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Chapter 219
Zora
“What does betrayal look like, Lily!” I asked her, angry and mad.
“I don’t know, Luna, I swear I don’t know,” She said, crying and screaming. I accepted the answer.
“It looks like you,” I said and nodded for them to wash the silver off so
she could calm down.
Wison attached the hose to the faucet in the room and used the water to wash Cindy’s body. The water was much that her feet were slippery, and she tried not to fall off the stool; she managed to balance herself with a lot of effort.
“I tried to do it the easy way. Cindy. I tried to redeem you. I tried to save your life. I told my mate you were misguided and we should give you a chance. I stuck my neck out for you. Everyone warned me not to trust you, but I said I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt and that I was sure you would help me out. I was sure you would give me the information I need, but you disappointed me, Cindy, and proved me wrong,” I said, and she shook her head.
“Now answer me this,” I said.
“Did you or did you not tip Gezel off about your arrest and our deal?” I asked, and she shook her head.
“I think she is thirsty,” I said, and Cindy began to scream out of fear.
“I did! I did! I told her everything. Please don’t pour that water on me!” she said, wailing.
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The burn of the first session was still on her skin because of the silver that was used to bind her. The longer it took to heal, the more likely she
would develop scars when it healed.
“Why did you betray me, Cindy? You gave our enemies information and still had the effrontery to stay here, why?” I asked her as she looked at me.
“I wanted to be someone, and they promised me that. They said they had people on the council and they would elevate my status. I do not want to be a trophy anymore….” She said, and I shut her up.
“Bathe her,” I said because she was still lying.
She wasn’t a trophy. She did not come to the Hand estate like the rest of us. She was sent so Darius would consider mating with her. Her father sent her for the sake of having an alliance.
She screamed for a while before they washed it off.
“Every time you lie about something, and I know it, I will wash you with silver“. I told her.
“I do not care why you did it, Cindy; I want information now. What did they do with the seals you took?” I asked her. I already knew what they did with it, but I wanted to be sure that she understood my message and would tell the truth because I figured she was the type that needed motivation before she could speak the truth. It was pathetic, but she was a liar.
“They used it to create attack ordered in the south. It was sent to the
council to approve so the north could deploy troops to the south to cause a problem between the two regions,” she said, voicing the truth for the first
time.
“Now, was that difficult ?” I asked her, and she shook, still sobbing.
“What is their next move?” I asked her, and she looked at me as if she
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were scared.
“If you do not tell me, Cindy, I will force it out of you, and it will be painful“, I assured her.
“They are planning to do something to Lady Hand. Something about her committing a crime. I do not have the full details, but they plan to arrest her after the games to force Lord Hand to step down,” She said, and I composed myself.
“After that, what next?” I asked, and she shrugged.
“Do you happen to know what they have against her?” I asked, and she
nodded.
“Jenny Lawrence’s confession that she sent to the council. She said it would be sent and played for the council if anything happened to her. According to them, Lady Hand has been trying to kill Jenny because Jenny knows her secret,” Cindy said, and I knew where they were driving.
“And, what is that?” I asked, and she was afraid to say it.
“Say it!” I yelled at her, already knowing what it was, but I wanted to discredit it and make it seem like propaganda.
“They said she was the one that gave up lord Collier’s cover and had him killed so her son could be lord because Lord Collier wanted his other son to be lord instead of Hand,” she said, and I shook my head.
I was secretly worried that was why they were looking for David, but I kept it to myself.
“How many more lies would these people peddle? This woman has buried her mate, and they want to use his death against her. Do they have proof of this allegation other than Jenny’s confession?” I asked, wanting to know what we were up against, and she shook her head.
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“Not that I know of Luna. I am just an underdog.” She said, and I knew she wasn’t lying.
I walked up to her and looked at her body.
“You had a bright future, Cindy. Sadly, you dared to throw it all away for nothing. I tried to make it easy for you and give you your life back, but you threw my kindness back at me,” I said and looked at Wilson.
“Lock her up in the dark cells. She would be tried for treason with the Sheperdimum penalty,” I said, and she began to cry and plead, knowing she would be found guilty.
“You have proven you can’t be reformed, Cindy. I can’t have you roaming about the place creating troubles for my husband and me,” I explained my reason to her and walked out of the room.
I was done with her. She cried and called after me, but her pleas fell on deaf ears.
She deserved pain. Waking up every day knowing she would be sentenced soon would torture her. I might not push for the death penalty, but it wasn’t my decision. I instructed Wilson on what to do. They had already prepared the second questioning room for Annika and Olga. I planned on questioning them and then visiting Lori.
I could feel Eloise and Kara’s excitement while we walked.
“I can’t believe you went ruthless on Cindy,” Eloise said excitedly.
“That bitch had it coming from the moment we met her in the general banquet hall for breakfast. She was so full of herself, trying to control all the women with her lies and nonsense. Honestly, she had it coming, and I must say, you went a bit too easy on her, Zora,” Kara said, and I giggled.
“What is all that about Nellie? They are trying to pin a lot of shit on the woman. These people would stop at nothing. Jenny is a member of the
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organisation and disqualifies anything she has to say. As far as we are concerned, it might have been her last card should all fail,” Eloise said, and I stopped and hugged Eloise. She had just made a complex issue
easy.
We did not have to do anything. The fact that Jenny was part of them already disqualified whatever she tried to accuse Nellie of
I felt terrible that my friends did not know about what Nellie did. Darius and I had kept it between us so we could keep it secret.
