Dethroned
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We had a series of meeting at the throne room after the incident that day, and they never stopped pestering me about the same thing. I've been ridiculed and zeroed to nothing in the castle, I've lost my face and I can see that. They have called me names, but the last thing on my mind is reacting to any of their insults.
I've been thinking about my mother and father, I wish they never died but what hurts most is the fact that I can't even fight for them.
Greetings, my lord," Levi's voice sounds from outside my room and I sigh deeply, throwing my head back as I close my eyes. I've been standing in front of the mirror, staring at my disorganized self, and thinking about my miserable life. I wonder when all these will be over, but I just hope it's very soon.
"Speak up, Levi," I instruct him.
"Your attention is needed at the throne room, my lord," His words make my heart skips and I gulp down the sudden lump that forms in my throat. Going to the throne room has been something that terrifies me lately, it feels as though I'm going to a battlefield. Their frustration is just not in this world. I know exactly what they'll be talking about later, so it's worth being worried.
"I'll be there," I say to him and a few seconds later, his footsteps fill the hallway which means that he had walked away.
I release a deep sigh, sitting on the edge of the bed. I've not been crowned the alpha yet, and not that I want to be crowned as one. I would've gone far away from this place, but what can I do? It has always been my mother's dream to see me on the throne, and she'll be disappointed wherever she is if I back out now.
"Calm down, Roan. Everything will be fine," My subconscious mind assures me, but I know there's no way everything will ever be fine. Not when I'm still going through this pain. A few minutes later, I leave for the throne room.
Walking along the veranda, I meet a few maids on the way and I feel like something is going on, with the way they look at me. I arrive at the throne room a few minutes later, and there they are, waiting for me. Beta Ryder is also present. I wonder why he has been attending the meeting lately because he's not fond of it. Maybe it's because father is no more. After all, he was always with him then.
"Greetings, my lord," Only lord Erik bows to greet me the rest doesn't seem bothered about my presence, but instead, they have looks on their faces that depict nothing, but trouble.
"Greetings, lord Erik. You sent for me," I stare at them one after the other, pulling a questioning look as waves of curiosity spark through me.
For the next few minutes, they only glance at each other as if they're scared of speaking up. They've been disrespecting me, so there's no need to be scared of speaking up now.
"Have you thought about what we told you?" Lord Luther speaks with pure disgust in his voice. At times I think this man has been holding grudges against me for years and feels this is the perfect time to let me know about it. Everything he does is always against me, I wonder why he hates me this much.
I sigh deeply. Not again.
"You're yet to tell us the person behind the attack weeks ago. We're not even sure what their next plans will be now. Who knows, maybe they're planning another attack on us now, and we don't even have a leader to protect us," Lord Leo chips in and I sigh.
"Don't you think having a leader that lies to his followers is bad?" The door suddenly burst open, and Octavia walks in elegantly. My eyes narrow at the sight of her, and I know at once what she's up to. Don't tell me she's here to tell them my secret?
"Octavia..." I whisper, standing up to my feet. A smirk laces up her lips as she stares at me for seconds before turning her attention to the chiefs.
"Forgive me, my lords. I shouldn't have disrupted your meeting, but there's something very important that you all need to know about lord Roan..." She pauses and tilts her head to look at me.
"What's it?" They all ask, curiosity written all over them.
"Why not ask him to tell you himself? I think that'll be more real," She smirks, finally turning to face me. How could she have done this to me? I thought she loved me, I thought I could trust her. I should've listened to my mother when she said nobody can be trusted. I didn't expect her to betray me but turns out I expected much.
"What is going on? Are you hiding something from us?"
"Why are you silent? Speak up!"
"We don't need a liar to rule us, you better speak up this minute!" They all demand.
I stare at them one after the other, and my heart aches. It feels like a dagger has been thrust deep into my heart. The only option I have at this point is to tell them the truth and face what comes out of it afterward.
"I...I..." I pause, trying to compose myself, and force my tears back. I can't cry, not in their presence, they'll only think I'm weak.
"I am cursed," I turn my face away, hiding the tears that just slid down my cheeks. I never expected that I was going to say this one day, I never knew my secret would be known one day, but here I am today and I can't even fight for myself.
For the next few minutes, an awkward silence fills the air, as though they're still trying to digest what I just told them and weigh the possibility of it.
"I've never experienced what it feels like, to be a werewolf. In short... I was born wolfless, I am cursed," I finally turn my gaze to look at them, and they still have that shocked expression on their faces. I've done my part by telling them the truth, now it's time to know how they'll handle this.
"This is the most grievous offense anyone has ever committed in the history of blue moon pack. How could you hide this from us for so long and kept us in the dark? This throne is sacred, and you just defiled it. If we had known that you're a cursed little child, we wouldn't have let you sit on the throne in the first place. The throne is for someone with potency, how could you have defiled it?" Lord Luther spits out, anger resounding in his voice and his face speaks volumes of his emotions.
"We can't let you rule us, Roan. You have to be impeached, and further decisions will be taken by our next alpha," Lord Leo chips in.
"Ryder, get ready, you'll be crowned the alpha of the blue moon pack, in five days. Until then, the throne remains empty," Lord Luther finally says and storms out of the throne room. Lord Erik is the one that's supposed to do all these, but I can see that he's handicapped and can't do anything about this.
Like a drenched poor cat, I stand up from the throne and stride to the door, not sparing any of them another glance...
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