"Zeus congrats, after all that happened, finally you are getting married to your mate. What a happy ending for the both of you", Tyler said.
"Yeah, and I'm excited to tell the Moon Goddess how much I love my mate," I said.
"You're getting corny and sentimental, Zeus. Well, Lily and I will make the vows two weeks after yours. She still can't believe that she's a beta female of the palace now. She's scared of all the changes," Tyler said.
"By the way, where is Lily?" I asked.
"She's helping Kath to prepare right now. Why?" Tyler.
"Nothing. I'm just asking" I said.
Actually, I feel different. I sense something but I can't identify it. This day is very special to me and I want this day to be perfect. I want my mate to be happy. I look in the sky, the moon will hit its highest peak soon and my pledge of love will be heard by everyone. My mate and I will be one.
"ZEUS! TYLER!" Lily rushed to us. She looks stressed. Everyone is looking at her right now, she's crying with a paper in her hands.
Tyler caught her before she fell on her knees in front of us. Suddenly, I felt distracted, nervous, and agitated. She looked at me and started crying again. I want her to tell me what the problem is, rather than crying like this right now.
"Hey babe what happened? Why are you crying?" Tyler asked.
"Tyler, Zeus..... I-I just left to prepare for coronation after I finished helping Kath and when I came back to get her, she was gone, then I saw this note." She said.
"Who's gone?" I asked.
She hands me the paper she's been holding.
-- You think that there will be happy ever after between you and this b*tch? I have so much fun seeing you both wrecked. If you really love her and want her alive, you need to outrank yourself and give me the throne, Zeus, and maybe I'll spare your life and this b*tch too. Two days starting tomorrow, you will see me in the northern part of the Kingdom. You need to give me the Throne and I will give you back your weak mate --
Who the hell is this person? And why would she/he want the throne?
I crumpled the paper and threw it away. It shouldn't happen today. I thought that everything was okay but it's not. I let my guard down and let my precious mate, once again, get kidnapped.
I will find the one who did this and I swear, I'm going to kill it slowly so it can feel the pain I'm having now.
"Tyler! Search the whole kingdom, find out who did this. Use our best trackers, bring them to Kath's room and track all the scent they found there." I ordered.
"Yes, your Majesty," Tyler said before pulling his mate Lily with him.
"Son, what happened?" Ele.
"Kath was kidnapped again," I said, looking at Markus.
"Zeus, don't look at me like that, I don't know about that," he said.
"If I know that you are behind this, Mom, I'm sorry, but I'm going to kill your mate," I said before turning away. I need to lead all my fighters and find my mate. If this person thinks that I will surrender without a fight, they are wrong. I will save my mate and I will kill anyone who does this.
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"Your Majesty, we tracked some scent in her majesty's room. There is a three-person scent inside the room." Troy, our lead and best tracker.
"One is from Ms. Lily, the second Candice and the third one was Loui," he said.
"Loui? What the hell is she doing there?" I asked.
Tyler, Lily, Markus, Ele, and Troy look as confused as I am.
"Do you have a picture of this girl you're talking about?" Markus said.
"Why?" Ele ask.
"Why do you want to know?" I asked.
"If I am not mistaken, there are two girls Duren was talking to last time I saw him with Kath. Those girls helped him to spy inside this castle in exchange for your throne," Markus said.
"Tyler, do you have Loui's picture?" I asked.
"Yes, on my phone," Tyler answered while getting his phone. "Here, this is Loui and the girl beside her is Candice." Tyler.
"They are the girls I'm talking about. I saw them talking to Duren before you attacked the pack," Markus said.
"You mean Loui and Candice? Why would they do this?" I look at Mom and Tyler, they are clueless, just like me.
Loui, well I haven't really liked her ever since. She's the kind of girl that will do anything just to get what she wants.
But...
Candice was my ex-girlfriend but my best friend too. How can she do this to me? Did she betray me? For what? I'm totally confused.
"Zeus, I think Loui's intention is to get back the throne in their family, do you remember? They are the first line family that has the blood of a King, but when Nicolas, your grandfather, was born. He bears the Mark of the King. That's why your father's family became the next generation of kings." Mother said.
"But that's out of our control Mom, she knows that the Moon Goddess chose this, not us, and Candice, how about her? What are her reasons?" I asked.
"I think she's still hurt because you broke up with her," Mom said.
"But she said we're good and she understands my decision," I said.
"Is she? Or she just said that. Look, Zeus, what's more, important here is that we know who took Kath and we have two days to find where they hid her." Mom said.
She's right. I don't need to think a lot about Loui and Candice, I need to do something to find my mate.
"Troy, follow Candice and Loui's scent, they will bring us to my mate. Bring all the good trackers and fighters, we will hunt them."
"Yes, Alpha," Troy answered.
I swear, if I see any bruises and bruises on my mate again, I will kill them, even if they are girls.
"Let's go."