The Alpha's Weakness Episode 1: An Omegaverse Romance Serial by Arabella Green

Author:Arabella Green [Green, Arabella]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2020-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

“You’re joking.”

“I’m not.”

“You’re…,” I trailed off.

“Garett Pierce of Bloodstone,” he supplied.

“What in God’s name were you doing at the Drunken Gnome?”

“Same thing as you. Avoiding that stupid party.”

I frowned, hardly comprehending his words. A real king wouldn’t do something so boneheaded as rebuff his people. But then, the king hadn’t shown up the night before.

“Why?” I asked.

He shrugged. “I don’t trust the people here. You were right when you said it’d make the most sense for them to kill me and appoint a noble as your new king. It’s safer to avoid large gatherings. They’re only one step removed from an angry mob.”

“So you got drunk in a tavern instead.”

“More or less.”

“No wonder no one likes you.”

“I’ll remind you that you were there with me,” he said evenly.

“Yes, but the ball wasn’t thrown to welcome me to Highever.”

“It was a welcome party?” His eyebrows shot upward, surprise overtaking his features.

“Of course it was, you idiot. It’s tradition to welcome new rulers with a show of the best our land has to offer.”

“I see.”

“If you’re trying to gain favor with the court, you must learn at least something about our customs. This kingdom lives and dies by tradition.”

Garret nodded, entirely unaffected by being called an idiot by his subject. He couldn’t have had a noble bone in his body. That or the court of Bloodstone differed from Highever’s in ways I couldn’t even imagine.

“You’re right. That’s exactly the insight I need,” He said. “It’s why I ask that you let me court you. Teach me. Let me show the court that I seek to mate with one of their own. In return, I’ll protect you from being forced to mate this alpha who smells like a pineapple.”

A pineapple? When had I told him that? A fresh, somewhat duller wave of embarrassment washed over me. No more drinking. Ever.

“My father said I must be mated by the next full moon. He won’t settle for a courtship.”

The idea, as cockeyed as it was, strung along my dying hope. My father would never go for it. Even so, I wished Garett could have shown up a day sooner.

“Not even if your suitor was the king?”

My breath caught in my chest. The stupid bastard was right. A nobleman never refused an opportunity to marry into royalty. I looked at Garett, my eyes alight. In my hungover glory, I must have looked insane. But that didn’t matter. My dying hope fluttered with fresh signs of life.

“You’re bat shit crazy, your highness. But I think this just might work.”

“Is that a yes?”

“Yes!”

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