Protect Me, Alpha King - Chapter 179: Chapter 179
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Disputes
My little pumpkin kicked my tummy again.
"Quinn," I repeated the name. Another kick. "You like that name, Quinn?" Another kick, this time stronger than it, took my breath away.
I coughed, and the alpha king was already on my side, asking me what was going on.
I laughed, and the alpha king gave me a questioning look. "Quinn likes his name. Very much. Good job, Your Highness."
"H-how can you tell?"
"He used his strong little feet to kick me. He is usually like that." Especially if I caught a whiff of your scent and heard your voice, I wanted to add but bit the inner side of my cheeks to stop myself from saying
anything further.
I stopped when he was giving me weird looks.
"What's wrong?"
The wind has been getting strong, yet I like it.
He glanced down at my tummy.
"May I rub your tummy? I never had any encounters with pregnant women. And the more I look at you while carrying my child and his weight, it dawns on me that women are all amazing. They are strong. One of the strongest. Especially you. You are amazing, my Queen."
His words were full of emotions I could not fathom.
"You don't have to sugarcoat your words, Maxxwell."
"I am not. So...i-is it okay for me to caress your tummy?"
I stilled and watched him. He was hesitant, as if he was scared of asking me that question.
"Sure. Why not?"
His eyes went wide. "A-are you certain?"
"Yeah. No harm done. Come here, and let's get this done with."
The alpha king faced me and started moving his hands, but his hands stopped mid-air. "I-I'm afraid."
The alpha king? Scared? Impossible.
"You are only rubbing my tummy. Nothing will happen. Why are you scared, Maxxwell? It's not like I will cut your fingers if you touch me, or Quinn will kick you. You have my permission."
The alpha king returned his hands to his pocket. He faced the vast ocean. Below, the workers were done with whatever they had been doing earlier, and when they spotted us up here, they did not continue
climbing the ship.
My brows furrowed.
They were giving the alpha king and me some space.
The alpha king heaved a sigh. A long one. Irritating. "What if Quinn does not like me? I am not the best man, after all. If he finds out what happened during the Proclamation Ceremony, he will hate me after
knowing I killed his aunt."
Zenith.
My heart hammered against my chest.
Now he believed he killed Zenith.
"It is I who only hate you, Maxxwell. I realized I don't have to recruit my child to do the same thing. Quinn will not hate you, just like what you feared. I'm sure he won't hate you," I uttered with conviction. "He will be the most intelligent baby in the kingdom. I hope you will teach him how to read and write, Your Highness because I don't know how. It was already late when I learned about it."
He tilted his head and looked at me. "Thank you. When Quinn grows up, he will have the best teacher in the palace, my Queen." Suppose we are still here by that time. "Do you think it will be okay?"
I forced a smile and chuckled while rubbing my tummy. "You worry too much, just like your beta."
"I can't help it. After all, you hate me, my Queen. And still, despise me right now."
"I hope time will heal all wounds, Maxxwell," I answered. "So, will you make another ship for Quinn bearing his name?"
The alpha king had a faraway look on his face.
"You won't?"
The alpha king clicked his tongue. "Yes. I will make a ship. It will be the best ship and the most beautiful. In honor of him."
After our sudden stroll to the harbor, a carriage fetched us, a cue that we were leaving. I was glad nothing happened while we were going back to the palace. When we arrived the palace, the twins met us halfway
and grabbed every object I had bought.
"Where will I be putting it, Your Highness?" Clara and Flare said in unison.
"In my chamber."
I whipped my head toward the alpha king, but he stepped out of the carriage. He turned around and helped me get out. Accepting his hand, I stepped outside, brows furrowed.
"That's not my room, Your Highness. Please put them in my chamber."
"In my room," the alpha king corrected.
"Why would you do that? That is Quinn's thing. He will be staying in my room."
"Quinn," the twins whispered.
"In my room. I think that these past few days, your sleeping pattern is no longer comfortable. You cannot easily sit on your bed and need someone beside you."
"Where did you learn that? And what is the connection of that to putting Quinn's things in your chamber?"
The twins shared a look and said, "Ahm, we told His Highness, Your Grace. Our apologies."
"Please put them in my chamber," the alpha king said in finality.
As if the twins no longer wanted to suffer my wrath, they hurried away from us, leaving the alpha king alone and me.
"Let's go inside. It's getting hot in here."
I obliged because the sun's rays burned my skin.
"Maxxwell. You are not deciding for me," I muttered.
"River. Stop thinking of your pride, please. Think of your convenience. I just wanted to help you."
I stared at the servants bowing at us. I nodded at them.
"I don't want your help, Maxxwell. I am perfectly fine sleeping alone in Dawn's chamber."
"Fine. If you insist, I will sleep next to yours."
"You're not kidding, are you?"
"Why would I? That way, I can make sure you are safe."
"Safe. The word of the day. I keep on hearing that word for the past few days. I'm getting sick of it. Stop overreacting."
"I am not. Please understand this is for your good, my Queen."
