King Kyan & His Hybrid Mate (The Hybrid Series) Book 15

Chapter 18: Finally, Rise of A King

After the Challenge

Kyan

The arena cleared out in a hurry; I kissed my worried mate, and my mother went into labor; Toffe smiled like a child seeing Roman finally in custody. I wasn't sure how I felt about him finally getting punished; I thought he was my father for over a millennium, but he was an evil king who did bad things to people. I should have stood up to him long ago; I felt Dominic behind me and turned around, and I smiled and asked him about Livia. Lexi growled, and I pulled her close, letting her know she was mine, no one else; Livia was a close friend and gay. She buried her face in my chest, and Dominic said, "Don't worry, Lexi, Kyan here is a good one," and we walked back inside the Palace, leaving the boys to handle Roman. I was led back to the changing room, where the doctor was sent to check on me, but I was fine; Lexi looked at me, concerned, and I smiled, calling her over as she kissed my lips.

I received word that my mother had given birth to her son, so I changed and headed to the hospital wing of the Palace to meet my little brother; my dad was in the room, and I smiled. Issy was jumping for joy and said, "He is so spoiled," and I laughed because he will be, I will protect my siblings. I walked over to Sophia and said, "I am good, no worries, my father had it covered," and then I hugged Issy; I looked at Sophie and asked, "Where's Seth?" She seemed to shut down and whispered, "He disappeared," before Seth came around the corner saying, "I was looking for you, my love," and I had a feeling something was not right. She seemed nervous, and it was the way she acted when Seth was around; I mind-linked Fallon and asked him to contact Gamma Spence; something was not right, and I needed to find out what was going on.

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Day of the Coronation

I was mind-linking Lexi; she was worried about not being a good Queen, and I calmed her nerves, and I got a shot of whiskey before I was dressed in the finest Royal Attire to attend the Coronation. I was excited but disappointed that Roman turned out to be a coward; he tried to kill me, "f*****g moron," I thought. My mother won't be attending as she has just given birth to my little brother, Sophie is watching him, and Issy is with my mother, but they were both attending the Coronation. My father walked into the room with the biggest smile, and I could sense that he was proud of me. And he said, "I will go see my wife, and I will be back in time to see you sit on your rightful throne." We hugged, and he left in a flash; I will never get used to their vampire speed; it made me jealous, but in a good way. I saw Issy walk in and curtsy, saying, "May I enter, Your Majesty?" We both started laughing and hugging each other.

Sophie appeared to be upset because we figured she was a daddy's girl, although they don't see eye to eye; however, after showing her and Issy the truth, they understood why their father would be executed. He is not the man we thought he was; I was nervous as the guards led me to the throne room and met with Lexi, who was ready to be crowned Queen. As we approached, everyone bowed their heads as we knelt facing the High Elders, who gave their blessing and started the rituals. Our blood was mixed, and we felt the powers enter us as King and Queen. My father placed the crown on my head, and Luna Michelle placed the crown on Lexi's head. The crowd cheered as it was made official; Fallon and his cousin Max were given the titles Royal Beta and Gamma, respectively. We haven't appointed a Delta yet, but we will eventually, as Jett seems to be the man for the job; however, he was away on business.

They pledged their loyalty to the Crown and the Supreme King and Queen; however, my father won't be crowned until after my mother is well enough for the Coronation and Luna Michelle gives birth. We walked outside on the balcony, and we marked each other again because when I died, the bond broke, then we kissed and had our wedding ceremony in front of everyone. We were entertaining speeches before everyone was partying and having a good time. I kissed my wife, and I felt the love she had for me through our bond; I also felt stronger after being crowned King. I didn't know what to expect, but I was trained for the position for a long time, despite what my former stepfather, or I should say, the man who raised me, thinks. He never thought that I was ready to be king because of his need to control everything and everyone.

I looked at my father after getting pain in my chest; I saw Issy feeling it too, and started to panic; my father looked at me and said, "Lily." We ran off to her room to find that son of a b***h trying to murder her, and I felt rage; he disappeared just before my father could grab him. The Palace was chaotic as all were looking for Roman, the fugitive, after my father yelled to everyone in the Kingdom, "I want Roman found now, find him and KILL ESMERELDA." Everyone in the room felt his aura; I wanted blood just as much as he did, and once he gave his orders, my men were ready. I wanted to stay at my mother's side a little longer before I headed the search party for a fugitive, a future dead one at that. My mother was still unconscious but alive; Issy took our little brother to her room to watch him, then it was time to look for Roman. I was glad when King Dragu offered his help because he hated Roman as much as I did.

