Alexia stressed the last part of her statement for emphasis. She wasn’t going to be called a little girl by a mere mistress. The woman could not talk anymore, she went ahead and sat down on the bed. Quietly.
“My husband has sacrificed too much for me to allow you and your son to take things right from his hands…”
She looked intensively at the woman.
“Back… Off”
She said and turned around and left the room. Selene sat on the bed silently, she didn’t want this, she didn’t want any of this for herself or her son. She buried her face in her palms and cried for a short while before she too stood up and exited the room.
When Alexia got back to Lucian’s room, he was ready. He sat on the bed finishing up his shoelace when she entered the room and he stood up when he was done. She was standing at the door and he walked up to her wrapping his arms around her waist, she took hers and wrapped it around his shoulder and gave him a quick kiss.
“Don’t forget everything I said yesterday.”
She whispered to him and he nodded. They kissed again, this time, the kiss was fierce and passionate. They were still kissing when they heard a knock on the door. It was a servant, the elders were waiting. Good. That was what Alexia wanted, the men had to see Lucian’s importance. She broke the kiss and opened the door and they left.
When they got to the meeting room, it was a large room with a long table and chairs like a dining table. The four elders sat on one side of the table and Kai and his mother sat on the other side. Lucian and Alexiagot into the room and took their seats on the side where Kai sat with his mother, Alexia sitting beside Lucian. The two women exchanged glances and Alexia glared when her eyes met Selene’s. The room went silent.
“Selene, why didn’t you come with your child earlier?” Bob broke the silence.
“Marius insisted he doesn’t come till he is dead…” Alexia scoffed silently.
“To be honest to all of you, I don’t want to be here, I don’t want my son to be here too but… But Kai…”
Selene couldn’t complete her sentence, she broke down in tears and the room went silent, only her sobs could be heard.
“I have been in a place I don’t know and which is not mine for too long, I wanted to return home and my mother came with me against her wish.”
Kai was the one who spoke this time. The elders looked at each other, murmuring. Alexia wrapped her palm around Lucian’s for comfort. After a while, the elders stopped murmuring.
“If we make you ruler over us, will you accept the position?”
It was Raphael who asked. His question was directed to Kai. Everyone turned to look at Kai. He did not respond immediately, he laid back on the chair he was sitting on, looking at the elders for some time. Then he finally spoke.
“Yes, I am the rightful ruler after all.”
Lucian cursed silently and Alexia squeezed his palm gently. Then the room went silent for a while. The elders asked the four of them to wait outside while they make a decision, and they.
“What are we going to do? Lucian is supposed to be ruler, he killed his father to liberate the Lycans, he has done so much.”
It was Louis who spoke up when they were left alone. No one said anything to back up his claims. They sat in silence, they were confused. It has never been done that a second child is made ruler of the clan over the first child, no matter what. After a long while of silence, Raphael finally spoke.
“We will make Kai ruler. We can’t go against the rules of the clan. Our fathers and grandfathers never did what you all want to do. We shall make Kai ruler, Lucian will understand.”
“But…”
“No buts Louis. The decision is made and final.” Raphael spoke and the room went silent.
Back outside where the four of them were waiting, Lucian and Alexia came out of the room first and when Kai and his mother came out, Kai called Lucian to wait. Lucian turned around with Alexia by his side and Kai approached him.
“Your mate here threatened my mother.”
Kai spoke when he came in front of Lucian. Selene had told him that Alexia was in her room, she begged her son not to go ahead and accept the rulership offer and Kai knew that Alexia must have said something to his mother. He asked her what Alexia said but she refused to say it. Lucian didn’t say anything about what Kai said. He just stood there, staring at the man with his black eyes lazily.
“I just said, your mate…”
“threatened your mother. And so what?”
Lucian cut him off, coming closer to him. Lucian stood in front of Kai and squinted his eyes at him, they were of the same height.
“Don’t test me baby brother, don’t.”
Kai whispered and walked out on Lucian. Lucian stood there fuming with rage. Alexia hugged him from behind and he held her hands. They stood in that position until Bob came out to call them back in. Lucian and Alexia went back in and Selene went to call her son. The both of them returned after a while and the four of them sat in the same position they were. When everyone was calm, the room went silent and Raphael spoke up.
“We all are grateful for your sacrifices Lucian. We really are, but you know the rules of rulership and it does not speak in your favour.”
The man paused and Lucian and Alexia squinted their eyes at him. He continued.
“Kai will be made ruler, Lucian. But the clan will never forget your kindness and sacrifice.”
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