Location: red blood pack.
Activity: council meeting for Drake's mate accepts tan or rejection.
Damien's POV.
Tense silence submerge the entire room since my entrance.
Discussion are being mad with eyes and glances but none attempts to speak up.
I actually care less over their plans or secretive discussion's.
I only await for Drake's mate introduction begin before I let my know dog out of the bag.
Speaking of his mate Nia, she seats besides him on the left hand side of the alpha's throne.
Her appearance is pretty changed as compared to het first visit into the royal cottage.
She's currently neat, classy dressed and jewelries adorned to produce more of her inner most beauty.
Her appearance though seem changed and different but her frightened and shivering nature remains.
Het arms continually shake and she non stop fidget with her fingers.
"Good morning you'll" council elder Logan and always spokesman for all elders finally hop up his chair and break the akward tense filled silence.
We all mumble returned greetings and few like me remain shut.
"Good morning my queen, prince Damien and prince Drake's" He bow specially to us.
Mom wave at him, I huff while Drake nod's happily and all smiley at him.
"As already known, today's council meeting is regarding prince Drake's mate discovery and the confirmation of their mate bond so as to declare him fit and suitable for the alpha's throne" He summarize today's event.
Drake's all smiley like a kid gifted a lollipop.
It's really annoying.
"If you may my prince " Logan usher's Drake and Nia stand up while he sits.
They're to prove their mate bond before everyone and if worthy, he'll be immediately granted the aloha's throne and proclsimedbas immediate alpha over red blood pack.
Drahe hastily and boldly hop up his feets.
He walks to the centre of the throne room and signal his Nia join him.
Puppet obedient Nia instantly abides and walk up to him.
They stand opposite themselves as though they're rival's but stare deeply into their eyes as affectionate lover.
I lowly scoff.
Mom hears it and pass me a warning glaring.
I angrily look away
Drake gradually take up Nia's hand.
He slowly fondles it and a huge spark visible to us all instantly envelope them both.
All council elders cheer happily.
Applauds rain from every corner of the room.
I gaze over at mom.
She seats umoved.
Feels as though she's aware of his artificial mate mond or maybe she's having a bad day and can't engage in much jubilation.
"An alpha king at last!" Council elder Gordon from the five council elders scream.
More screams and applauds follow his words.
All elders take turns to handshake all smiling Drake and his nervous mate Nia.
"It's pretty obvious prince Drake... My bad, alpha king Drake has attainted the requirements to ascend the alpha's throne."
"His crowning will commence in the next few minutes ".
"Any against it should kindly speak up with appropriate proof or remain forever silent after his crowning" Logan states with a side eye directed towards me.
I chuckle loudly with my arm proudly raised upwards.
"As anticipated by yuu all I OBJECT" I air.
Mummurs envemop the room.
All elders whisper dreadful words amongst themselves.
"With all due respect my prince, what's your reason for the object and what proof have you to back up your reason?" Elder Gordon questions which stir a sly smirk up my face.
I push my eyes to Drake whom non stop pass me death glares.
I only chuckle.
He'll definitely murder me after exposing his artificial mate bond.
"Well, my brother here, the supposed worthy prince ain't worthy at all".
"His supposed shared mate bond with Tina is artificial and not of the mate bond".
"He abducted innocent Nia here and got Diego from the pack boundaries who deal on concoctions to make a special concoction which will force their wolves feel bonds similar to that of the mate bond!" I explain.
Cold silence airs the room as more conversations are made using glances.
The elders are undoubtedly confused but knowing they've been bribed by Drake to ensure his ascension up the alpha's throne despite the circumstance, they'll definitely put up a challenge against my claim.
Drake on the other hand remains frozen, mouth agape and extremely dumbfounded.
Am certain he's in temporary shock over my detailed explanation of his devious deeds and actions to acquire the throne.
Mom only slightly smile over my outburst.
"That's a pretty powerful objection my prince. What proof have you his mate bond is artificial since we all witness mate sparks shared by both prince Drake and princess Nia?" Gordon objects my claim with a proof requirements.
Good thing am fully prepared for them and their every obstacle to assist Drake.
"My proof is detecting their mate bond using a more deeper means than mere touch" I grim at them with a highly arched browed.
Realization hastily dawn's and they all gasp.
"That's impossible!. Not and never the blood combination method " Logan openly objects.
"That method haven't been applied for over a century, it'll definitely be weird to introduce it within our time" Gordon also object and other elders nod affirmatively.
Drake already sweat down his pants.
Brown dirty sweats already trickle down his pointed nostrils and ear lobes.
He's no fool.
He clearly knows any further movement from me will definitely expose his artificial mate bond and prove him completely unworthy of the alpha's throne.
I've longed craved such hopeless expression on his face and it feels better than expected when experiencing it.
I turn towards the non supportive council elders.
I lick my lip's proudly.
"You all object?" I chuckle loudly with a mockery face palm on my face.
They all nod affirmatively.
"And who In the world gave you a sale in it?" I dumbstruck them.
"Accept my supposed proof or not but a single claw slash against Drake's skin and his blood is mine. Same goes for his fake mate Nia".
