The Throne
Unknown POV;
Seeing what was going on, I could say that my plan was working, even though not the way I had intended for it to.
I downed the contents of the glass in a single shot, letting the harsh taste dance around my mouth before gulping it. The wristwatch on my wrist told me that my brothers were already almost an hour late, and I began to wonder if they had betrayed me.
Just like me, I knew they had their own plans, but they could all plan as much as they liked. There was no doubt about who was eventually going to sit on the throne.
The fact that they were still in the mansion was proof enough that they had eyes on the throne.
“Hey bro!”
I didn’t have to turn around to find out who it was. I let out a deep sigh as I heard a chair pull out. I chose the meeting place to be this bar as I wanted a discreet place for us to talk.
“I thought I was going to grow gray hairs before you guys got here. And someone is still not here,” I glanced at my wristwatch.
“I had an impromptu guest,” he said, pouring himself a drink, and I couldn’t help but wonder what guest it was.
Was he meeting with the council members as well?
“Ouuuu, here comes our brother who is never late. Why are you late today, bro?” He questioned after a huge gulp.
“Something came up,” he said stiffly, his lips pursed in a thin line.
I cleared my throat and began. “We’ve wasted enough time already, so I’ll go straight to the reason for this meeting.”
I kept quiet, just as the bar attendant approached us. I couldn’t risk anyone listening in on our conversation.
“The pack is currently weakening. A pack our father struggled to strengthen. And that’s because of our brother. The Queen has broken so many rules and her status as an omega doesn’t help…”
“But that’s because…” I raised my hand to stop him, knowing what he was going to say.
I had thought of that and saw it as an opportunity.
“It doesn’t matter if someone took her there. The point is that she went to a bar. A Luna Queen of this kingdom! What lesson or morals is she showing to the other Lunas?”
None of them said anything and I continued. “Now, I have heard that the council are calling for her dethronement. This, my brothers, is time for us to rise up and take what is ours…”
“And we’re to rule together?”
I glanced at him and then at our second brother, who chuckled softly. “It’s a valid question,” he pointed out.
“Who else? Although that’s not the point right now. We do know that our brother cannot rule this kingdom! In fact, from the information I gathered, I heard there’s some money missing from the park’s treasury.”
“I’ve been curious, brother, what did you use such a huge amount of money on?”
My lips parted, just as my eyes widened in surprise. I had been extremely careful and was so sure that nobody was aware of what had happened.
“What do you mean?” I regained my composure quickly. They would never find out what the money was going to be used for.
“Common, brother, we all know about the money…”
“This meeting was not called for us to throw accusations at each other…”
He scoffed and muttered something under his breath.
“The thing is…”
“Sure, the most important thing is dethroning our brother. But after then, what? Who will sit on the throne?”
I was already getting angry with both of them. It was as though they had conspired to act unreasonable, but I was sure it was because they wanted to get a reaction from me. Something that wasn’t going to happen.
“Who else? Isn’t that obvious already? I’ve contributed a great deal.”
“Oh really? And what do you think I’ve been doing?” He cut in, suddenly.
I chuckled and dropped the glass I had been holding with a thud. “I think you’ve been wasting your time.”
When I realized that my brothers had their own plans and the meeting was heading nowhere, I decided to take my leave.
“What are you doing here!” I barked, shutting the door behind me and wondering how she got in there.
“You can’t be here! Look! Everything is going wrong! My brothers know about the money!”
“Relax, my king,” she said, placing her long fingers seductively on my shoulder.
I narrated everything to her and she sighed. “You should’ve stayed with her at all times! Then we wouldn’t have missed this much!”
“Don’t underestimate me, your highness. There is another party we’re currently forgetting about. Lady Crane.”
That piqued my interest. I had invited Maya over and briefed her on everything, but she seemed to be really in love with Adams, as she stayed away from me.
“Lady Crane is in love with your brother, deeply in love and wants him for herself. I overheard their conversation, and it seemed as though Lilith also suspected something.
“He said something about why their engagement was cut off. I had no idea that they were even engaged. Do you know why they never got married?”This material belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.
I chuckled inwardly at the thought. A long time ago, they were engaged and were about to get married. All this was until the incident.
“I don’t know,” I said slowly, peeling my eyes away from her.
“Is your plan going well, my king?” She said, and I turned around and planted a kiss on her lips, shutting her off.
She was determined to help me, even though the woman I wanted was Maya Crane. She had kept her end of the bargain, except she wasn’t faking it and was really in love with him.
But knowing Maya, she was never in love with anyone. All she cared about was becoming Queen, and I was going to make her dream a reality. She was going to be Queen, and I was going to be by her side.
I pulled away from her and stared into her honey-colored eyes. I felt a tiny bit of guilt about what I had to do with her, but it was necessary, seeing that she knew a lot.
“It’s time for the next phase of the plan.”