Mate, You Are My Enemy

Chapter 18:Alpha Queen

Diana’s pov

Kai has kept me in touch with the outside world.

I know how perspectives have changed with time, and also that the Alpha King declared my father a traitor.

Not only that, but most of my father’s so-called “loyal” subjects testified to this.

It was declared that my father wanted to start a war, and he was a traitor.

So for the past few years, I had prepared myself for all the backlash I would get if or when Ezra came for me.

In some way, I guess I have to be thankful for my aunt and her coven for being so hostile to me.

I spent years in that room, hearing them from a distance, calling me all sorts of names.

At first, it was hard to hear; it made me feel alone and isolated.

All my life, I had never really heard any harsh words.

Being the daughter of an Alpha, everyone walked around me like they were walking on glass.

Not only that, but I was what people would call a perfect daughter.

I didn’t start any conflicts; I resolved them.

I did everything I could so people around me wouldn’t feel any inferiority.

And I was loved by everyone for that.

A hand reached out to mine and held it firmly.

I looked at Ezra, who had been staring at me ever since we got in the car.

His hand was so strong and reassuring that it hit me that I was nervous.

Yes, it’s hard being treated like you are a thing that shouldn’t exist.

But those witches, they were strangers to me.

The words of a stranger don’t hit as hard as the words of people you loved and once vowed to protect.

I am nervous, no matter how hard I try to convince myself, I am nervous.

Ezra’s lazy gaze never left me, and I rolled my eyes at this.

“Are you looking forward to seeing your stupid boyfriend?”

He suddenly broke the silence.

My eyes landed on Zayn, who was driving and didn’t take his eyes off the road.

When I ignored him, he suddenly chuckled.

“Did you really see a future with that i***t?”

His tone hasn’t changed, still as condescending as ever.

“You made that i***t your beta. What does that make you?” I retorted, and he just chuckled at this.

I looked at him, like really looked at him, and he seemed to sense that.

And it seemed like my gaze made him as uncomfortable as his gaze does to me.

Something seemed to dawn on him, and he looked at me with questions in his eyes.

He is probably asking himself how I knew that Justin was his beta.

I looked at Zayn, who was driving, and then turned back to Ezra with a smirk.

Justin is an i***t, but Ezra is no fool.

I knew it the moment I saw them gathered in my father’s office that night.

The look of hatred in Ezra’s eyes as Justin walked towards me to try to calm me down.

He said something, a warning to Justin, but it had two meanings behind it.

At first glance, one would think that he was merely warning his future beta not to approach me because he was worried about his safety.

But after Kai told me the truth, that Justin just thinks he is the beta but isn’t.

Ezra doesn’t consider him his beta, which is why he laughed off my question.

Ezra is everything, but he is not a fool.

The other meaning could be that he was warning Justin because Ezra was in danger.

Ezra is a maniac, but he has shown incredible restraint around me.

However, if there is one thing I know with absolute certainty is that Ezra wants to kill Justin.

He has been wanting to kill him for a long time, and even now, looking at those red eyes, the desire is still there.

The hatred in his eyes when he mentioned him, he didn’t even mention his name.

Had Justin done something stupid that night, I have a feeling Ezra would have killed him.

Now, he obviously loathes the man, so why is Justin still alive?

Yes, Justin’s father betrayed my own father in exchange for his son becoming Ezra’s beta.

But Ezra and his father aren’t really known to be honorable or anything like that.

They have killed people for less, and Justin was certainly number one on Ezra’s hit list.

Then why keep him alive?

He is not even his real beta, and now he has even defeated his father.

This means that he has no reason to keep him alive, unless?

“Why is he still alive? I know that you must be itching to kill him.”

Ezra chuckled, which only confirmed my theory.

“You know why I kept him alive. Why is everyone who betrayed your father still alive? It’s also partly why even my own father is still alive,” he answered.

Partly and not mostly, that was such a strange word to use.

Which means there is another reason Ezra kept his father alive.

Ezra always has a reason, and I am thinking there is also a reason he is bringing me with him.

I could dismiss everything he has done recently as an obsession.

But why would one go so far?

Maybe his obsession is the reason why he is bringing me with him.

But it doesn’t explain why he hasn’t killed Justin.

Was it all for me?

No, there has to be another reason that I can’t see.

If what he wants is me, to control me and own me.

The best way to do that would be to make me feel like I owe him.

Which he managed to do by saving me back then.

But the best way to cement that would be to kill everyone who betrayed my parents.

That way, I would look at him like he is some hero and knight in shining armor.

But no, everyone is still alive, and he wouldn’t keep his father’s loyal pets alive just like that.

There has to be another reason, but what could possibly be the reason?

We got to the pack border, and I started picking up on the familiar scent and road.

I can’t believe that it has been about 5 years since I last set foot in this place.

Ezra’s pack used to be like my second home; if I was there, then I was here.

My father wanted me to get stronger, and most of the strong male warriors were in this pack.

So I came here to train a lot, which is how I got entangled with this maniac here.

Everyone that we crossed on the road bowed their heads, and I couldn’t help but roll my eyes.

The constant need to be worshiped and to be seen as something akin to a god is nauseating.

“You might not like it, but demand it. If you don’t demand respect, then people will think that they can walk all over you,” Ezra advised.

We got to the pack house, a massive estate that makes Kai’s castle look like a small cabin.

This was a castle in its own right, but since it was built in this era, we call it an estate.

With different wings and connecting buildings, as massive as a small school, if I tried to describe it.

As much as I would like to admire the majestic building in front of me.

Couldn’t do so with the repulsive people standing in front of it.

His mother and his entire family were there.

With a few high-ranking officials, which means Justin was also there.

And standing there next to him was my childhood best friend, Camille.

Who is now conveniently mated to Justin despite not being actual mates.

Ezra got out of the car, walked to my side, and opened the door.

He held his hand out, but I am sure that they had already caught my scent.

They know who he has brought back, and they are not all too happy about it.

I got out of the car, and all eyes were on me.

I put on my best smile and decided to do as Ezra told me.

“Is that really how you greet your future Alpha Queen?” I asked.

I then chuckled and raised a dismissive hand.

“The first thing I will do as your Queen would be to remind everyone of their rightful place,” I said, eyes landing on Justin.

I watched how those eyes that used to mesmerize me were wide with something I knew very well.

Guilt and another emotion, which I am guessing is fear.

I looked at Ezra, and he was now wearing his glasses that hid those red eyes.

But I didn’t need to look him in the eye to realize this.

In that moment, I understood, I knew why he left them alive.

He is looking for answers, and who is the best person to get them out of all those people?

I am, I know these people, or at least I knew them.

If there is anyone who can get answers out of them, then it’s me.

But what answers is he looking for?

What questions have arisen for you, Ezra?

And why are you so desperate to find the answers?

Is it what I think it is?