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“Alpha Ezekiel,” I said politely. “Are you enjoying the party?”
He nodded and took a small sip of his drink.
“Very much so, my King,” he said, smiling at me. “Everything is just amazing. The food is great. Please give my thanks to your cook.”
I nodded, keeping a small smile on my face.
“Thank you, Alpha,” I said. “Daniel will be thrilled to know that you liked his food.”
Alpha Ezekiel smiled again and looked around the room.
“Where is our lovely Queen?” he asked, looking back at me. “I was hoping she would grace us with her presence tonight.”
I narrowed my eyes slightly but forced myself to keep smiling. Why did he want her here? Was he the fucking traitor? Did he want to hurt my mate? Oh, I was going to rip him to pieces.
“Our Queen isn’t feeling well,” Will answered instead of me. “She is resting, but she will attend the second challenge tomorrow.”
Alpha Ezekiel looked at Will and his eyes widened a little.
“Is she okay?” he asked. “Is she sick?”
His voice sounded like he was genuinely concerned, but his interest in her pissed me off. Why was he concerned? Why did he care? Was it just because she was his Queen and the worry came from the loyalty he felt, or was there more to it? Did he want her? Did he know who she was? Was he planning to take her…
Calm down, Dimitri.Will mind-linked me and interrupted my thoughts.
I gulped and forced myself to take a deep, slow breath.
“She is more than okay, Alpha,” Will said, smiling at him. “She just needed some time to rest.”
Alpha Ezekiel nodded and looked back at me. I forced myself to smile.
“Please take good care of her, my King,” he said, bowing his head at me. “She is important to us all.”
I tightened my jaw and pushed myself to keep smiling. I was sure it looked more like I was baring my teeth at him, but there was nothing else I could have done. I wanted to grab him by his neck and ask him what he knew about the traitor. I wanted to rip him to fucking pieces. I wanted to kill every single one of them only to make sure that she was safe. I wanted them all gone.
But I couldn’t do any of that. I had to remain calm and collected.
“Of course, Alpha,” I said, hoping my voice sounded as calm as I intended it to be. “She is in very good hands. She is safe.”
“That is very good to know, my King,” he said, giving me another small smile. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go find my Beta before he talks someone’s ear off.”
Alpha Ezekiel bowed again before he turned around and walked away.
I drank my whiskey in one sip.
“You need to calm down a little, Dimitri,” Will said quietly. “They will figure out that something is going on if you continue like this.”
I felt a wave of anger wash over me. Will was right, but his words still pissed me off.
“I know,” I mumbled, looking around the room. “It’s just so fucking hard, Will. I want to kill them all just to make sure that she is safe.”
Will sighed and gave me a small nod.
“I understand, Dimitri,” Will said quietly. “I would want to do it too if this was about Ali. But that won’t help. We need to remain calm and focus on finding the man who is really guilty.”
I took a deep breath and gulped.
“Keep your eyes open,” I said, narrowing my eyes at Alpha Lucius. “Let me know if you notice anyone acting suspicious.”
