me but from the wolf. She resurfaced, baring her fangs at Lady Juliana.

‘Fight that wench, River,’ my wolf roared in the background. ‘Now that I am at your side, no one can touch you and hurt you anymore. Avenge yourself. Kill her if it is necessary.’

I never thought my wolf could be this brutal.

'Are you a fool? Do you want me to die? That's not easy.'

She paced back and forth, still on edge.

'A queen never let anyone disrespect her!'

'I am not yet the queen! I do not have the power to punish this woman. We have to wait for the right opportunity. We need to get the alpha king’s affection. He would never like it when he knew we were fighting Lady Juliana.'

'Fuck,' she cursed. 'You always show your weakness. That's why it took me a long time to decide if I would show myself or not. You haven't shown and proven to yourself that you deserve me. I am one of the strongest beasts.'

My eyes widened at her declaration. Did she doubt me?

'We are comrades.'

'You have to earn it. I will be with you all your life, and I do not want to be with someone weak. Prove yourself, River. I want a strong and powerful queen. Not someone like you.'

I scoffed inwardly.

'Am I hearing it right? That we are arguing right now?'

She glared at me. 'Because you are not listening to me!' she growled. “You continued doing what you wanted.’

I shook my head. 'Oh, no. You're not growling at me.'

'I can.'

‘What’s your name?’ I asked my wolf. She never gave me her name, and I could not address her adequately.

‘Is that even important right now? Someone just slapped you. I told you to kill her or avenge yourself, yet you do not want retribution? That is not how a queen should behave, River.’

Unfortunately, I was never like her. I never expected to be the alpha king’s mate in the first place.

‘We will talk about that later on. We will continue talking about this. I have to.’

‘I will give you my name later. You have to give her a lesson, or she will continue acting as if she is the queen. I hated her guts.’

My mind returned to the present when Lady Juliana suddenly kicked me in my stomach. Pain exploded, and she attempted to hit me again, this time in my diaphragm, but I grabbed her leg and turned it in the opposite direction. She nearly fell but held her ground.

Glaring at me, she said, “You dare to harm me?”

I wiped the dust from my face.

Damn.

It hurt.

I was seriously considering the wolf’s suggestion.