The Royal Mark-Chapter 98: Break the Marriage

"There is no need to do that, my lady."

Everyone shifted their gaze to the voice and saw Prince Andrius. "The knight commander already sent a message that everyone is fine at the border and also mentioned that the Prince of Arcanis will stay at the border to wait for more refugees."

"B-But–" Lady Alexandra tried to rebut but another werewolf joined in their conversation.

"Alexandra! You are insulting our Prince! Are you doubting his power? Have you forgotten that he is a true alpha and that dark magic won’t kill him?" The lady lowered her head then the werewolf turned to the Zemaria’s royals and bowed slightly.

"Please accept my apologies for how my sister acted. She is just worried about her childhood friend. Let me introduce myself. I am Hoven Haraldsen, Alpha of Iron Claw Pack. It’s a pleasure to meet the Crown Prince of Zemaria and the second prince," Hoven bowed once more.

"Welcome to Zemaria and we are glad to meet another alpha," Andrius said casually.

Hoven then turned to Elsa and extended his right which Elsa accepted thinking that he wanted to do a handshake. But to her surprise, he lifted her hand and pecked on the back of her hand.

"And it is an honor to meet our future Luna and queen," he smiled politely at Elsa.

"What?!" Alexandra exclaimed.

Hoven pulled his sister by the arm and said, "I think there is something wrong with your sense of smell sister. I am sure you haven’t paid your respect yet. Where are your manners? Greet her properly."

The lady pouted before stepping forward and before she could curtsy to their future queen, she tripped on her right foot and fell towards Elsa. With Elsa’s quick reflex, she was able to grab Alexandra by her elbows when the lady gripped on her scarf to save her face from landing first on the hard ground.

Alexandra stared at Elsa’s neck before handing her back her scarf and bowed, "I am so sorry Your Highness for not recognizing you earlier. I was consumed with worry. And I am sorry for grabbing your scarf, you must have been hurt."

"That’s totally fine. Nice to meet you." Elsa then turned to Hoven. "Why did you address me as your future Luna or queen if I may ask? I am not married to your prince yet," she asked with a questioning look.

"You might not have tied the knots yet with him or he hasn’t marked you yet. But I was just with him earlier and I can say that you have already claimed each other. Or am I wrong and it’s just my imagination?" Hoven said with a smirk.

’Fuck!’ Elsa cursed inwardly remembering that these are werewolves and he must have smelled Chris’ scent on her.

Drake and Andrius looked at each other and it took a while before they understood what Alpha Hoven was trying to say. Drake dropped his jaw and covered it with one hand before they heard Andrius say, "I think I should tell Father to hasten the wedding preparation before he finds himself with a great-grandchild."

It was Elsa’s turn to be astonished by Andrius’ statement but thankfully Valeria arrived before Andrius or Drake could blurt more embarrassing words.

"There you are! I was searching for you. We should all eat dinner before we head back to the castle." Elsa quickly took Valeria’s hand and led her back to the food tent before her uncle revealed her secret to her grandmother.

The others then followed. Everyone ate peacefully but Elsa can feel as if someone was looking at her and when she looked around, she saw Lady Alexandra glaring at her. The woman did not even try to hide what she was doing and it was as if she was challenging Elsa to a duel by the way she looked.

Elsa saw Laura go to the buffet table and she took advantage of it. Elsa quickly picked up her plate pretending to get more food but her real intention was to talk to Laura about Lady Alexandra.

"Laura. Is Chris badly injured? I think Lady Alexandra is angry at me for not helping heal Chris. She kept on glaring at me," Elsa murmured near Laura for she knew that the lady might hear her if she talked in her normal voice.

To her surprise, Laura chuckled before whispering to her, "It is not because of that. I am not sure too if he is hurt but she likes the prince. The late king promised to marry her to the prince if the alliance between our kingdoms would not proceed and the prince still hasn’t found his mate. The prince agreed to this as well and the lady is still hoping that that day will come, especially since the prince hasn’t marked you yet despite being his mate.

Didn’t you notice how she looked at your neck after intentionally grabbing your scarf? She was checking if you have been marked. There’s even a rumor that he will reject his mate since you are not a werewolf and will break the marriage as soon as the war is over." Laura revealed without hesitation.

Elsa was flabbergasted at what Laura said but she was still able to ask a question, "What do you mean break the marriage?"

"Well, the marriage alliance’s purpose was to solely defeat the witches and the demons and after that, both sides will break it but will still keep the peace treaty between the two kingdoms. The King in Arcanis usually chooses a Luna from a strong pack like the Iron Claw Pack since they need a Luna who can fight.

Ruling in Arcanis is determined by strength. Killing the King would make someone a king, that’s why kings usually tend to become allies with the strongest pack to also get their support. And right now beside the strongest pack is the Prince’s Crimson Moon Pack, and second is the Iron Claw Pack. Are you getting what I am saying, princess?"

"I do. But I am Chris’ mate. He would not leave me or break our marriage in the future," Elsa said in a low voice. She, herself is not even sure if she is believing what she’s saying after hearing Laura’s story.

"The only thing that I can say princess, until he marks you, then you don’t know what is going on inside his head. A true alpha like him would not think twice about marking his mate. Werewolves like as are very possessive. So if he really does want to stay with you forever, then he should’ve marked you by now."

Elsa just stood in front of the buffet table even after Laura left. Laura has a point she thinks, what if Chris is just using her to get what he wants? It’s been more than a day and he didn’t even bother to send her a short letter or even just a note and that thought pains her so much.