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Sophia

I woke up and Seth was already out of the room, probably finalizing everything with Esmerelda; I wanted to call Spence, but he had my phone with him. Issy busted into the room, jumped onto the bed, and yelled, "Wake up, Sophie, it's Kyan's wedding and Coronation." I pulled her down and said, "I know," and she said, "You seem sad, what are you hiding?" I was hoping it was an Alpha command; that way, I could have told her, but it wasn't. Seth's word had me bound since he is of a higher rank than I; plus, he had a spell on me, a fail-safe by the witch and his acting Luna. I told her, "I will meet you for breakfast so we can catch up," and she left the room. I took my shower, remembering what Toffe told me last night; he was preparing me for my husband's death, he even showed me what his crimes were, and then Alpha commanded me not to tell him anything.

I just smiled, playing the part of the caring wife, pretending to be upset about losing him and my father, but I was thinking about my kids and Spence, I couldn't care less about that pack or who was in it. Later, after watching my baby brother for a while, I met Kyan in his fine suit, preparing to be crowned King. I was so happy for him and wished him the best, but I wanted to leave here so badly and be with my kids and Spence. I headed down to the chapel and waited; my mother was going to miss this, and I saw Barron smile at me, but I didn't smile back. I looked away, thinking only about Spence and the life we would have away from this place. Seth held my hand like a loving husband, but I wanted to puke; I pretended, as always, like we were happily mated. Seth reminded me what my job was after the vows, and I nodded in understanding; maybe I would get caught, and everything would be over.

However, I wanted my kids and my man to be safe; I waited until the wedding moved to the reception and went for the stones, and I was scared. I knew if I got caught, I would be killed, stepfather or not; he was not playing; maybe I should ask for help, but I couldn't, not when my babies and man are at risk of being hurt or killed. Today was Kyan's special day, and I didn't want to ruin it; I needed to hang on so he could help me as promised, but my back was against the wall. I was told it would be an easy task, so I looked for the stones in Amon's room; it was empty, but if I failed, there would be consequences, and I needed to save my children. I looked everywhere; I didn't want to leave the room with anything displaced, since the spray I used had hidden my scent. I found the stones in his closet in a box; I almost missed it, but when I went to retrieve them, I cut my hand.

I ran out of the room and left my blood on the door; I used them after reciting a spell to get Esmerelda out of her room without anyone noticing. I wrapped my hand and went to my room, pretending to be asleep when everything went down; my hand healed enough to wear gloves, not looking suspicious. I didn't realize I had drifted off to sleep, still wearing my gown as the party was going on, when the alarm went off. I knew they had succeeded in their escape, and all I needed to do now was wait for Seth to take me back home so I could be free once and for all with Spence and my kids. Kyan mind-linked me, "Where are you, Sophia?" I froze up as my heart beat fast; I said, "I'm in my room, what is going on?" He said, "Stay there, princess; Mom had been attacked, and I will send a guard to watch you and the kids," closing the link.

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Later that Night

Toffe

I went over to the dungeons, and there was no magic there; the cells were magic-proof, and I watched the security footage to see what happened before opening my link to my brother. Ty was the only one who could talk to Aidan, as he was pissed off; no one wanted that smoke, not even me, but Aidan always had a soft spot for Ty. Ty walked in with Aidan and Kyan, respectively; their auras weren't pleasant, and everyone was on edge. We showed Aidan the footage, and he asked, "How did she penetrate a no-magic cell?" Addy was summoned, and she went into the cell along with Queen Marion to find out what had happened; Ty's son was with our mother in a secured area, as we did not trust Roman or his allies. Everyone was hand-picked by us except Esmerelda, I asked, "How did she get past my security? Why wasn't she arrested when we arrested Roman?" Aidan said, "She was; someone here is a traitor."

Marion joined us in the conference room and said, "She used crystals to open the portal; only a few witches are strong enough to open a portal, and those crystals are registered to a few; so we can narrow this down." Aidan asked, "Who can open portals?" "That would be my great-granddaughter, Addison, Allison, Dominic, and Lexi; two elders have assigned crystals and King Emile, no one else can open portals, My Lord." I said, "We can safely say, it's not Addy or Allison," before Ty stated, "It's not my family or Dominic." Kyan joined in, saying, "My wife wouldn't either, so that leaves the elders and King Emile," and I mind-linked Drax, telling him about the situation before he said, "I will ask King Emile nicely," and closed the link. I looked at Aidan; he had blood in his eyes, and it was Keiv; it seems he was on a war path, because Roman tried to kill his mate, and that was a no-no.