When the royal attendant came to Kevin, he was told to gather his family and approach the king. The king was not going to come to omegas. Kevin did as he was told. It was an honor. Everyone was gathered and were brought to the king as he spoke to his friends. The king smiled and looked at Kevin. "What a lovely family you have. Can you introduce them to me?" he said. Kevin beamed as pride as he went down the line. Molly and Anna were both his daughters in law. The king smiled at the alpha. "A beautiful family, Mr. Idut." he said to Kevin. He then looked at the boys for a second. The king paused as he thought of what to say. It was clear that he was a big alpha supremacist. Anna wondered what he would say to them. "Congratulations on your win in the first round Burke Cup. Cassandra and I watched at home. I am sure all the discipline and wealth of integrity your family has instilled in you got you this far. Keep up all the good work. All of Breaca is watching you." he said with a warm smile. The boys and Molly were beaming. They had been acknowledged by their king.
Indirect as it was, it was high praise of their family. The king looked at the 4 of them again and then looked at Kevin. "Once again, the lion's share of the praise should go for you for raising such amazing sons. Would you mind it if I had a personal audience with one?" Both Anna and Kevin quirked an eyebrow at that. It was ringing some serious alarm bells in her head. Anna looked at Kevin to see what he would say in response to that request. "Pardon me, Your Majesty? What did you ask of me?" he asked. It was a stalling tactic. He wanted to get more time to think. The king just smiled a bit wider. Both knew he heard perfectly. The king was the ruler of the nation and a sigma male. He did not need to back down. "I asked you if you would send one of your sons to me for a private audience. I understand your oldest and youngest are married to beta females. I am as well. But your second and third sons are not married nor engaged, am I correct? They would be returned to you in the morning." the king clarified. It was what Anna thought. Now the others knew what it all meant.
Jumping in would not go over well here. This was all down to Kevin. He looked at his children as he balled his fists. As an alpha, he did not like feeling cornered. It was a very hard choice. The king just waited. He was a king and a sigma. All he wanted came to pass. Eventually, Kevin cleared his throat. "I would be honored for Reilly, my second son, to have a private audience with you." he said somberly. It was not what either of them thought that he would say. The king smiled. "Ahh, yes. Reilly is really handsome. Maybe you would like to have a dance with me." he said. It was not a request. It was a royal command. Reilly had not choice but to nod. King Percival led the boy to the dance floor. Anna felt really bad. The boy that was so proud to take the masculine role in the dance was now being cowed by the king. He was forced into the feminine role. After the dance, they left the mansion. The queen stayed for half an hour before leaving. She did not look too happy. 10 minutes after that, the party ended for the night. They all had to go back to the hotel without Reilly with them.
