h4Chapter 788: 788-We Need To Talk About The Backyard/h4

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    After watching us for a while, when Sydney finally got control of her emotions, she turned to look at Kaye.

    "Oh, the professor is here. Now I know why you were so interested in catering to Hnie. You had your dirty eyes on her. Is that why you kicked me out? Because I wasn’t the type you could tame and use?" She said it all in one breath, and I was d it was Kaye instead of anyone else because he would not be nice when offended.

    He narrowed his eyes at her, then hunched down, cing his hands on the back of the couch rest.

    "You, I would like to entice you? What made you think I wouldn’t squash an ant like you because of how filthy you can be? As for her, yes, I did everything for her. I kicked you out for her because she’s my mate and someone you could never be," he hissed.

    With every insult, her face turned pale.

    "Is a professor, a trainer even allowed to say that to someone? How could you defend her while you think yourdy deserves respect?" she shot back, pointing at me.

    "Are you seriouslyparing yourself to her? That’s your first mistake. And we’re not here for gossip. We’re here to talk about you and your father. Where is he?" Kaye pressed.

    He was the one mostly speaking, and I could tell it irked her whenever someone took my side. Obviously, that had been an issue from the start for her. She thought I didn’t deserve respect. So when people began to stand with me instead of bowing to her or kissing the ground she walked on, she started to lose her mind.

    "My father is a little sick, so he’s resting," she muttered, clearing her throat to hide her nerves.

    "Really? Is he still the alpha?" I asked, and her face hardened.

    "Why are you asking me that?" she snapped. Of course she didn’t want to answer. She didn’t want to lie either, because that would be another offence.

    "Because I heard you tell your warrior that you are the alpha and that they should listen to you. But I don’t remember anyone announcing it to me, and as alpha queen I deserve to know why someone is stepping down from the alpha crown and why they’re passing it to you," I said, folding my arms across my chest.

    Her eyes narrowed and she gasped, almost like I had stepped on her tail.

    "Well, if that’s the problem, my father will send you an official notice. But right now, you need to leave. You shouldn’te unannounced. All the previous alpha kings and alphas know, because theye from royalty, there are certain etiquettes that need to be followed." She kept belittling me without raising her voice.

    Kaye straightened his back and startedughing, looking around as he strolled. I could tell it unsettled her because she followed him with her eyes.

    "We’re not here to leave, we’re here to investigate. And Sydney, since you didn’t even finish the academy, I don’t think you can take over the pack as an alpha," I stated, watching her roll her eyes like she wasn’t bothered.

    "Well, that would only matter if someone could challenge me for the alpha rank of our pack. No one is ready to do that, so I automatically be the alpha," she replied with a shrug. "As for my father, he challenged the previous alpha, and the alpha gave up. I don’t even know where he went. He just packed his bags, took his family, and left. Is it my duty to find him? No. My father was the royal beta, so he took over the pack when the previous alpha left." She mumbled it out, shocking me that she already had such good excuses. I had to admit, they must have nned this, because there’s no way they didn’t know it woulde back to bite them.

    "Well, it is our duty to find him," Kaye retorted, and she turned with a sharp, judgmental nce.

    "I’m fine if you don’t have the X codex to fight with and you want to spend your time trying to make my life miserable. Go ahead. I can only tell that this jealousy is going to cost you your time," she remarked with a wave of her hand. Then she sat down, ripped open a bag of chips, and started eating, like she was done talking to us.

    Kaye and I exchanged a look before we began walking around the mansion. Even though she acted like she didn’t care, I could see the anxiety in her body. Her fists were clenched, her jaw clicked with every bite, and her eyes darted toward us, checking where we went next. We started going door to door.

    Their mansion was huge, with too many empty bedrooms slowing us down. After we finished searching the second floor and started toward the third, a warrior appeared with two wine sses on a tray.

    "I’m pregnant," I said, giving him a hand gesture to show I wouldn’t be drinking. But he looked like he wanted to say something, anxiously ncing down at the first floor where she was.

    "You need to go check the garden in the backyard," he whispered. I narrowed my eyes, hunched closer, and leaned over the tray he carried.

    "What?" I asked softly.

    "Check the garden," he repeated, then straightened his back. "Okay then, sir can have a drink," he said to Kaye, who stared at him in disbelief. The warrior had just told us something that could be the answer to a lot of questions. Otherwise, why would he want us to check the garden? What could be there?

    Once the warrior left, we were stuck with so many questions. Why weren’t the omegas allowed to serve us? Usually, it was their job. And where the heck were they? There wasn’t a single server in the mansion, though we had seen people outside on the road.

    I hurried downstairs and Kaye followed. But just as we were heading toward the back door, a voice called out.

    "Wee to my pack."

    We froze and turned to see Mr. Coombs standing there with his daughter.