Chapter 277: Same enemies (3)
Michael turned to Selene to have her convince Xavier. "Surely you can talk some sense into him. This is a dangerous game your husband will be playing, so it’s better to have someone like me at his side."
"I don’t know you well enough to trust you with my husband. You can have motives you are hiding and betray my husband once you get what you were after," said Selene.
"I do have a motive," Michael revealed. "Darius’s plans clash with my plans because of the woman I am currently with. She is a mixed-blood, so you can see where I have a problem with Darius."
When the king didn’t want to acknowledge mixed-bloods as vampires, it placed Michael in a difficult position.
"I am going to keep the peace between purebloods, mixed-bloods, and humans. The others aren’t going to do the same. You haven’t been in the palace since I arrived to hear the bright ideas they have come up with. Take a visit there and see the other options," Michael suggested.
Selene was surprised to come across another pureblood who was with a mixed-blood. She had been questioned on why she settled for Gabriel, so it had to be harder for someone like Michael.
Selene was curious if the Valeforts accepted the woman Michael was with now, or was it that no one knew of her yet.
"This might come as a surprise, but I’ve already secured a lot of votes. It would help me seal the deal if I had your vote and the votes of the people who secretly want you to be king. I need this so I don’t need to worry about her safety. That’s something you can relate to," Michael said, glancing at Selene.
Selene left it for Xavier to decide instead of speaking up to convince him. Michael did have good reason to become the next king, but how were they to know that what Michael was saying was the truth?