Chapter 106: After the moon priestess died...
Selene POV
My heart surged with happiness at that question. It was what I wanted all the while. I sank deeper into his arms, feeling his strong heart beating against mine. I needed to captivate Noah and make him do all of my bidding without needing to consult the men. That’s the only way it would work. I also didn’t want to appear too eager.
Clearing my throat, I murmured "I don’t think I am in the position to give you a piece of advice, your majesty. I don’t have a lot of experience in things like this. Of course, the ultimate decision falls to you dear, but I don’t think my counsel will be as effective as your Beta’s or any of the pack elders,".
"You’re my mate, Selene," Noah sighed "I’ll trust your counsel more than anyone’s. everyone is trying to take something from me. Some my riches, some my connections and others my position but you’re the only one around here that wants nothing from me. So, please, what do you suggest I do? I promise I’ll do it no matter how foolish it is,".
I pushed away from him and reached for both of his hands holding in gaze with every ounce of conviction and loyalty I could muster to surface. I was going to give him advice alright but I wanted it to be as sound and free of any ulterior motive that could make him question his trust in me.
"How about you do exactly what he wants," I started. "I think Conrad is trying to make you look bad in the eyes of all those kings. Imagine they arrive here and are asked to turn back that they’re not going to be admitted. All Conrad needs to do at that moment is to sell a negative perception and boom, they’d all start to hate you without bothering to find out what truly happened. Also, this could be an opportunity to finally uncover what he’s up to. At the banquet, you could stake out people at different locations to put an eye on him. Record who he’s missing or what he’s up to. If possible, hire a lip translator,".
His nostrils flared slightly as his gaze took on a contemplative look as he weighed my words. After a while, his shoulders heaved with a resigned sigh.
"Fine! I’ll do as you have advice. I’ll just make sure there’s a thorough check at the borders and a limited number of people that can come in with each king. That’s the best I can do. Do you think the banquet will eat deep into our pockets?" he asked.
"I don’t think so," I gave him a reassuring smile "We have a lot of investment but outside and within the pack and our exports are doing so well. It’ll take a chunk, considering we’ve been hosting Xavier and his Alphas but we would make it back in less than 84 hours and just to make you feel at ease, I think this is the best time to reinstate the office of the Luna. You’d be so busy trying to make sure everything goes well with the kings and security. You’d need someone who can be on the lookout for you and see through each loophole. Plus, I happen to have the time on my hands,".