Chapter 3: Aquila Is Sent
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His lips twitched in a smile as his royal eunuch, Francis said the words, "The Nighthawks pack and the Blue Moon pack won't be ending the war anytime soon."
"Is that so?" Prince Sebastian asked and Francis nodded his head. "Looks like the moon goddess is on our side after all, there won't be no wedding and I would finally get that vengeance I deserve. "
"About the wedding, I'm not sure if it's over, The Alpha is still deciding," Francis said and immediately regretted saying so, he should have left him to dine in his temporary happiness instead of having to go through the fact that a pair of red eyes were staring deeply at him and his life in danger.
"What did you say?"
Francis gobbled hard hearing that fierce voice, Sebastian has a horrendous temperament and it still amazes him that he has done a good job hiding who he truly was, perhaps because he had someone keeping him on a leash, his mother Lady Beth.
"I'm sorry my prince, I only said what I heard, there has not been any official news from Alpha Maverick yet," Francis quickly had to save himself.
"There better not be and make sure the two packs have a very long war, I need to buy a lot of time for myself," Prince Sebastian ordered before walking towards his secret chamber.
He stopped and turned fiercely at Francis, seeing him still standing, "Do you have enough time to spare?" He asked and Francis quickly bowed and walked out of the room, a single second there then his corpse would be carried out of the room and buried in secret.
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The courtroom has never been so quiet, Alpha Manuel sat on his throne staring deeply at Princess Jasmine and Miguel who was kneeling in front of him.
"And what was that about?" Alpha Manuel asked breaking the long-dead silence.
"I—" Beta Salvatore began.
"Save it," Alpha Manuel said, interrupting him with the raise of his palm.
Jasmine glanced at Miguel before she shoot Aquila a quick glimpse and finally lowered her head avoiding eye contact with her father.
"Answer me!" Alpha Manuell growled.
" I told you Father earlier that I had a mate, " Princess Jasmine replied.
"I never loved Aquila, she is not the one I want," Miguel's words was like an arrow pierced into Aquila's heart.
Aquila sniffed trying not to let the tears in her eyes drop.
"What did you say?" She managed to asked.
"I'm sorry, Aquila but Princess Vivre is the one I love, not you," Miguel said and Aquila sneered. She clenched her fist tightly and gritted her teeth angrily.
"We can't send a marked princess to the Nighthawks," One of the elders pointed out looking at the Alpha.
"Then who do you suggest I send?, my other daughters are young and fragile and I'm not giving them to that monstrous Alpha Maverick," Alpha Manuel said.
"Who said you have to give up the young ones, We still have the eldest of them all, Aquila," Luna Megan said with an evil smile plastered on her face.
There was silence for a while, no one said anything as they all thought deeply about what Luna Megan had just said.
Alpha Manuel took in a deep breath, he had the ultimate authority and the final decision was his to make.
He glanced at Luna Megan before shifting his gaze to Miguel and Princess Jasmine, he never saw the two's ridiculous love drama coming, he exhaled before landing his eyes on Aquila.
Over the past couple of years, he had ruled in favour of Aquila, she was his top priority and it helped him release the guilt he felt regarding how her mother Margaret had died.
She was the crowned Princess. The wisest of all his children. Sending her away from him will be losing the throne as well but he had no choice.
It saddened his heart that he will have to do this but his people's lives are at stake.
She must go!
Taking a deep breath, he tried to make up his mind.
"Aquila," The attention of everyone was focused on Alpha Manuel at the mention of that name, it was finally time for him to make the final decision and from his tone and facial expression, it could easily be seen that things won't go in Aquila's favour this time. "Aquila, I'm afraid you have to fill in your sister's shoes, she has already been marked by Miguel and I can't send your young sister," Alpha Manuel said.
Aquila felt her world crumble hearing what her father said, a lot of things ran through her mind and for some reason she had a feeling that if her mother was alive, she would have at least defended her.
"Father..." Aquila called as tears rolled down her eyes, that wasn't what she wanted and everyone there knew but they just don't care about her.
"As of today, you are no longer, the Blue Moon's Crowned Princess, you are simply Princess Karlyn Hazal and it is your duty to protect the welfare of your pack and be a good reflection of your pack," Alpha Manuel said.
He nodded his head slightly before grabbing the royal order and sealed it.
"Father you can't do this, you can't..."
"The decision has been made Princess Aquila. Nothing can be changed," Luna Kate said with a smirk plastered on her face.
Princess Jasmine smiled as she glanced at Miguel, giving him a secret affirmative nod, their plan worked out perfectly.
"Pack your bags, Princess Aquila, you leave in an hour, alongside your personal slave maid Ava and slave guard Michigan they would serve you royally," Alpha Manuel said handing over the sealed royal order to Michigan.
With the Alpha King's final words, they all left the courtroom one after the other.
"We need to get ready for the journey my princess," Ava said bowing alongside Michigan.
Aquila didn't blink or say a word to them, she just stood still staring at the Alpha's throne.
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