Protect Me Alpha King novel Chapter 88

I knew it.

Why would I be expecting something else? Denaro and the alpha king were sewn in the same cloth. Why would the beast swear his allegiance and choose me in the—

'I swear my loyalty to you, My Queen.'

I stilled.

'You will? What if Maxxwell has a different opinion?'

I threw my gaze at our surroundings. Despite grabbing the beast's attention, the darkness persisted. The alpha king was still in a trance. His thirst for blood was overpowering, making me dizzy the longer I spent my presence in his mind.

Everything felt evil. As if I entered the devil's mind.

Entering Maxxwell's mind should be illegal. I was not allowed to do this since his mind was sacred, forbidding anyone to enter. If it was another person, Denaro had long killed me on sight.

I was lucky he knew me at first sight and recognized the mating bond.

'My Queen, I am his master, and he will follow me,' he answered with a smug expression.

I smiled, satisfied at his answer.

'Do you vow that you will choose me if Zenith is alive?'

His brows furrowed. 'She is dead, My Queen. I cannot sense her wolf. So I cannot understand why you want my vow.''

He was evading my question.

I turned sideways.

I had to get out of here, or Maxxwell's darkness would swallow me after I talked to Denaro. I can still get something out of him.

'My Queen.'

I tried to act calmly.

'We never know. But I want your vow, Denaro. If you cannot give it to me, then I would think that all you are good at is saying fancy words. That I cannot trust you. That you are lying.'

'I never twist my words, My Queen. I despised liars who kept on lying at any opportunity,' Denaro spat.

I cleared my throat. I had no idea if he knew I was a liar or if those words were especially thrown at me. 'Yeah. I also hate liars.' I couldn't look at Denaro's eyes. And to make up for my guilt, I changed the topic. "So…will you vow it, Denaro?'

'I vow I will choose you always, My Queen,' Denaro said without batting an eye.

I grinned from ear to ear.

I brushed my fingertips on his fur, and he pressed his body against mine, liking the gesture. He whimpered like that a dog. Wait. He was a dog, to begin with.

Stroking his fur, I muttered, 'Pacify, Maxxwell now. Tell him someone will never harm me. Especially if you are here to protect me.'

'Kiss me first, My Queen.'

My mouth gaped open. What was wrong with these wolves asking for a kiss?

Well, there's no harm in kissing Denaro. I would kiss him automatically compared to Maxxwell.

I bent and planted a soft kiss on his fur. On his head.

His eyes flashed. 'See you soon, My Queen.'

I nodded at him, and then he was out of my sight.

Time to get out of here.

My mind returned to the present and saw the alpha king's confused look. His eyes were back from their usual color.

"River?" His eyes darted back to my arm, stared at me in horror, and released me. His eyes glowed upon the sight of blood and the imprint of the claws. "Did I do this?" he asked, gritting his teeth.

Did he not know he was out of himself for a few minutes? That was dangerous.

Acting as if it was not a big deal despite the bitchy stinging, I muttered, "That's okay, Your Majesty. It's only shallow." Besides, I can heal myself. Later. "Let's go back to our room, shall we? We will go back to the palace. We should prepare, Your Majesty. Or you can sleep for a moment."

I turned around and strolled towards the entrance.

I felt him not moving.

I sensed his confusion, regret, and fear in our shared bond.

'Say something, River,' Sunflower urged. 'He looked sad standing there.'

'What do you want me to say?'

Sunflower rolled her eyes. 'That you like him. What else?'

'I don't like him!'

'Liar!'

My mind returned to the present, and I looked over my shoulder. Maxxwell's shoulders were tensed and rooted to the same spot.

"Don't bother thinking about it. This is a scratch, Your Majesty. And I was able to talk to your wolf. His name is Denaro."

The alpha king inhaled sharply. "You met him. What did the two of you talk about?"

"You can ask him."