In the square of the Moon Goddess Temple, the air seemed to be frozen.
Donna's proposal was bold, direct, and even crazy.
She looked straight at King Black and didn’t shrink back.
The king slightly narrowed his deep, black eyes, looking at the silver-haired female warrior who had just gone through a betrayal but still straightened her back and even dared offer him a "trade."
Donna was once the No.1 warrior of the Red Moon Pack, and she was quite famous... the king had heard of her.
But in recent years, she seemed to have retired from the position of the leader warrior, and thanks to Alpha Hanson, her treacherous mate, her reputation was somewhat bad.
Beta Lucas was next to the king, and he knew Donna's identity. He couldn't help but come close to him and whispered in his ear, “Your Majesty, she is Donna from the Red Moon Pack, a war orphan. She doesn’t have any direct blood relatives...”
It seemed that Beta wanted to say something but stopped. King Black was so clear about what his deputy meant: a female warrior like Donna had nothing to do with the Council of Elders. She was a clean and optional mate.
As an ambitious new king, Black’s upcoming reforms would surely shake up the vested interests of countless old rival factions, and some people’s cheese would be moved. At this critical moment of reform, he couldn’t get criticized or hit on some basic things, so to speak.
In the eyes of many wolves, the Lycan King, who had no mate, was incomplete and was a weakness that could be attacked.
King Black did need a queen, one who could symbolize the complete royal power and balance all forces. And most importantly, she should never collude with the Alpha Council of Elders.
And the warrior Donna, who brought herself to the door, came from the most conservative and powerful Red Moon Pack. The most interesting thing was that she had a deep hatred for Alpha Hanson, who firmly stood by the side of the Alpha Council of Elders. Perhaps she would be a pawn for the king.
King Black’s thin lips formed a nearly undetectable arc, and he spoke with a low and attractive voice, immediately breaking the silence:
“I accept your proposal of marriage.”
He turned to Beta, who had always been standing respectfully behind him.
“Beta Lucas,” he commanded, “tell them to go through the formalities now.”
The Moon Goddess Temple was directly run by the werewolf royal family. The officer there went through the formalities very fast, and he even omitted the process of letting King Black and his queen take their mate vows and hold a marking ceremony.
If these things had to be done, there would really be some trouble. After all, Donna had other Alpha's mark and an uncut mate relationship with Hanson.
Within half an hour, Donna became King Black's legal spouse in the legal sense of the werewolf kingdom.
Out of the moon temple, King Black looked at Donna with deep eyes: "Donna, no later than three months, I will make it public that I already have a queen. It's you. Please handle all your messy things before that."
Donna nodded, “Your Majesty, I will cooperate with anything you want me to do, but I hope you promise me two things.”
“All right.” King Black raised his eyebrows.
“First, do not mark me; second, do not use Alpha to command me.”
“I promise you.” Black smiled, surprised and amused.
Donna sighed with relief. She was about to say something when her communication crystal suddenly lit up.
It was from Hanson. When Donna saw the name showing on the crystal, she gave a disgusting look in her eyes. She took a look at King Black, who made a gesture of "please." Donna answered the communication crystal and pressed the recording button.
“Donna, where…are you now?”
“At the gate of the moon temple, and I’m preparing to go back to the pack." Donna tried to calm her tone, not letting Hanson notice anything wrong.
“Monica can’t take part in the Eastern Pack Warrior Trials today. You wear a mask, hide your identity, and take her place!”
“But isn’t it cheating? We shouldn’t do things like that.” Donna said softly.
Hanson was stunned for a moment. He had never thought Donna would refuse. He snarled, "What a cheat? Monica was wounded for the pack. As a future Luna, you should help her to get the honor, right? I let you go, and you must obey my will."
In his last words, he carried with him the magic power of Alpha command, and this kind of magic was born in the pack blood. Each werewolf in the pack couldn’t resist the order of his or her Alpha.
Let her compete for the honor of Monica, and it was Luna's duty. That was just bullshit. How could he say such a deception so grand!
Donna couldn’t help but sneer in her mind.
However, she didn't want to refuse him. She wanted to let the two betrayers ruin all their reputations. It was a good opportunity that had been sent to the door. How could I lose it?
“Well, I’ll do what you said. I’ll try to win honor for Monica.” Donna said with the tongue in the cheek.
Donna disconnected the communication and folded away the crystal, showing nothing on her face.
King Black looked at her with a tone of calm and interest: “Eastern Pack Warrior Trials? Fight for someone?”
“Scumbags dare to do anything.” Donna smiled sarcastically.
She contacted another number via the communication crystal.
From the other end came a shrewd and capable female voice: “Donna, my leader warrior?”
"Nancy," Donna explained briefly to her. "Alpha Hanson ordered me to fight for Monica, and I'll send you the recording. In addition, find out all Monica's recent important trial records, especially the odd ones, and pay attention to collecting relevant evidence. The more detailed, the better.”
Nancy was Monica’s training assistant and one of Donna’s most loyal subordinates. These years, Donna hadn’t only been waiting to be Hanson’s Luna. She did a lot of things for the pack, and she had also gathered some loyal werewolf warriors, who sincerely regarded Donna as their only leader warrior.
Nancy said, “Well, please rest assured, Leader. I will expose Monica’s cheating at the right time!”
“It’s more than that. Monica has a bigger scandal..." Donna paused and continued, "Hanson has an adulterous relationship with Monica, breaking the vows we have taken to become mates. They even have children... I want you to get the relevant evidence ready, too."
Hearing Donna’s words, Nancy exploded with anger. Little did she expect that what Donna had gotten for years of hard work and injustice was such a cruel betrayal! Nancy suppressed her anger and said, “Yes! I promise I’ll help you to do both things well.”
After Donna finished her talk with Nancy, she turned to King Black and bowed slightly. “Your Majesty, time is up. I need to go to the Eastern Pack Warrior Trials. Do you want to go and watch a good show?
The king saw her grey-blue eyes glistening like a flame burning in the ice. She let the king learn about all her plans and didn't keep anything from him. Did she deliberately show her value to earn his trust?
“Go ahead.” The king nodded.