"Whatever you say, Maxxwell. I will retire in my chamber."
The alpha king was not kidding when he said he would move to the next room. In the evening, I heard the room next to me unlock. It was usually locked since no one had occupied it since I moved to Dawn's
room.
I sighed, grabbed a pillow and put it between my legs, and rolled to my side. Better.
I want to be in labor and see my little pumpkin. It was getting harder each moment.
I heard the dragging of chairs on the other side of the wall. Compared to his chamber, the room next door was plain and simple because it was for the servant's quarter. No elegant curtains were hanging on the
window, and it had been dusty for quite some time.
What was he thinking right now?
'If you are that curious, why not go to him and ask him yourself, dummy?'
My eyes bulged. 'Sun, did you just say I was a dummy?'
'You heard it right, River. The alpha king is within your reach now. He is technically begging for you to touch him, yet you always reject him. Let me take over, and I will lick him everywhere, even to the darkest
part of his body."
I shivered at her announcement. "The reason I am not allowing you to take over, Sun. Behave. Let him suffer in the other room. He deserved it.'
Sunflower rolled her eyes at me. 'He does not deserve it, I tell you.'
"If that's what you think. You never think that he has a fault, anyway. In your eyes, the alpha king is a saint. You did not even think of what happened to Zenith.'
'Zenith is already dead, okay? Do you think if you continue punishing the alpha king, your sister will rise from the dead? Think about it, River. You are punishing a person for a sin he did not commit.' 2
I gritted my teeth and punched the pillow. 'He killed my sister!'
'Oh, please. He did not. How many times will you keep on saying that?'
'How about you? When will you understand and sympathize with me?'
'Stop crying a cry baby, okay?'
'I'm not.'
'You are not? Then go to the next room and please him.' 1
'Please him? What do you think of me? His whore?' I asked, horrified.
Her nonsense words chased my drowsiness away. Now, I am fully awake now.
'You are his mate. His queen. It is natural for you to do that.'
'It is not. Go away, Sun. I wouldn't say I liked the flow of this conversation. You always forced me to be with him.'
Sunflower glared at me. 'I did not force you. Deep inside, you wanted to bury those little fingers in the mane of his hair and moan his name, didn't you? Then, you will cry his name as you beg for release. Oh, la la.
'Sunflower licked her paws. 'You want to taste every part of him, River. You missed his scent and wanted to inhale him.'
I clamped my knees together as I was getting wetter down there.
What the fuck.
Don't tell me I was secretly lusting over the alpha king, just like what Sunflower told me?
My little pumpkin kicked my tummy again.
"Quinn," I repeated the name. Another kick. "You like that name, Quinn?" Another kick, this time stronger than it, took my breath away.
I coughed, and the alpha king was already on my side, asking me what was going on.
I laughed, and the alpha king gave me a questioning look. "Quinn likes his name. Very much. Good job, Your Highness."
"H-how can you tell?"
"He used his strong little feet to kick me. He is usually like that." Especially if I caught a whiff of your scent and heard your voice, I wanted to add but bit the inner side of my cheeks to stop myself from saying
anything further.
I stopped when he was giving me weird looks.
"What's wrong?"
The wind has been getting strong, yet I like it.
He glanced down at my tummy.
"May I rub your tummy? I never had any encounters with pregnant women. And the more I look at you while carrying my child and his weight, it dawns on me that women are all amazing. They are strong. One of the strongest. Especially you. You are amazing, my Queen."
His words were full of emotions I could not fathom.
"You don't have to sugarcoat your words, Maxxwell."
"I am not. So...i-is it okay for me to caress your tummy?"
I stilled and watched him. He was hesitant, as if he was scared of asking me that question.
"Sure. Why not?"
His eyes went wide. "A-are you certain?"
"Yeah. No harm done. Come here, and let's get this done with."
The alpha king faced me and started moving his hands, but his hands stopped mid-air. "I-I'm afraid."
The alpha king? Scared? Impossible.
"You are only rubbing my tummy. Nothing will happen. Why are you scared, Maxxwell? It's not like I will cut your fingers if you touch me, or Quinn will kick you. You have my permission."
The alpha king returned his hands to his pocket. He faced the vast ocean. Below, the workers were done with whatever they had been doing earlier, and when they spotted us up here, they did not continue
climbing the ship.
My brows furrowed.
They were giving the alpha king and me some space.
The alpha king heaved a sigh. A long one. Irritating. "What if Quinn does not like me? I am not the best man, after all. If he finds out what happened during the Proclamation Ceremony, he will hate me after
knowing I killed his aunt."
Zenith.
My heart hammered against my chest.
Now he believed he killed Zenith.
"It is I who only hate you, Maxxwell. I realized I don't have to recruit my child to do the same thing. Quinn will not hate you, just like what you feared. I'm sure he won't hate you," I uttered with conviction. "He will be the most intelligent baby in the kingdom. I hope you will teach him how to read and write, Your Highness because I don't know how. It was already late when I learned about it."
