The King's Wife Is The Alpha's Mate

Leland couldn't wait to go home. He had been trapped in Armeria for too long. He wanted to go back to Sophie. However, before he did that, there was something he wanted to do.

Leland wanted to go to where Anne and Jack were buried.

The door opened and Eloise entered.

"Leland! Hey! You're much better now..." She was surprised to see Leland already standing by the window. The next second, her expression changed to a happy and excited expression. "As expected, the potion does work!"

Eloise walked over to Leland and touched his shoulder. He was holding the pot of azalea from the window earlier.

"It's still hard to believe that you actually managed to survive the poison," she added.

"Hm. Me too," said Leland nonchalantly, returning the flower pot to the windowsill.

Eloise noticed what he did and commented. "Do you like azaleas?"

"I like the color," Leland said flatly.

Eloise wasn't stupid. She could quickly understand why Leland liked the color of the flowers, it must be because they reminded him of Sophie. fre𝙚𝓌𝒆𝚋noѵel.c𝚘m

Damn! Sophie again!

Early in the morning like this, Eloise was already in a rage.

"Do you know where Anne's and Jack's grave is?" Leland changed the subject. Actually, Eloise planned to talk about it but she was happy that Leland started it first.

"Well. My mother told me where it is, so I could definitely take you there," Eloise smiled. "However, I will only do it if you granted me a wish."

Leland fell silent, his hunch about Eloise wanting something from him now proved true.

"I'll go alone and find it myself," he said curtly. He didn't like playing games and he surely did not want to be dependent on Eloise.

"Do you know where it is?" The witch asked him.

"Judging by the sand and mountains your toneglyph shows, that place is the Gazi Desert." Leland looked at Eloise with narrowed eyes, to see if she would lie to him.

"You're always impressive." Eloise smiled and said, "However, do you think your mother would bury Anne and Jack anywhere? At that time your father had forbidden anyone from the pack from disturbing Anne and her family but your mother disobeyed that order."

She added, "Your mother was not so stupid as to let your father and the rest of the pack sniff out her crimes. She buried Anne and Jack in a secret place and let's just say that at this time only I know where it is because everyone involved in the murder is dead."

"What do you want?" Leland asked after he realized that Eloise's words were correct. The crimes committed by his mother were grave crimes because she violated the Alpha's orders. So, he was certain that his mother covered it very well so as not to be found out.

"Would you like to grant it?" Eloise looked at Leland deeply.

"I'll consider it after I see Anne and Jack's graves," Leland replied curtly.

When Eloise heard Leland's words, she laughed.

"You seem to be very worried that my request will harm you," he said.

"Because I know who you are," Leland said flatly.

"Aw, you always flatter me with those words. Actually, my request is simple." Eloise stared fixedly at Leland. "I want us to be friends again."

Leland furrowed his brows in surprise at Eloise's request. He had previously thought that Eloise would ask for something that would harm him or his relationship with Sophie. Just being friends again with her... was not really bad, if the exchange was the location of where Anne and Jack were buried.

He only wanted to give that closure to his wife.

So, Leland finally agreed to Eloise's request.

"If that's all, fine," he said.

Eloise smiled at that. "Thank you, Leland."

She took a deep breath and looked at Leland with a friendly expression. "To make sure that you wouldn't betray our friendship, can you swear that you will never betray me no matter what?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, even if one day we are on two opposing sides, you will not try to kill me, as I also would never try to kill you. When I am in need of help and my life is in danger you would come to my aid and save me. When you are in danger, I will also come to your aid and save your life," Eloise said.

She turned her gaze towards the garden outside. "In this life, I don't have anyone I can trust anymore. Because of my power, people always want to take advantage of me. Just like my mother, your mother, and Elias did. In order not to be used I make myself cruel."

Her voice was hoarse and Leland could feel her bitterness.

Eloise looked back at Leland. Her eyes were teary. ƒ𝑟𝐞𝗲𝘄𝙚𝚋𝑛ｏ𝙫𝒆𝒍.𝒄𝘰𝓂

"I know you're not someone who would betray a friend, but just to be sure I want you to swear. A real man will never break an oath he has made," she said. "I only need one person I can trust."

Leland, who had agreed to be friends with Eloise again and wanted to finish his work so he could return to his family, finally complied with Eloise's wishes.

He raised his right hand. "I swear I will never betray my friendship with Eloise no matter what. Even if one day we are on two opposing sides, I will not kill her."

"When she needs help and her life is in danger I will do everything in my power to help and save her," Leland swore but because he was worried that one day Eloise would take advantage of him using the oath, his face looked conflicted. "This is my oath as an Alpha."

Eloise laughed again when she heard the few words at the end of Leland's oath and saw his expression. She said, "You've just agreed to accept my friendship but you're acting like someone who is wary of their enemies now."