Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North
Chapter 86: THE CHANGE OF PLAN

Chapter 86: THE CHANGE OF PLAN

FIRST LIFE

(((ZENITH’S POV)))

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Zenith despised that girl named Emily because from the reports he got, he learned that she had been harassing Dawn.

He didn’t really pay close attention to her, but because he kept tabs on Dawn, her name was mentioned a few times. Needless to say, he didn’t have a good impression of her.

However, it didn’t matter. It was a good thing that it was not Dawn. Because according to the prophecy, his mate would be the one to kill him.

"About the prophecy..." Zander finally came to this topic. "We are going to kill her once everything is settled."

"Good. I will arrange that." Zenith nodded.

For the prophecy to go naught, before his mate could kill him, he was going to kill her first. That was a good plan, the only thing that grossed Zenith out was the fact he had to mate and mark Emily. That thought didn’t sit well with him.

After that, Zander and Zenith got engrossed in a more deep conversation about all the schemes around them and the plans to tackle those people, who grew very greedy and more power hungry with each passing day.

About the Moonlight pack, at first, Zenith leaked the information about Emily’s origin and then Zander came up with the decree for Zenith to mate with Alpha Tony’s daughter.

Zenith knew the truth about Emily’s origin would hurt Dawn, but it was necessary. The plan that he and Zander concocted was more important. More so, they had hurt so many hearts, what difference hurting hers could make?

Of course, just like the brothers had predicted, Beta Jason jumped at the opportunity to hand over Emily, instead of Dawn, since the latter was the mate of his son and she was the legitimate daughter of Alpha Tony.

However, Zenith couldn’t leave right away to the Moonlight pack, as there were a few things he had to handle first.

On the surface, it appeared as if Zenith was being punished, humiliated by the king having to mate with Alpha Tony’s daughter, the one that was a result of an affair and not the legitimate one.

Zenith’s supporters ran rampant, they suggested a few plans to take down the king from his throne and rebel. An unrest almost broke out, but strangely enough, the key people that planned the coup disappeared mysteriously, which caused more turmoil in the capital city.

The king appeared unperturbed and no one could point their fingers at the sovereign based on that accusation without solid proof.

With that, Zenith’s supporters met a dead end and the alpha from the north didn’t have another choice, but to succumb to the king’s decree to take Alpha Tony’s daughter as his mate.

"It looks like there will be a storm." Thean noticed how gloomy the sky was.

"Yeah." Darius nodded.

But after a ten minute break, they continued their journey to the Moonlight pack. It was a small entourage and all of them were in their beast form.

Once they arrived at the pack house, Zenith occupied the same room again. This was the room where he stayed since the first time he was here.

He always requested the same room, because he knew someone would try to find a way to get to this room.

This time, Zenith wanted to let her in, but Dawn had stepped up her game. She was actually waiting for him inside the room.

"I want to see my father."

Zenith stared at Dawn. She looked skinnier. Her eyes sunk and there were these black eye bags under her eyes. The news about her father’s infidelity must have hit her so hard.

Zenith remembered how she used to look so determined, but this time there was only anger and confusion.

They talked and Zenith reminded her about the clue he gave her about Beta Jason. Unfortunately, she trusted the beta more, which did not come as a surprise to him.

"If you want to see your father, you can go to the capital city and ask the King."

After that, the conversation between them was rather pointless. Zenith was only a little bit upset that Dawn took the news too hard, but he wanted to go back as soon as possible after he took Emily with him.

But, in the middle of their conversation, Thean informed them to come with him because something unexpected had happened.

[Emily was caught in the act. She was sleeping with Blake.] Darius mindlinked the alpha.

Right now, they were heading to the alpha’s quarters. Darius, Thean and Dawn came along too.

Zenith’s eyes darkened when he heard the report from Darius through the mindlink. He glanced at Dawn. [Tell her to stay.]

"I don’t think it is a good idea for you to tag along," Darius said to Dawn, but she insisted on going with them.

It bothered Zenith to see how calm and aloof Dawn was, because she wouldn’t be able to ignore what was waiting for her later.

And Zenith was right. When Dawn learned what actually happened between her own mate and Emily, she was devastated. That jerk kept apologizing to her and it took everything in Zenith not to smash his head against the wall.

"He marked that woman," Darius explained briefly, answering the unspoken question about Emily’s whereabouts.

Zenith watched how Dawn broke down and he felt his blood boil with rage, but aside from balling his fists too tightly, there was no other visible reaction from him. No one would be able to tell what actually was in his mind right now. They would tremble in fear if they knew.

"I, Dawn Attiana Ash, reject you, Blake Michael Gillian, as my mate. May the bond between us be severed for good."

There was this small smile that curled on the corners of Zenith’s lips when he heard her rejection, he loosened his fists.

But, the joy didn’t last too long, because the next thing he knew, the rejection backfired at the girl. Dawn staggered back, she was going to fall, but Darius caught her in time. Zenith shouted the order to him through mindlink, which honestly startled the gamma.

"I will take her to her room," Lyra said and then she left with Dawn.

Nothing turned as they expected and there was no way Zenith would take Emily now, since she was already marked by Blake. This stupid young man ruined a lot of plans without even knowing it.

With that, Zenith had another talk with Beta Jason, but this time, their gamma joined the conversation too.

If he couldn’t take Emily, it meant, he had to take Dawn with him and that was what he demanded. A demand Jason couldn’t turn down.

"This is unexpected, but in a way, we didn’t need to make any big changes in our plan." Axel analyzed the situation once it was just the three of them.

"Yeah, but it’s a pity that Zen needs to kill Dawn instead of Emily," Darius chimed in.

That was the only change in their plan. Darius and Axel knew about Dawn as much as Zenith did, therefore, in a way, they were fond of that young woman.

"Are we going now?" Darius asked, staring at the window. "The storm is here."

"We will leave after the storm," Zenith replied and then walked away from the room. He headed to Dawn’s bedroom.