Chapter 142
Chapter 142
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There were only the two of them inside the throne room. Alpha Gayle was not presence, because he was not summoned to come, and even though sometimes he would admonish Maximus for his rash decision, but he wouldn’t challenge him openly in public.
Therefore, it was especially nerves wrecking for alpha Letto to face the king alone.
And now, the king demanded a proof of his loyalty. He almost committed treason once, it was only right for the king to question him.
With that, alpha Letto used his claws to cut off his own ear.
He tore his left ear, gritting his teeth through the pain, and once he was done, he didn’t waste his time to wail in pain, instead, he knelt down again, and put both of his arms up, to offer his severed ear.
Droplets of blood traced down his neck, stained the shirt he was wearing. His hands were bloody as well, while the ear sat on his trembling palms.
“I offer to you my loyalty, my king,” he said through the pain. “You are my king, my blood and the bone of this kingdom,” he chanted the pledge of loyalty for the king.
Seeing this, Maximus’s expression turned into an amusement. This was a move that he didn’t expect, but he was pleased nonetheless that the young alpha took the initiative to do this.
In any case, losing an ear couldn’t be compared to losing your life.
But then, the implication of losing ear was not only disfigurement, but it was also a form of a great sin. A symbol that you have committed a great crime to your sovereign.
And that symbol would be carried by you for the rest of your existence. It would be seen by the other people.
It was more of a social punishment than the physical one.
Maximus smirked when he saw this. Finally, he stood up from his throne and approached Alpha Letto, who was offering him his severed ear.
The king picked up the ear and glanced at the hole on the side of his head. The blood was still oozing out, but his healing ability was taking care of that.
“This will be your last chance, alpha Letto.” Maximus fiddled with the ear between his finger. “One more time you show some indication that I can’t trust you. I am going to feed you alive to the wild wolves p>
Letto gulped down with difficulty when he heard that. Of course, he knew about the king’s infamous wild wolves. They had been feasting over the dead bodies of the traitors. Nobody dared to cross the forest, because of how vicious those wolves were.
“Y–yes, my king. Yes. I will be loyal to you. Only you p>
However, if Letto thought he could be off the hook easily, he was completely wrong about that, because the king didn’t intend to leave him unscathed.
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“I will double your pack retribution for six months, and you will give me half of your warriors p>
Alpha Letto lifted his head in shock. “P- Pardon me p>
“You hear me, alpha Letto, I don’t like to repeat myself p>
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The Red Moon pack was one of the biggest pack, which led them to wealth. The double retribution wouldn’t burden them, but obviously, it would lessen their profit.
In this way, Maximus could control them, as they grew stronger under the previous alpha’s control. However, Letto had proved himself untrustworthy.
Therefore, it was only right for Maximus to strictly control them a bit.
With the warriors, it would help with the two ways battles the kingdom was currently in.
“Any complain?” Maximus raised his brows. He crushed Letto’s severed ear in his hand.
“N- No, my king. Not at all p>
“Good. You can leave now and tell your pack member about his new information.” Maximus walked away from the throne room, leaving Letto alone with his own regret, as he stared at his severed ear that had been crushed by the king.
It looked like a messy and bloody trash…
Maximus returned to his bedroom so late, he stopped for a while in front of Rania’s door, staring at it for a long moment, as if he was having a hard decision whether or not to enter.
But in the end, he left to go to his own bedroom.
He rarely slept here, and this place that he had occupied for years ever since he became the king, didn’t feel like his.
It felt strange.
He missed her touch, and her presence.
In the end, Maximus walked out of his bedroom again, and then entered Rania’s. He found her was sleeping peacefully, hugging a pillow to her chest.
She was so beautiful, but the bandage around her neck made Maximus irritate again. He should have prepared the lunch better. He expected such scene, but he didn’t protect her well.
Maximus then climbed the bed, and took away the pillow, which made Rania’s brows furrowed slightly, but he wrapped her in his arms, so she could hug him instead.
“My beautiful mate, my beautiful Rania,” Maximus whispered to her ear, as she snuggled closer to him.
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He had washed his hands from Letto’s blood when he came here, as he wouldn’t dirty his mate with such thing.
“My solace…” Maximus then leaned over to kiss her brows, down to her nose, and then her lips. He could spend eternity kissing her like this, but he didn’t want to wake her up, so he stopped.
The night grew solemn and the king woke up with a better mood, which made it less tensed for the other warriors around him.
People whispered about the fact that the king would be in a good mood after he spent the night with the queen, therefore many people looked forward to it.
It seemed, only his mate could dull his menace.
However, later that night bad news arrived.
“Gamma Eiten is severely injured. He might not survive p>
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