We haven't seen any progress yet with the king. The worst is our days of returning to our pack are approaching fast. I still haven't spoken up yet and that bothers me a lot.
Jemima sat beside me at the reception, she handed me a cup of coffee " take this "
I took the cup of coffee from her " thanks "
" I can see that you care about my brother a lot. It's all written on your face " she said as she took her seat
I forced a smile " Yes I do. I care about your brother "
She exhaled loudly" this made me realize how wrong I've judged you. You didn't do anything to me and I allowed what should be prevented to happen. I should have known that the dream was talking about this day "
Thinking about it now, I understood why she did all that she did. She was only looking out for her brother.
" But why did you find it hard to trust me. Am I still a stranger to you? " I asked
She shook her head " it's not how you see it The thing is I don't take my dreams for granted, it's a gift I have. Anything I dream about must come to pass. For instance what happened with my brother. I dreamt that he will be poisoned but I don't know why your reflection was the only thing I saw in the dream. I've heard it more than once"
" But I didn't do it," I said
" Yes, I know. This could only mean, those that did it used you as their bait but why? I do know why they used you. They must have found out that their plans wouldn't work out because of my gift so they decided to use you as a distraction since you were my friend. "
Thinking about it now it made sense " this must only mean one thing. The master planner is in this pack. That person. Knows every of our movement" I couldn't believe it.
" Bingo, you got it right.  They knew you'll be the first person I'll approach and I did.  I'm sorry"
I waved it off " please don't apologize. I know you did what you did for the love you have for your brother. If I were in your shoes, I'd I've done the same thing so nobody is above mistake... "
She threw herself at me before I can finish that sentence " I've missed you a lot. I've missed sharing my secret with you "
I chuckled " I missed you too trust me "
She pulled away " really? "
" Yes I'm serious," I told her.
" Aww, I can't believe we spent days apart ."
" Anyways, talking about the secret" I wiggled my brows at her " what is the deal with that handsome doctor? Is there something you aren't telling me? "
A blush crept up her cheeks " oh stop"
" Look at you, you're already red like a tomato" I giggled.
She playfully glared at me " Stop it "
" Just tell me already. I want to know "
She pushed her hair behind her ears then looked at me " He is my mate "
I'm sure she noticed how shocked I was. I couldn't say anything.
" Please say something "
" You're not kidding, right? "
She shook her head " Nope"
I screamed I'm so happy for you! Like really, wow"
" Thank you"
" Come on girl I need the whole gist"
" Okay" she laughed " I met him yesterday, in fact when my brother was brought to the hospital"
" Could it be because yesterday was the full moon? "
She shrugged " who cares, all I know is I found my mate " she was so happy.
" I'm happy for you Jemima and he is a charmer "
" Yes yes. My only charmer "
I burst out laughing hard.  She cracked me up on this one " It's been a while I had this kind of laugh "
" Me too"
" I'm happy for you. You've waited long enough for this day"
She sighed " yes I have but with everything going on right now I need to take things slow"...
I touched her shoulder " your brother will be fine, I promise. "
" Why do you say it as if you have the solution to his problem now? " She asked in wonder.
I don't want to seem suspicious " of course not, I just want us to be positive about everything"
" On second thought, what if my brother finally finds his mate, what will happen with you two? " She asked
I shrugged " We'll all go our separate ways and I have a mate waiting for me in my pack remember? "
" Oh yeah," she said but didn't sound convincing enough to her.
We were quiet for a while. A few minutes later the doctor summon us inside the room. The alpha was still exactly like before, with no changes at all.
" We need to act first if we don't want to lose the alpha," he said
" What do you mean by that? " The queen asked the doctor.
" His heart his beginning weaken, if this continues like this then I'm sorry we will lose him" he explained
" No, he can't die just like that. The culprit must be found " Beta Bryan said. He looks disheveled. The truth is I don't believe him at all. He is a conniving son of a bitch and I won't be surprised if he has a hand in this Speeching about it now, I could Remember the night he confronted me and him telling me he needed a favor from me. Could this have been the favor he wanted me to do? Was he the one that poisoned the king?
" Yes Bryan, the culprit will definitely be found but now we need to find a way to rescue the king " Alpha Jeremiah said
" Yes, you're right. So what do you suggest we do now ?"
