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Abelardo’s erratic behaviour made a lot of sense. It was an outlet for his
trauma.
“Why did you go to war for him?” I asked because I could not hold my
tongue.
“Because Hardy laid claim on my brother’s seat. I couldn’t have it. I did not try to kill Hardy because he killed our father. I was trying to protect you, Darius. Everything I have done is to protect you. I believed everything Larry told me about you being unable to lead and might fall victim to our enemies soon because you will be a point of target. I thought if you stepped down and I took over, they would focus on me. When I got set up. I realised I was wrong and that Larry was a bastard hence why I do not talk to him anymore,” He said and then looked at me.
“I did not trust your intentions, Zora. I hated that you had blinded my brother. When I heard you were affiliated with Hardy, I began to suspect Hardy had sent you to do a job in the north. That was why I did what I did. But you proved yourself, and now you carry a Hand in you, and I have seen you stand by my brother through thick and thin. There is no way all this will be pretence. I have watched you. I thought you might sneak off to see Hardy I know you met him in Brighton, an informant told me, and I was ready to laugh at Darius when you did not return, but you proved everyone wrong. I do not know what transpired between you two that left him broken, but you came home. That was enough for me to know you had nothing to hide,” He said and bowed.
“I am sorry we had a rough start, and I cannot promise you I will be pleasant because I know I can be annoying, but I will never work against you or my brother,” He assured me, and I smiled at him. I was glad I told
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“So now that my brother has rejected his fated for your sake. I hope you won’t leave him if you ever find yours,” he said with worry and concern in his eyes. I could genuinely see why Nellie was protective of him. He loved to a fault, and he had a large heart.
“She already rejected her fated for me, Abelardo. She did it before she even found out she was pregnant,” Darius told him, and I felt heat rise to my cheek.
“What? Who was it?” He asked.
“Hardy Corrigan,” He said, and Abelardo cursed.
“Fuck fuck fuck!!” He said, looking at me.
“Was that what happened in Brighton?” He asked me, and I nodded
“Oh fuck! How did you do it, Zora? You left that man a broken shell. My informant said he cried.” Abelardo said, and I felt sorry for Hardy
“You did not have to. All you had to do was leave with him, and yet you took the jet back to the north and came back to my brother,” he said, and I was speechless.
“Thank you.” He said with a breathy voice.
“Thank you for choosing Darius. It means a lot,” he said, and Darius touched his hand.
“No one should know this,” Darius told him, and Abelardo nodded
“My lips are sealed.” He said, “at least that is something I am good at,” he added, and we laughed.
As morbid as the joke was, we laughed.
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“I guess I will see you at the games. We will all be staying in the house in Wonderland,” He said, and Darius nodded.
Abelardo left us, and it felt like I was still holding my breath.
“I can’t believe it. He knew Alissa,” I said, and Darius was silent. He was
stunned.
I could understand his shock. Nellie never went into detail about the things she endured. She was light about it. I could understand. Witnessing the event had broken Abelardo, she might not have wanted Darius to be broken too.
“There is no need to tell your mother you know what happened,” I told him, and Darius wiped away a lone tear he had lost a battle to.
I hugged him to calm him down.
It wasn’t easy to find out that most of the things he believed in were lies.
“We will get through everything together, my love. You have me,” I said and hugged him tightly.
He wrapped his arms around me and breathed in my scent.
When he did that, I realised he had a different scent.
He smelled of Cedar and Cypress. It was calming, and I breathed him in. It was a sweet scent.
“Cedar, mmmm,” I said, and he gently broke the hug.
“What is that?” He asked.
“Your scent since we woke up,” I said, and his eyes widened.
“Yours is of Citrus peels,” he said, and I was shocked that we had distinct scents instead of our normal, natural scent enhanced by our body wash
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“We will be late,” I said, not wanting us to read meanings into our discovery.
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We arrived outside, and the Limo was waiting. We got inside, and I could see Kara was a bit annoyed.
“We have been waiting for thirty minutes,” She complained, and I smiled
at her.
“You are lucky we didn’t make you wait longer,” I teased, and everyone laughed because it implied Darius and I was making love while they waited.
We left for Wonderland in high spirits. I could not wait to see what would happen to Cruz and Sheperd on the field. It would be awesome.
We got to the venue.
Since the games were yet to begin, everyone was lined outside the gate that led to the lands.
The red carpet was rolled out for us as we exited the Limo. Abelardo and Glenda had already arrived, and I could swear I saw murder in the woman’s eyes when she looked at me, but I ignored it. The council members were there too, and Vino smiled and waved at me. I waved back.
Abelardo gave a welcome speech and cut the ribbon, and everyone cheered, and we entered the gate.
I was expecting a stadium or an arena. It had both and had other fields
too.
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