I
For a few moments that there was silence between Prince Quacey, Princess Neoma, and Alpha King Burkoo.
It was Princess Neoma who broke the silence. “Prince Quacey, I requested Alpha King Burkoo to drop me off here before he goes back to his palace. I will stay here until tomorrow and then since you plan on going to the Glodeous palace, then we can go there in the afternoon.
“Ah, I see, alright. That’s confirmed. Thank you Alpha King Burkoo for bringing my twin sister here safe and sound,” Prince Quacey said and Alpha King Burkoo nodded and smiled.
“It is my pleasure to make Princess Neoma safe always, Prince Quacey. But, I will not stay long here since my driver is just outside waiting for me,” Alpha King Burkoo stood up and then nodded again to Prince Quacey. “I will go ahead,” he added.
Alpha King Burkoo then looked at Princess Neoma and took her hands. He let her stand up and then kissed the backs of her hands. “See you again, Babe,” he whispered.
“Let me and my twin brother accompany you to your waiting car. Prince Quacey, come, let us accompany Alpha King Burkoo to the parking area,” Princess Neoma tilted her head at Prince Quacey.
“Alright. Here I go,” Prince Quacey stated as he stood up and then followed Alpha King Burkoo and Princess Neoma who were walking hand and hand.
After Alpha King Burkoo left, Prince Quacey faced his twin sister and gave her a questioning look.
"What was that all about?" he asked frowning.
With that, Princess Neoma told her twin brother everything that happened.
"Goodness, you were in trouble already, but I was here most probably lying on my bed relaxing." Prince Quacey said with guilt feelings.
"It's alright, that was not your fault. We did not know that the Vampire Supremo would come tonight."
"Did he hurt you?"
"No, he was not able to. He just disappeared. He escaped after seeing that all his men were dead," Princess Neoma said.
"It means, the Vampire Supremo is still alive. We should not be complacent yet. We should be more careful and ready this time for his return. "Prince Quacey became worried.
Princess Neoma nodded in agreement to her twin brother. "Yes, we will not yet be complacent."
"Do you think if you are married already to the Alpha King, the Vampire Supremo would still come to get you?"
"He said he is the Vampire Supremo and he makes his own rules."
"Then it means, he will still come to get you because he will not respect the rules."
"Yes, he said so."
"Then there is no reason for you to hurry to marry the Alpha King," Prince Quacey said while looking teasingly at his twin sister.
"None at all," she replied teasingly too.
"But what if the Alpha King would insist to marry you in a year or two?" Prince Quacey's one brow rose as he asked.
"That? I will cross the bridge when I get there," Princess Neoma replied evidently showing that she is not truly decided yet.
II
At the Ecleteon Kingdom the next day, Alpha King Burkoo ordered a special meeting for all the members of the Council of Elders.
The moment he started the meeting, the Head of the Council of Elders, immediately laid down their concerns.
"Alpha King Burkoo, we all know what happened to our former Alpha King, your father, together will all other brave Ecleteon werewolves years ago. They were killed by the Glodeous King and Queen," said the Head of the Council of Elders.
"I know, I will not forget it. But as I became more mature and wiser, I came to realize that there is none to be blamed but the very act of my father and the Ecleteon warriors of attacking the Glodeous Kingdom. The Glodeous Kingdom was not doing anything wrong against us at that time. It was because of my Alpha King Father's quest to widen his power and territories. The Glodeous Kingdom headed by its King and Queen would naturally protect their lives and Kingdom. Should we blame the King and Queen of Glodeous then because while defending their kingdom, my father died and our warriors?" Alpha King Burkoo's statement was long and remarkable.
The members of the Council of Elders suddenly fell silent.
"Do we have the right then to take revenge and kill too the King and Queen of the Glodeous Kingdom, including their children and constituents?" the young and wise Alpha King Burkoo asked again but none amongst the members of the Council of Elders was able to retort.
Seeing the reaction of the members of the Council of Elders, Alpha King Burkoo took the chance to make their minds became clearer.
"As the new Alpha King of this Kingdom, should I risk the lives of our warriors including our whole Kingdom by attacking the King and Queen of Glodeous, whose wealth and powers are immeasurable compared to us or be wise enough to make their two Kingdoms our allies?"
After another few moments of silence, one of the members of the Council of Elders asked.
"Or is it because, Alpha King Burkoo, your mate happened to be the daughter of the King and Queen of the Glodeous Kingdom?"
"That is another reason. It was a long contemplation for me. Why would the Moon Goddess choose Princess Neoma to be my fated mate? Did the Moon Goddess want to show me something? Besides, would you want to see your Alpha King frustrated and heartbroken, who could not maximize his strength and potential because he rejected his real mate and marry someone just for the sake of putting a Luna Queen on the throne? Besides, Princess Neoma is the most powerful vampire in their realm. She is even called the vampire in the prophecy who will change the whole realm, the Suprema Queen. Would it not be an added value for our Kingdom to have such a powerful, Luna Queen? To top it most, would it make you happy too, to see your Alpha King happy and full of life; so inspired and is maximizing all his strength and potential because his real mate that is giving him such power is just beside him?"
Stunned by hearing those reasons coming from their Alpha King and the realization of how reasonable their Alpha King could be, the members of the Council of Elders fell silent, once again.