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Chapter 153
Zora
“And last but not least, Sir Abelardo Hand playing position four on the defence,” he said, and people cheered Abelardo too. He waved at everyone and even at us.
That was the first time I would hear someone address Abelardo adequately as Sir and not Lord, which was meant as a jab.
I watched them arrange themselves, and then the commentator spoke again.
“On the opposing team, Eastern Beasts, we have Alpha Casey Albert playing Position One, playing attack and offence,” People cheered, and I saw Casey wave at everyone. He turned to wave in a particular direction. and I saw the heavily pregnant Lori on the television screen. She waved at him smiling. It was good to see they were still getting along.
“In position two is Alpha Sheperdwell Blanch, also playing offence.” I saw Sheperd wave at the crowd, but he wasn’t so happy, and I could swear he was nervous.
He did not seem confident on the horse either. Raphael must have made sure the handicap wasn’t counted for this match to be possible.
“In position three is Alpha Cruz Nikson playing attack, and lastly, we have Alpha Gabriel Wright in position four,” The commentator said, and Casey’s team arranged themselves on the field.
The whistle was blown for the first Chukka, and the umpire threw the ball between the team.
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Instead of going for the ball with the mallet, Darius went for Cruz’s horse leg, forcing the horse to bend slightly, making Cruz tilt over and fall to the ground by the ball.
Theo hit his head with the mallet before they stopped so Cruz could get back on his horse.
The hit was brutal because Cruz was dazed, but his helmet reduced the impact slightly.
A foul wasn’t counted, and they waited to restart the game, and this time they hit the mallet normally to avert suspicion.
Darius scored the first goal, and they switched posts. Then while heading to score on the other side, Marcel challenged Sheperd by ridding him off.
He got his horse close enough to bump Sheperd’s horse hard.
Max wasn’t well secured on the horse, and he fell, but his horse did not stop moving, dragging him along the field.
It was clear that they were outmatched.
The umpire blew his whistle, and they had to make Sheperd’s horse stop.
The seven Minutes for the first Chukka was up.
So they started the second Chukka.
This Chukka had a lot of falling and hitting, with Cruz and Sheperd doing all the falling and getting hit. It was so bad that Sheperd was taken out on a stretcher.
Marcel had done a number on him, and a foul was called. It didn’t matter because the Northern Beasts were way ahead with more points, so the goal Casey scored for the foul did not mean anything.
Casey was impressive for a first–timer and did a good job holding his
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own. I was sure Sheperd and Cruz would have done the same if our men weren’t targeting them.
I noticed that after Sheperd was taken off the pitch, there was concentration on Cruz.
Darius, Theo and Marcel wanted a piece of him, and they did not want him to be taken away quickly, so they took their time.
Cruz fell off the horse many times in the fourth Chukka and was dragged along the field.
Theo’s mallet met his head by ‘accident‘ a couple of times until he was knocked out, and they had to take him out on a stretcher too.
By then, I was sure Casey would have figured out what was happening, but it didn’t matter. The crowd found it funny, and Eloise and Kara found it satisfying.
I doubted they would be in shape for Rugby because beating them up on the field during Rugby would be easier than this.
The match ended with our team winning, of course. It was the most entertaining match of the day, and the crowd cheered both teams for the humour they got during the game.
We went to their changing room to celebrate their victory, and I saw Theo and Eloise kiss passionately.
Eloise had given him her big thank you. He kissed her with his hand on her tiny bump. It was amazing to see how much they loved each other. Marcel lifted Kara in his arms, and she giggled.
They really had it in for Sheperd and Cruz, and the satisfaction they got from it was amusing. It was more fun for them than revenge.
Darius touched the tip of my nose playfully, and I walked him to where he would unburden himself and take off his gears.
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“Those men did not make it challenging,” He complained, taking off his knee guard, laughing.
“They probably trained for just one month. Polo isn’t played in the east. I was honestly surprised that they would want to play polo. Given the circumstances, they tried,” I said, and Darius looked at me.
“I was surprised, too, until I saw my itinerary. Casey asked for an audience with me on behalf of Cruz and Sheperdwell. I think they want to discuss something with me, and this is the only way they could get close enough,” Darius said.
I wondered what it was that Casey wanted to discuss with Darius on behalf of Cruz and Sheperdwell.
“I will see them in the afternoon tomorrow,” Darius said, finishing what he was doing, and we headed towards our booth.
When we got there, I found Abelardo in deep conversation with Neva, and Nellie was talking to someone on the phone.
Darius made me sit on his lap to watch the next game, and I enjoyed him holding me.
We watched the game together, and I realised that Darius and his team were ruthless because I saw a smooth game with no fouls or violence. No one was carried off in a stretcher. I looked at the part given to the east and noticed that Cruz and Marcel had not returned to sit in their positions, they must have been injured. While I searched for them, I saw Alpha Ramsey with his daughter sitting next to Casey, and I remembered what Darius had told me.
I spoke up immediately.
“Darius, Alpha Ramsey Kuhn is the man in the eastern booth sitting next to Casey,” I said.
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“The one with the blue shirt?” He asked me, and I nodded.
“Yes,” I said, and he sighed.
“I will put someone on him just in case his intentions are malicious,” He said, and I agreed.
After Darius told me about Alpha Ramsey, I wondered why he would do such a thing, and I could not figure it out.
The man had no reason to set Cruz up and bring evil upon us.
But then again, he had forced his daughter into our home and threatened war with Casey.
I also knew that Ramsey did not like Casey at all.
I think it had to do with the Howling Moon being in charge of the east before the rise of the Magic Fang.
I did not want to draw any conclusion because many things could have caused him to go against Casey, but one thing that was certain was that Casey needed to know that Ramsey worked against him, but I did not know how Darius would feel about it.
I planned on discussing it with him when we got home.
“Link Cindy to join us for dinner so I can give her some of my seals,” Darius told me, and I looked at him to be sure I heard him right.
“Why would you want to set yourself up like that?” I asked him, and he smiled at me.
‘I am not setting myself up, darling. I want to trace it. It is a physical item, so the culprits would have to find a way to collect it. I want to trace it until it reaches its final destination. I can catch the person and maybe figure out the reason,” he explained, and I smiled, realising it was a brilliant Idea.
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I linked Lily to join us for dinner before we left the place.
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