Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North
Chapter 76: LOST TRACK OF TIME

Chapter 76: LOST TRACK OF TIME

***** Zenith’s first life *****

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***Dawn’s POV***

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"Zen, Axel has been looking for you, you need to see him. There is an urgent message from the capital city," Aurel said hurriedly.

"Okay, you can leave." Zenith nodded.

"But, you need to come now."

"You can leave." Zenith emphasized his answer.

Aurel looked like she wanted to retort, but she knew it would only annoy Zenith given his temperament, thus she nodded and left, but not before she threw a nasty look at Dawn.

Dawn didn’t understand why Aurel hated her so much when the interactions between them could merely be counted on one hand.

And from the way she talked to Zenith, it seemed the two of them were quite close. Obviously, the healer was close to Beta Axel and Gamma Darius too.

"I will walk you back to your bedroom."

That was it. Zenith walked her back to her bedroom and after that, he didn’t come to take her to the dining hall again.

Dawn took the initiative to have her breakfast in the dining hall a few times, but Zenith was never there. From what Pyllo said, the alpha was very rarely seen eating together with the other people.

It was not common to see the alpha in the dining hall.

Therefore, Dawn could draw a conclusion, he only did it when he introduced her. With this thought, she didn’t feel really bad that Zenith had never asked her to eat in the dining hall, since he himself went there rarely.

Zenith didn’t see her again until a day before their ceremony, though. He came to her because they would need to greet the king.

This was the first time for Dawn to see the king. She heard rumors about him and his golden mask, but she had never met him in person.

Even though you couldn’t see his face, the aura around him was very intimidating. Dawn found herself cowering behind Zenith’s equally towering frame.

"So, this is her?"

"Yes."

And that was it. That was the only interaction Dawn had with the king, because after that, she returned to her bedroom and busied herself with the preparations of the ceremony the next day.

"If only you gained a little more weight, you will look pretty," Fern said. "I mean, you already look beautiful."

"Yes, her skin looks paler. You need to exercise more, Dawn," Pyllo chimed in.

"This white dress will look good on Miss Aurel," Kynes said. "I didn’t mean this dress doesn’t suit you, but Miss Aurel has a pair of beautiful green eyes."

Dawn didn’t understand what she meant by that. Sometimes, her mind would go blank and she couldn’t grasp the hidden meaning behind their passive aggressive comments.

Dawn fiddled with her fingers. She wanted the ceremony to end quickly. She didn’t want to hear their comments anymore, nor to be surrounded by people. She wanted to curl herself up on the bed and close her eyes.

Thankfully, the ceremony went well without any hiccups. Dawn smiled at all the people who congratulated her, but it felt very fake, because she could see how they disliked the fact that she was the luna of the pack now.

They would flock around Aurel, talking about this and that while glancing in her direction occasionally. Of course, they did it subtly without the alpha noticing it, because he was busy talking with the king. From the look on their faces, it seemed something serious.

But, Dawn was grateful because after that, the alpha came to her and got her out of the party, taking her straight to the alpha’s bedroom.

"You are going to stay in this room. If you don’t like it, you can redecorate this place as you like," Zenith said. He took off his cloak and looked a little annoyed. "I will clean up first."

With that, Zenith went to the bathroom.

Meanwhile, Dawn looked around her, this room looked rather dull, but she found all of her clothes there. He must have asked someone to move all of her belongings here.

Dawn waited for Zenith to come out, so she could wash up too. Tonight would be a long night. She had prepared herself for what would happen later.

But when she was waiting for Zenith, someone knocked on the door. No one should bother them now.

"Yes?" Dawn went to the door and immediately knew that it was Aurel. She could smell her scent. "Do you need something?"

Dawn caught Aurel’s surprised expression, she must have expected Zenith to open the door.

"I..." She hesitated, but then she gave Dawn a genuine smile. "I know that this is not the right timing, but I want you to know that I am truly sorry for the way I treated you all this time. I hope we can be good friends in the future."

"Okay." Dawn didn’t expect anything from her and her curt answer put Aurel in an awkward situation. She talked about something else, but Dawn didn’t really hear it. She was not even sure what she was talking about until she left and she closed the door to find Zenith was done with his bath.

"You don’t need to talk to her if you don’t want to."

"Okay."

Dawn then went to the bathroom, her mind was not in the right place and she didn’t even realize the way Zenith stared at her.

The alpha’s deep blue eyes darkened a little bit.

Meanwhile, Dawn lost track of time in her own mind when she dipped herself in the bathtub, until she heard someone open the door and saw the alpha standing in front of her.

"How long do you want to dip in?"

"What?" Dawn was confused.

"Do you want to avoid what comes next?"

Dawn didn’t understand what he was talking about. "I need to clean myself."

"For three hours?"

"Three hours?"

Dawn furrowed her brows, but Zenith had left her there alone with her confusion. She didn’t realize that she had been here for three hours, but when she checked, Zenith was right. She really didn’t realize three hours had passed.

"I am sorry, Alpha."

Dawn approached Zenith, and stopped in front of him in just her robe. They were going to do it after all, there was no need to put on a dress.

For a moment, Zenith only stared at her and she lost herself in those deep blue eyes.

"You don’t want to do it."

"I want to."

If in the past Dawn would chase after him to ask about her father, Dawn right now didn’t even know what she wanted or what the purpose of her life was anymore. She walked, ate, drank and talked without feeling anything.

"Come here."

Dawn approached Zenith and stood in front of him. He was very tall and muscular and when he put his hand on her nape, she was sure he could snap her neck. Somehow, she had this intrusive thought where she imagined the alpha doing it. So, she could stop feeling this numbness.

Slowly, Zenith lowered his head and pressed his lips against hers.

How long had it been since the last time someone held her like this? How long had it been since the last time someone kissed her or paid her any attention?

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