Chapter 388: Resentment

"We must find the assassin!" Queen Luna screeched. Her voice echoed inside the palace hall. "Whoever tried to kill my son must be punished!"

"Your Majesty Luna, I think you should calm down. Let me accompany you to your quarters and…"

"You wanted to remove me out of this room?"

"No — " Queen Mistress stuttered. She looked at the dark-faced King before she lowered her head and said, "Please forgive me. I didn't mean to say that."

"You — Someone tried to kill my son! I would not allow anyone in this hall out without knowing what happened back then!"

"Luna, calm down!"

"No! My son — Our son almost died, and you dare ask me to calm down?"

"Luna sit down!" The King's voice echoed. Hearing this, Queen Luna took her seat and accepted a calming tea from one of her attendants. "I have an announcement to make." He looked at King Agostos, then towards the other Alphas and Betas.

After the 'assassination' attempt, the King immediately asked everyone to come to the hall. Of course, Anna wasn't invited. However, she had some special methods to stay hidden. After all, she was a self-proclaimed expert at gathering information.

She stood next to King Agostos and was fully immersed in the drama in front of her.

"I believe the death of Alpha Isaac was… announced just a couple of weeks ago. I was devastated by the death of a dear friend." King Lourens sighed. "However, a couple of days ago, I received a piece of news. It said that Isaac is alive, and he is going to harm my family."

Anna lifted an eyebrow. Well… that's one way to gain sympathy.

"I didn't believe the news." King Lourens said. "How could he hurt me? We have been through thick and thin, we have been through a lot. To me, Isaac is not just an Alpha who supported me for the crown. He was a friend and, most importantly, a brother."

Anna rolled her eyes inwardly. So, King Lourens wanted to kill King Agostos and then blamed it on Isaac. He wanted to kill two birds with one stone. How pathetic.

"But today…" King Lourens continued. "Today… made me believe that his intention was indeed to harm my family."

Gasps and murmurs echoed. Anna could see a lot of people's reactions from where she was at. Most of them looked angry and uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty… I just want to ask something." King Agostos said. He cleared his throat and waited for everyone to stop talking. "Was it confirmed that… Isaac is alive?"

"It was. At that time, someone saw him with his own two eyes. He died before he could tell the court, but… he was able to tell me."

Anna wanted to clap her hands. Wow! Just wow.

Her father was a top assassin. You wouldn't be able to see him if he didn't want you to see him. Everyone in this hall knew that the King's words were full of bullshit.

"So… With a heavy heart, I wanted to declare Isaac Matthews as an enemy of the Lycans. From now on, he will be hunted. If he die, I wanted to see his body. If he is alive, I wanted to see his body."

"Your Majesty, I hope you don't mind me interrupting you, but… I have another question."

"What is it… brother!?" King Lourens hissed. Anna spotted irritation in the man's eyes.

"Do we have evidence that it was him who wanted to kill the second prince? From someone who was injured by Isaac before, I knew how he does things. He isn't someone that would target the second prince in front of a crowd. He was a trained assassin. He works better in the dark."

Anna applauded inwardly. King Agostos was a weird, weird man. Isaac injured him, but now, it looked like he was actually protecting Isaac from the King.

He was logical and smart.

He would be a good King.

Now that Anna thought about it, the rumors said that King Agostos was chosen to become the next Lycan King not just because he was older. It was because he was smarter and naturally stronger than Lourens. Of course, this changed when he lost the ability to walk.

King Lourens face darkened. "Are you doubting my words, brother?"

"No. On the contrary. I don't want the people to start asking questions. It would be better if we can produce a piece of evidence before you—"

"That man harmed my son!"

"And yet the first arrow was targeted my way!" King Agostos's voice echoed inside the hall. It was deep and full of resentment, making everyone silent. "Or… are you going to say that you did not notice it? Brother?"

"You— "

"King Agostos… are trying to tell me that the Assassin meant to kill you and not my son?" The frown on Queen Luna's face became deeper. "Are you saying that… you are the real …"

"That's absurd! Why would an assassin try to kill you in the broad daylight?" Alpha Urchaid argued. "With all due respect, King Agostos, you are not the King. You are alive because King Lourens pitied you. Are you trying to say that the assassins wanted your life instead of the real King?"

"Then why don't you answer my question Alpha." King Agostos said. "Do you have evidence that the one who wanted to harm the Royal Family is Alpha Isaac?"

"You— "

"If you don't then… isn't it unfair that you just tell everyone that a man single-handedly tried to kill all the Alphas and the Royal Family in broad daylight? I could understand if the man that we are talking about is an untrained soldier, but Alpha Isaac is stronger than anyone here! If he wanted to kill his majesty, he would do it under the cover of the night where he is even stronger!"

A thick, uncomfortable silence blanketed the room. The temperature dropped as if a block of freezing ice was just dropped in front of everyone. Seeing this, King Agostos continued. "Don't take this the wrong way. I want you to persecute Isaac, too. All of you know how I hated him. However, without evidence, people are going to doubt the King. Surely, they would ask. Why would Alpha Isaac, who already lost his pack and everyone that he loved, try to kill the King?"