He tilted his head and looked at me. "Thank you. When Quinn grows up, he will have the best teacher in the palace, my Queen." Suppose we are still here by that time. "Do you think it will be okay?"
I forced a smile and chuckled while rubbing my tummy. "You worry too much, just like your beta."
"I can't help it. After all, you hate me, my Queen. And still, despise me right now."
"I hope time will heal all wounds, Maxxwell," I answered. "So, will you make another ship for Quinn bearing his name?"
The alpha king had a faraway look on his face.
"You won't?"
The alpha king clicked his tongue. "Yes. I will make a ship. It will be the best ship and the most beautiful. In honor of him."
After our sudden stroll to the harbor, a carriage fetched us, a cue that we were leaving. I was glad nothing happened while we were going back to the palace. When we arrived the palace, the twins met us halfway
and grabbed every object I had bought.
"Where will I be putting it, Your Highness?" Clara and Flare said in unison.
"In my chamber."
I whipped my head toward the alpha king, but he stepped out of the carriage. He turned around and helped me get out. Accepting his hand, I stepped outside, brows furrowed.
"That's not my room, Your Highness. Please put them in my chamber."
"In my room," the alpha king corrected.
"Why would you do that? That is Quinn's thing. He will be staying in my room."
"Quinn," the twins whispered.
"In my room. I think that these past few days, your sleeping pattern is no longer comfortable. You cannot easily sit on your bed and need someone beside you."
"Where did you learn that? And what is the connection of that to putting Quinn's things in your chamber?"
The twins shared a look and said, "Ahm, we told His Highness, Your Grace. Our apologies."
"Please put them in my chamber," the alpha king said in finality.
As if the twins no longer wanted to suffer my wrath, they hurried away from us, leaving the alpha king alone and me.
"Let's go inside. It's getting hot in here."
I obliged because the sun's rays burned my skin.
"Maxxwell. You are not deciding for me," I muttered.
"River. Stop thinking of your pride, please. Think of your convenience. I just wanted to help you."
I stared at the servants bowing at us. I nodded at them.
"I don't want your help, Maxxwell. I am perfectly fine sleeping alone in Dawn's chamber."
"Fine. If you insist, I will sleep next to yours."
"You're not kidding, are you?"
"Why would I? That way, I can make sure you are safe."
"Safe. The word of the day. I keep on hearing that word for the past few days. I'm getting sick of it. Stop overreacting."
"I am not. Please understand this is for your good, my Queen."
"Whatever you say, Maxxwell. I will retire in my chamber."
The alpha king was not kidding when he said he would move to the next room. In the evening, I heard the room next to me unlock. It was usually locked since no one had occupied it since I moved to Dawn's
room.
I sighed, grabbed a pillow and put it between my legs, and rolled to my side. Better.
I want to be in labor and see my little pumpkin. It was getting harder each moment.
I heard the dragging of chairs on the other side of the wall. Compared to his chamber, the room next door was plain and simple because it was for the servant's quarter. No elegant curtains were hanging on the
window, and it had been dusty for quite some time.
What was he thinking right now?
'If you are that curious, why not go to him and ask him yourself, dummy?'
My eyes bulged. 'Sun, did you just say I was a dummy?'
'You heard it right, River. The alpha king is within your reach now. He is technically begging for you to touch him, yet you always reject him. Let me take over, and I will lick him everywhere, even to the darkest
part of his body."
I shivered at her announcement. "The reason I am not allowing you to take over, Sun. Behave. Let him suffer in the other room. He deserved it.'
Sunflower rolled her eyes at me. 'He does not deserve it, I tell you.'
"If that's what you think. You never think that he has a fault, anyway. In your eyes, the alpha king is a saint. You did not even think of what happened to Zenith.'
'Zenith is already dead, okay? Do you think if you continue punishing the alpha king, your sister will rise from the dead? Think about it, River. You are punishing a person for a sin he did not commit.' 2
I gritted my teeth and punched the pillow. 'He killed my sister!'
'Oh, please. He did not. How many times will you keep on saying that?'
'How about you? When will you understand and sympathize with me?'
'Stop crying a cry baby, okay?'
'I'm not.'
'You are not? Then go to the next room and please him.' 1
'Please him? What do you think of me? His whore?' I asked, horrified.
Her nonsense words chased my drowsiness away. Now, I am fully awake now.
'You are his mate. His queen. It is natural for you to do that.'
'It is not. Go away, Sun. I wouldn't say I liked the flow of this conversation. You always forced me to be with him.'
Sunflower glared at me. 'I did not force you. Deep inside, you wanted to bury those little fingers in the mane of his hair and moan his name, didn't you? Then, you will cry his name as you beg for release. Oh, la la.
'Sunflower licked her paws. 'You want to taste every part of him, River. You missed his scent and wanted to inhale him.'
I clamped my knees together as I was getting wetter down there.
What the fuck.
Don't tell me I was secretly lusting over the alpha king, just like what Sunflower told me?
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