"If I eventually get both bloods, combine them and they produce not a flame, you all will be charged as associate's of challenging the moon goddess and be executed immediately"
"So depite your opinion am definitely carrying out the proof ".
"Allow me carry out the proof and you'll be safe if Drake is caught but challenge me and you'll be executed if his mate bond out turns fake and unreal"
"So council elders, the choice is yours" I trap them within an inevitable option.
Despite bribes and all, I understand these dirty elders pretty well to know they'll never lay down their lives for someone else, not even royalty.
They'll gladly watch you die for their personal survival.
I just had to place them within such position and they definitely accept carrying out my proof.
"On second thoughts prince Drake, freely carry out your proof."
"We're quite sure prince's Drake's mate bond with future princess Nia is genuine and moon goddess approved" the accept as predicted.
I smile and instantly order a guard get a plate which he instantly does.
I walk up to shivering Nia, sprout out my claws, slit her arm a little, then the few quantities of her blood which I carefully drop on the plate.
Everyone and everywhere remains dead silent as I carry out my supposedly proof.
Everyone remains eager and anxious for the end result.
Same goes for me though.
I too am eager and anxious for Drake's devastated expression after the flame result publicly proof his mate bond to be fake.
I walk up to Drake.
He struggles with me taking a sample of his blood.
"Quit struggle brother. You're the worthy son for the throne aren't you?" I mock, he grit and wince angrily as I roughly take a sample of his blood.
I place his blood on same plate as Nia's then stir together.
No flame occurs.
My face lit and I smile satisfied.
Every council elders exchange inquisitive confused glances.
"No flame!. Prince Damien is right. Prince Drake and Nia's mate bond is fake and not of the moon goddess".
"Prince Drake with this simple abominable act has challenged the moon goddess and is whole unfit for the alpha throne" Elder Logan painfully state.
Drake crash to the floor.
He growl and loudly bang the ground.
I smile victoriously.
As expected, the elders had no knowledge of Drake's fake mate bond.
They were only bribed to ensure his ascension up the alpha's throne but an exposed fake mate bond seems too much to camouflage so they finally turn against him.
I finally defeat Drake.
I've finally bested him at his very ken devious game.
"Yes elder Logan, despite your bribes collected from Drake we both know I alone am fit and worthy of the alpha's throne".
"My late dad also informed you all of it being my birth right but you all turned against his words all for some buck's".
"Why not honour him one finally time and make me king. Adhere his words and crown me alpha over red blood pack" I address them.
They all exchange affirmative glance but something sure seems off.
"We'll really wish to honour late alpha Dark's words and crown you king but that remains impossible without a mate" they complain while Drake chuckles slightly relived.
I smile at them.
The mate drama again but not anymore.
"I've got a mate elders, I've always had a mate" I smile and they gasp.
"Come on it Kara" I call out.
Mom and Drake are both forced to gasp.
"D...d . don't tell me you did the impossible and brought her?" Drake shutters fearfully.
It's pretty obvious it's the end of the line for her.
Ksta elegantly walks in and earn all stares from everyone.
She got deeper and more suspicious stares from mom but I huff it aside.
"This is my mate Kara Dugan and our mate bond has been approved by the moon goddess" I peck her before everyone.
I fondle her palm and out sparks fill the room.
I puncture our skin, take and combine our blood samples which instantly flames before everyone.
The once bribed and Drake supportive council elders all applaude and draft their attention towards me
"Their blood flamed. Their bond really is natura and moon goddess approved" elder Gordon air's excitedly.
All excitement are disrupted with Drake's loud and crazy laughter.
He laughs loudly and stagger all around the throne room.
"You?, Worthy of the alpha's throne?, Over my lifeless body" He speaks like a drunk.
"Tell them het origin brother, tell them she's human with no wolf and no mere human but the princesses of black eagle's hunter clan, the very hunter clan responsible for dad's death." Drake expose, everyone except mom and I gasp.
"A hunter from that deadly hunter clan?".
"She must be a spy who'd bewitched alpha Damien with any abilities known to them. Such person can never be accepted to be out Luna" The council elders protest my mummur.
Drake smirks victoriously at fist clenched and tooth gritting me.
He staggers more.
"That's not all".
"The spicy part is yet arrived" Drake smirks.
"So after finding out Kara to be your mate, I did my personal research and diggings on her and it turned out Kara was the hunter who landed the final killing punch on Dad".
"Kata was the huntress who murdered dad. Kara was out king's murderer!" He expose.
Everywhere goes dead silent with everyone including mom in ultimate shock.
I myself stagger backwards in pain.
I stare at Kara but she shamefully look away.
I gasp.
Drake is right.
She's really dad's murderer.
My mate murdered my Dad.
Her murder action began all these conflict within the royal household.
Kara has been the mastermind behind everything!.
"She's the king's murderer, capture her!" Council elder Logan bark at they guard.
They all snarl and charge towards Kara.
I swiftly pull Kara closer to myself.
My eyes brightly glow and my castle quaking roar falls every guard to their knees.
"None touches my mate!" I growl at them.