" Look for his mate " I didn't realize I said that out loud. Bryan and everyone turned to look at me " I'm sorry, I didn't realize it'll come out loud "
" Of course you're right dear, that is exactly what we need to do" Jeremiah came to my defense.
Bryan still held my gaze sternly.  I'm sure the hatred he has for me has doubled.
***
I know this is going to be the craziest thing I'll ever do in my life. I've made up my mind to tell alpha Jeremiah the whole truth about me, I need to save the king before it gets too late.
I was headed to the packed clinic when I felt a hand covering my mouth, preventing me from screaming. The person or should I say the man took us to a quiet place where everyone is out of sight.
" I'm going to remove my hand now and if you scream I won't hesitate to strangle you to death" Bryan threatened and I nodded in fear.
My response came out muffled because of his hand around my mouth.
" Good" he slowly removed his hand.
" What do you want from me ?" I asked trying to mask the fear in me.
" I'm here to warn you. Don't do what you're about to do"
I frowned ". What was I about to do?"
" We both know what you want to do so stop pretending" he growled out.
" Don't growl at me you pig. So it's you all along ?! I should have known " I yelled
He pushed me to a wall, hitting the back of my head in the process. Brian squeezed my jaw " Don't talk to me like that "
I won't let my guards down anymore The whole pack needs to know what he did and how far he is about to go. I need to end this today.
" The whole pack must know the truth. Let me go, let me go!" I screamed
I fought him harder but he overpowered me. Without notice, I felt him inject a syringe into my skin. In a second I was falling unconscious.
" Wh..at did y..ou inje..ct me with ?" My words came out drowsily. I fell into his arms.
He smirks " you'll be fine but right now you need to have a long sleep" and I slept off.
***
Third person's pov
Lena went to look for Melissa in her room but upon reaching there, she found that the door was closed. She just wanted a nice time with her friend. She needed to know how she was coping with the king issue and how far Melissa have gone with packing.
She gave up the search then made her way downstairs. The pack has been so gloomy since the king fell ill making her eager to go back to her pack where her mate was waiting for her.
They have only two days left after today and her bag was already set. Lena went back to the maid's section just when she was about to enter her room, she heard someone calling her name.
She paused then turn around only to see Ashley jogging to catch up to her.
" Hey Lena," Ashley said. She seem kind of excited, Lena thought.
" Yes, Ashley? What do you want ?"
Ashley frown " can't I say hello to a friend?"
" Cut that crap, you and I both know we are only friends because of Melissa and now that thing is bad with you two, I'm not your friend anymore since I found out the kind of person you are," Lena said with is folded.
" That so rude of you Lena. Why is it that you all chose Melissa over me. She's always right in you people's eyes even when she's wrong? Why can't you all open your eyes and see the real person she is. She is a liar and a cheat. I just hope it won't be late before you realize this " Ashley said to her.
" No matter what Melissa has done that is wrong I know she has a reason for doing whatever she did. But surprisingly, you tried to turn Jemima's back against her but news flash, they are now back as friends " Lena taunted.
Ashley fumed " you all are both too blind to see our true color. I just hope it won't be too late when you finally find out "
Lena rolled her eyes " your game won't work on me again. If you'll excuse me I have something to do inside " with that being said, Lena banged the door in her face.
Ashley stared at the door with so much hatred " I hate them all"
***
Bryan dropped her down on the couch. He let out a sign, then stretched his arms. It was a long walk from the packed clinic to this place.
The small hut is more like a relaxing place for him when he needed to get out of the palace. No one knew about this palace except the alpha and since he is ill, it will be hard for anyone to locate this place.
He picked up a cup of wine and poured wine inside of it. He sipped from the cup and have a sit. He stared at Melissa's figure lying unconscious on the couch. His eyes travel to her face. She is pretty, he won't deny that.
This must be the reason why the king felt attracted to her even though he didn't know she was his mate.
Why does he always get the best of everything? Bryan thought to himself.
He wanted the throne since day one but Raphael has it. He has been Raphael's puppet all this long now is his time to shine. She couldn't help the thought anymore
Bryan stood up with bloodshot eyes, he kneel before Melissa's sleeping figure. He analyse her face and the jealous feeling came back again.
He traced his finger across her eye, then to her nose and down to her lips, his finger lingers more on her lips than they should. He lean forward and pecked her on the lip, feeling their softness. Bryan sighed in contentment.
Melissa tossed and turned his eyes flashed open " where the hell am I?" She asked