Chapter 26 Chapter 26 € 70 Vouchers The royal gamma Eiten brought marshmallow sticks with him , so they could eat together . He had an easy , and cheerfully personality , as if there was nothing could set him in a bad mood . He was very different from the king and the royal beta , and somehow , Rania found herself relax in his presence . " Oh , you like this cartoon ? So do I ! " Eiten exclaimed happily , as he settled on the sofa opposite from Rania . He offered her the marshmallow stick , which she accepted . In truth , Rania didn't like it . She couldn't taste the sweetness , and it was sticky inside her mouth . The texture was weird , but she didn't want to upset him , by refusing the offer . However , there was something a little bit off with the marshmallow stick . She had it back in her pack , but as far as she knew the sauce was not the color of red . Usually , it would be white cream or chocolate . Yet , Rania didn't say anything . Probably , it was different here in the Centra City , thus she didn't think much of it , and kept eating . She also didn't notice the way Eiten glanced at her . " So , you are the king's mate ." That sounded like a statement rather than a question . After a long silence , where Rania wondered why the royal gamma was here to watch the cartoon with her , Eiten finally spoke . He looked at Rania closely , as if her personality was written all over her face . " Yes , I think so ... " Rania touched the mark on her neck subconsciously , she didn't know how to answer that direct question . " But , before this you are mated to alpha Caden , but he rejected you ." Rania was stunned , her body turned rigid , but she tried to be calm . " Yes ." Rania lowered her head , ashamed . " Then why do you still want him ? " Eiten raised his brows . He reached for the remote control , and mute the television . And as the silence descended upon them , Rania could feel this uneasiness that settled in her stomach . She was very wrong to think the gamma was an easy person . He wouldn't be a royal gamma , if he was . " I don't . " Rania pressed her tongue on the ceiling of her mouth , to prevent herself from stuttering . Her hands were shaking . The pressure that came from the royal gamma was not as bad like the king , still , it made Rania uncomfortable . " But , that's not what I heard . " Eiten tilted his head , he could see the distressful look on Rania's face , so he leaned back on the sofa , and relaxed his posture , stopped intimidating her with his presence , since he realized she couldn't handle it . He thought , the king must have mistaken her fear to disgust , his guess was emphasized by how her hands were shaking . 14:58 Sun , Sep 28 Chapter 26 70 5 vouchers " I heard , you had been chasing the alpha to fuck you . " Eiten saw how she flinched , and her nose scrunched up in disgust , but she didn't say anything . This was the problem . Maximus hated it when someone ignored them . But , in Rania's case , he didn't think this woman ignored Maximus . Somehow , she couldn't speak . Eiten had seen something like this before , since he used to deal with the cruel side of this kingdom . When someone was too scared , they turned speechless . It was a trauma response . Maximus and Declan didn't know this kind of things , since they didn't want to understand it . " So , tell me , is that true ? " Eiten watched how Rania shook her head . She could have acted so well , and now she couldn't go back to her own pack , she changed her tactic . That was also a possibility . Eiten had to know her better to tell , which one was her real personality , because he couldn't determine that in one short meeting . " No ? So , tell me what's the truth ." *** " She is scared ." Eiten slouched down on the coach in the king's study . " You have mistaken her fear with disgust . I am sure the rumors about her are not true . She only looked disgusted when I brought up alpha Caden's name ." " That , or she is really good at acting ." Declan was always very skeptical on everything . He still believed that Rania was faking it , or else , the information that he quickly gathered in the Black Stone pack were wrong , and in another words , he was being fooled . Declan could tolerate anything , but being fooled . " Can you say that for sure ? " Declan raised his brows at the royal gamma , as he put down more documents in front of Maximus for him to check . " Well , I can't say for sure . " Eiten shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly . " I thought you are good at reading people ." " In my defense , that's my first time meeting her , what do you expect ? I am no a mind reader . " Eiten threw the royal beta a nasty look , which Declan ignored . But then , he added . " But , you are right . I think she has trouble with her tongue ." Eiten then told them about the special marshmallow sticks that he brought for her . It was deep in hot sauce , which made Eiten's eyes watery , that's why he didn't eat anything . " She didn't even flinch when she ate them , as if they tasted nothing ." " Maybe she likes spicy food . " Declan was still with his skepticism . " Or maybe , she can't taste anything . " Both of them glared at each other . But , this was a normal sight to see whenever they were in the same room . 14:58 Sun , Sep 28 Chapter 26 70 35 vouchers " Why don't you ask her directly ? That will be a good thing to start a conversation , " Eiten suggested . " That's a direct way to know . " Sometime , Eiten could only sigh helplessly with Maximus's ability with social clue . The king didn't make a conversation , because the only word he knew was violence . 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