#Chapter 401 – On the Road

“The mating ceremony is…postponed?” Pippa gasps, looking up at her Alpha with wide eyes. “Yes,” Gabriel drawls, crossing his arms and continuing to glare at me, looking me up and down like I planned this all even though I have no idea what’s going on. “Apparently Ariel’s people have sent a delegation. And that fool we call a King has accepted them into the palace for negotiation, completely ignoring my suggestion for how they should be treated.” “W-what was your suggestion?” I ask, my heart in my throat. Because I think I already know his answer. Gabriel just smirks back at me. Elias sighs, rubbing a tired hand over his forehead. “My esteemed brother ordered that they all be beheaded at the door. Which, fortunately didn’t happen.” Cold sweeps through my blood as I stare at this horrible man to whom I’m mated. “Does…does that mean they’re here?” I force myself to ask it, my throat tight. “The delegation – they’re inside the palace?” “Not yet,” Elias says, drawing my gaze t