Chapter Three-Hundred-and-Forty-Five
3rd Person POV
This was the most controversial topic in the Blood Moon pack, Harlin’s marriage to a vampire. The ministers were not comfortable with it. It would be the first of its kind but Irvette was willing to make it happen for her son. She had not been fortunate to experience what her son had for Gabriella but Harlin’s father had tried his best to show her love even though she had married him just to spite Regina. She cleared her throat and waited for the ministers to begin citing their complaints about the marriage. Sure enough one of them stepped forward and said, “We will not allow it. This is a signed petition from more than half of us rejecting the union. We cannot have a hybrid wolf as a prince.”
“May I ask about the specifics? What exactly do you find uncomfortable in a hybrid wolf?” asked Harlin. He had expected this much opposition when he had decided to marry Gabriella. Unfortunately, he had no siblings to whom he could pass the throne to. Things would have been so much easier if he could do that. However, if he decided to step down as heir to the throne, a bloodbath would follow before a new heir would be crowned and his life may be in danger by the new heir. It was a rather sensitive issue.
“Do we really have to mention? A vampire ruling over us? We shall never allow it,” said one of the ministers. Harlin had thought that the biggest challenge to his marriage to Gabriella would have been her mother, Queen Agatha. Surprisingly, she had changed her mind about their union and had embraced the prospect of marriage between them.
“No vampire is ruling over you, the child will be a werewolf with a wolf, I’m certain why that should be a problem. If I remember correctly, Prince Roland married a hybrid wolf,” said Queen Irvette.
“Marrying a hybrid wolf is quite different from marrying a fully blooded vampire,” said the minister.
“Is that the only problem you have with this marriage?” asked Harlin.
“There is also the issue of Princess Gabriella’s role within our pack. We understand that where she comes from the spouse shares power with the King. I believe one of the reasons she was displeased with her marriage with Prince Ashton was for this very reason,” another minister said.
“I do not think we have to worry about that. Gabriella has a permanent position in her father’s court and will not be interested in sharing my power here,” answered Harlin.
“So she is fine with being without any political influence here?” asked another minister for clarity.
“I have a question for the noblemen of our pack,” interjected Arabella, “I believe your positions as ministers and titled lords are in order to represent the interests of the constituents you represent, yes?”
She received a murmur of agreement to her question.
“If that is the case are you implying that citizens of our pack are strongly against this union? Do they share the concerns that you have?” asked Arabella.
There were a lot of shuffling feet but there was no definitive response to this question.
“In that case, I propose that the issue be put to a vote among our people,” suggested Arabella, Beta of the pack.
The ministers were not willing to put it to a vote because they knew that Harlin was the people’s prince and they would support his decision.
“The people do not always know what is best for them. They are not suited to make such decisions,” one minister said.
“How convenient!” exclaimed Arabella.
“This discussion will be adjourned, we will revisit the matter at a later time. I understand from Prince Harlin that there is no rush,” said Irvette. She could tell that emotions on the subject were riding high already.
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“I guess it was bound to happen, huh?” quipped King Armand as he examined the divorce request from Queen Agatha. They had gotten married with the understanding that this could happen at any time.
Agatha had found love again by resolving her problems with her former lover and she wanted to leave her marriage. There was no point staying in a loveless marriage. She would not have dreamed of doing this many years before now when her father was still alive but she was her own person now.
“I believe you will honour the divorce, yes?” asked Queen Agatha.
“Do we really have to?” asked Armand. He was not certain he was ready to give up on their marriage. It was not because they loved each other. They had gotten married because the union had been arranged by their parents. He knew Agatha had only agreed only to prove a point to her then-werewolf ex. She had wanted to prove to him that she could do a lot better than him.
“Of course we do,” replied Agatha.
“Will you maintain your position as queen?” asked Armand.
“Definitely, I am going to keep my crown,” came her response.
“In that case, I have no objection,” replied Armand.
Theirs may not have been a union of love but Armand had found in Agatha a reliable partner. She was the smart one and always helped him when there was a difficult decision to make. She usually brought a fresh perspective to decisions and would put her foot down on policies that would benefit her people. She was a selfless woman and even though their union had produced no children, she had adopted all his children from other marriages. She had treated them like her own children and quite frankly, he could not have asked for a better mother for his children.
“We will proceed with the process immediately and you should know that if at any point you decide to change your mind…”
“I will not be changing your mind, but thank you.”
“Will you be marrying him?” asked Armand.
“At this age? Certainly not, I have no such plans,” replied Agatha.
But no one knew what the future held for all of them.
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