Kayden's POV 

Why did I feel so bad when they took her away? What business do I have with this girl, and why do her tears affect me so much?

“Kayden,” a member of the council, drew my attention.

“What is it?” I rolled my eyes, leaning back on my chair.

“Where is your brother?” He asked, and my fists folded.

“How am I supposed to know? If he couldn't honor the invites of the council. What makes you think he would pay any attention to me?” I lifted an eyebrow.

Do these people want to act like they don't know that I don't care about Lucas?

I don't care about this kingdom as a whole. The only reason I am here is because of my mum, and my curiosity.

“I am here, no need to panic” Lucas shamelessly walked into the room as he sat beside me on the empty chair assigned for him.

“You were supposed to be here an hour ago when the verdict was given,” Graham, the eldest of the council, spoke.

“Yeah yeah! What matters is the fact that I am here now” Lucas responded.

Lucas and I took quick, cold glances at each other before we turned away.

Him sitting next to me, burned my skin, but there was nothing that I could do.

“So, I am sure you both know why we have asked you to be here” Graham piloted the meeting.

“Of course, to crown me the King” Lucas was too quick to respond.

“Don't be ahead of yourself Lucas. You know that is not why we are here” Graham was quick to shun him.

That didn't settle well with Lucas as he gave off a pierced look, but unfortunately, he couldn't utter another word.

“We are here to decide which one of you will be crowned as the next king. You were both born on the same day, and the time of birth was never recorded. Hence, this gives you both the right to the throne” Graham paused, staring at the both of us.

“However there can only be one king. So we have come up with a way to choose the King” Graham said.

“War?” Lucas was quick to jump in.

I could see the fear in his eyes.  He knew that he would never be able to win a battle against me.

“Good guess, but no…” Graham responded calmly.

I could see the relief in Lucas's eyes when he heard that.

“A King must fulfill his responsibility. And although you both are young, you will need to fulfill many responsibilities as king. And to know the one who would do this the best, we have decided that the first person to take responsibility will become the king … “ Graham announced.

“What responsibility?” Lucas cut him short.

“Marriage….” Graham paused.

“The first person to get married amongst the both of you will become the Alpha King. Until then, your father's responsibility would be handled by the council” he spoke.

I couldn't take this back and forth anymore, as I quietly stood up from my seat, headed for the exit door.

I had already opened the door halfway when Graham called out to me.

“You cannot leave Kayden. The meeting isn't over yet” Graham spoke.

It was more like an order which I found very amusing.

“I think I have heard everything you have to say. Besides, I do not have any interest in becoming the king. Just give the throne to Lucas so he can have peace,” I spoke before slamming the door and walking away.

I didn't want anything to do with these people, or their excuse of a throne.

I had barely gotten to my room when I heard footsteps from behind me.

I turned around to see Lucas on my tail..

“So you finally decided to do the right thing huh?” He asked me, and I rolled my eyes.

“What do you want, Lucas?” I asked him.

“I don't want anything. I just want to tell you that I am happy you made the decision to back out. You know you never stood a chance against me when it came to the throne.” Lucas became full of himself.

“I don't think you should be talking so much,” I warned him.

He clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth, as he shook his head sideways.

“Kayden, when are you going to understand that I am above you? And as soon as I am made the King, I will send you, your mother, and your sister packing from this house. I will send you all on exile. That would be my revenge for what your mother did to my mother. She took him away from her and made our lives miserable. You will pay, you will all pay. You, your mother, and the other wives,” he threatened.

“You're nothing but a child. Because only a child would think so foolishly. Your father, our father, was a womanizer. No one took him away. He is loose!” I yelled in his face.

“You will tell that to your mum's dead body. After all, my mum died of depression, because of your mum. So, yours will also have to go…” he spoke.

But, before Lucas could finish, I grabbed him by the collar, lifting him above the ground and slamming his back against the nearest pillar.

“You will dare not touch my mother. You psycho!” I screamed in his face.

“Watch me!” He threatened.

I could sense someone walking towards us, so I released my grip on him and walked away.

“My wedding is next week. I hope you'll be attending” I heard Lucas yell as I walked out on him.

I got to my room and slammed the door.

Lucas was out of his mind. I began to think of a way I could end this madness before he did anything to the ones I loved.

“Maybe I should just kill him and feed his body to the vultures, “ I murmured before I heard a knock on the door.