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Chapter 152
Zora
I packed my hair in a ponytail and wore a Sage face cap with the Hand family crest. Then I hooked my gloves to my pants. I would use it to hold the croquet mallet when the time comes. I hoped they gave us mallets with square ends and not round ends. I wore white sneakers to finish the look.
Darius dressed the same way; only he wore white–fitted trousers. He wore sneakers. He would wear his boots when the time came for the game. We looked good together, and we went downstairs to have breakfast and go.
Kara looked exquisite. Her shirt had Sidorov on the back with their family crest, while Eloise had Orlov on the back with the family crest. We were given Royal bands the previous day, so we wore them on our wrists.
We ate quickly and left in a hurry.
We arrived there and took the cart to the croquet garden.
Neva was already there in her uniform, and she looked good. She rushed to hug me when she saw me, and I wrapped my arms around her. Lily was there, too. I wasn’t bothered because she was serving a purpose.
I did not look at her, but Eloise interacted with her to avert suspicion, if
any.
It was time for the game to start.
“This morning, The Northern Beasts team, consisting of Lady Zora Hand and her teammate Neva Nowak will be starting the game, playing against Western Butterflies Luna Ashley McCain and Luna Alexandria Russel, first to make fourteen points win.
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The northern Beasts control the Blue and Sage balls, while The Western Butterflies have the Red and Yellow Balls. The Northern Beasts would go first,” The commentator said, and people cheered.
I looked at the booth where Darius was sitting. Nellie and Abelardo were there, and they all waved at me.
The game was easy as Neva and I could pass the balls through the six hoops in the right order and hit the central peg, and we won.
Two matches were played before Eloise and Kara’s team. They won too, and we were excited.
We went to join Darius, and I asked the very reluctant Neva to join me. Darius hugged me when I joined him, and Neva greeted everyone politely.
“Where are you from, young Lady?” Nellie asked her, and she was shy.
“She is in Marcel’s Harem,” I said, and Nellie looked at me.
“How come I have never seen her?” Abelardo said, and I laughed.
“She is a bookworm, and she is in her room most of the time except the few times we socialise in the garden,” I said and smiled at her.
There was a look of approval in Nellie’s eyes, and she was made to sit with us.
I wondered where Glenda was, but I did not ask. I believed her absence was for the best.
We sat to watch the other games. Darius’s polo match would not start until the evening, so we had a lot of time on our hands.
There was a comfortable booth reserved for us at every sports section, and looking at the contents of the booth that we were in, Darius made sure it was equipped with food.
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“Luna, someone just made contact with me,” I heard Lily’s voice in my head, and I was alert.
“Do you know who the person is?” I asked, and she wasted a bit before answering me.
“Luna Gezel of Grizlo,” She said, and I wondered who the fuck that was.
“What does she want?” I asked her.
“The usual stamps, and she wants me to place a tracker on Lord Hand’s phone. She said something about us moving quickly so we could rescue Sofia Malek. I think they are planning an attack.” She said, and I did not know what to say.
“Continue what you are doing. We will discuss extensively after.” I linked her, and she was silent.
I linked Darius with what Lily told me, he was a little worried.
I did not know why and could not wait until we got home, so I asked him to link me with the reason.
“Luna Gezel is a Sidorov,” he said, and I knew the implication of the Sidorov family being tied to treason. It would be bad for Marcel. We needed to deal with it quietly if it was true.
“I am sure it is a set–up,” I linked Darius, and he rubbed my back.
“We will deal with it when we get home. We have to act normal and not tell our friends yet. I want to speak to Marcel about it before we proceed,” he said. I obeyed and remained silent.
We spent the day watching sports, eating and having fun. I did not see anyone I knew. Not Hardy, Not Casey or the men that Theo and Marcel were planning on dealing with. Yet I knew they were around. I knew I would see them when the time of the game came. I brushed off what I had
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learned about Gezel and focused on the match that was to come.
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Soon it was time for the Northern Beasts to face the Eastern Beasts. It was
a match to watch.
Eloise was excited about the Polo match. I doubt she had ever seen a live polo match before, but she seemed happy about this one. I did not want to be in Cruz’s shoes right now; the look of mischieve in Theo’s eyes spoke
volumes.
I stood with Darius watching him put on his knee guards and boots, and he looked handsome.
“Oh my,” I said, looking at him, and he gave me his boyish grin. He was quickly the most handsome man. I knew others would say the same about their men; to each his own.
I kissed him before he put on his helmet, and he winked at me, getting prepared to mount his horse.
I could feel his excitement, and it was because he knew it would be an easy win while they had fun knocking Cruz and Sheperd about.
They mounted their horses, and the ladies and I returned to our booth to watch the match.
The place was filled up with spectators, journalists and cameras. It was as if that was the only event taking place.
I felt terrible for those playing other sports at the same time as Darius’s polo match.
I knew why the place was filled up.
The four most powerful men in our world were playing. Everyone would want to see it.
The crowd cheered as Darius, Marcel, Theo, and Abelardo rode in. The
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screen showed them individually, and people cheered every time the camera switched.
“Playing this evening are the Northern Beasts against the Eastern Beasts,” The commentator said. I felt Eastern Beast was too much for a bunch of amateurs.
The name alone would make people that did not know they were amateurs expect so much from them. Sadly, they would be disappointed.
I doubt they thought much about the name before choosing it. I believed they wanted to copy the north. Too bad they would get their arses kicked.
“In position one is Sir Marcel Sidorov playing attack and offence,” The commentator said, and everyone cheered.
“Position two is Sir Raphael Orlov, also on the offence. Position three is Lord Darius Hand on the attacking position,” the commentator said. The crowd cheered louder when Darius’s name was mentioned.
Darius waved at people, and then he blew me a kiss. I caught it and blew
mine.
It was beautiful, and the camera caught the exchange because it was displayed on the screen.
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