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Chapter 225
Darius
“How did it go?” Abelardo asked me, and I sat down on the couch.
“You would have known if you were there,” I said, and his face dimmed.
“I can’t have anything to do with that bastard,” Abelardo voiced out, and I nodded.
“That bastard is the spitting image of father and seemed pleasant too. He isn’t interested in our politics and has a lovely mate and three children, who happen to be triplets, by the way.” I explained to Abelardo, and I could see the shame in his eyes. My words rendered him speechless. Everyone was quiet too. It was as if I had made the atmosphere seriously awkward.
“We are not obligated or expected toKarange mother, Abelardo. Our parents lived their lives and made mistakes, we do not have to continue the pattern among ourselves,” I said, and he felt ashamed.
“Where is he?” Abelardo finally asked.
“Zora is settling them in,” I told him, and he nodded.
“I will see them later,” he said, and I sighed.
Once the atmosphere was calm, Hardy was the first to speak.
“My beta would arrest the people in the south today. But he said he would do it quietly, so they do not alert the people here,” he explained to me, and I sighed.
“So what will happen after we pick these people up and you become
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king?” Casey asked a valid question because what we were doing was only going to buy us time, not solve the problem.
“I will give both of you seats on the council, increasing my influence, and we will hunt for someone,” I said, and they were attentive.
I did not know if Abelardo knew of Jenny’s son, but this was the time to lay it on the table.
“Jenny Lawrence had an affair with my father. She also slept with Marcel and Raphael’s father,” I said, and they were shocked.
“This Jenny woman is all over the place,” Hardy said, making an obvious observation.
“But that isn’t the issue, really,” I said and sighed.
“We investigated her home a few months ago and found some pretty disturbing things. The woman had a knack for keeping records. Official and private records, some of which were disturbing.” I said, and Raphael interrupted me.
“Maybe her involvement in these things is what got her killed. She might have pissed them off, and they came for her and then tried to make it seem like it was Corrigan. I am glad we did not act on the information we had.” he said, and Hardy exclaimed.
“What attack?” He asked.
“Jenny was killed in the Hand home in Wonderland when she visited lady Nellie. There was a fight, and they said the attack was from you. That you ordered them to bring Zora to you,” Marcel said, and Hardy was confused. Of course, he would be. He did not orchestrate the attack, and my friends did not know the truth about the attack.
“Why would I attack Lady Hand and this Jenny woman, let alone kill her?” Hardy asked, and we sighed.
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“It seemed plausible at that time since that was the day Darius was taking Zora to visit our mother, and you had already attacked the estate to take her,” Abelardo said, and I could hear the tinge of shame in his voice.
He had humiliated our mates and the girls in the harem because of the event. I am sure he wished he could take it all back now.
“Wow, these people want a war badly,” Hardy concluded, and I did not want to elaborate because I knew exactly what had happened.
My mother had killed Jenny and tried to make it seem like it was Hardy There was no point explaining or elaborating because that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and I could not allow that.
“Anyway, Jenny liked to keep records,” I said, going back to the topic of discussion, and they were attentive.
“According to those records, she had a child with my father, or so she said. It could have been anyone’s child, but she claimed it was my father‘ s. Her husband was late by then, and she occupied his seat on the council so that it would have been a scandal, and she would have lost the Babanin’s seat,” I said, and they were in shock.
“What happened to this baby?” Casey asked, and I nodded.
“She claimed my father took the baby from her, and she does not know where the baby is,” I said, and Abelardo growled.
“Another bastard!” he said, and I nodded.
“Technically, the only bastard if the baby is a Hand. David isn’t a bastard since father claimed his mother, but Jenny’s child is a bastard not only because of the illicit affair, but we are not sure if the child is truly a Hand. The baby could have belonged to any of her lovers. She also seemed obsessed with my father,” I said, and Raphael laughed.
“You can say that again, Darius. Eloise can’t get enough of those journals.
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The woman was out of it,” He said, laughing. Honestly, the journals were funny.
“Journals?” Casey, Hardy and Abelardo asked, and I nodded.
“There were journals of her personal life that we took from her home where she describes all manner of things. It is easy to conclude that the woman was unstable.” I said.
“Anyway, what if this son is the king?” I said, and Abelardo shook his
head.
“This king thing is a spillover from father’s time. It might be the same set of people. He is too young to be the mastermind. He should be twenty–five twenty–six now since you said it was after Jenny’s husband’s death.” Abelardo said, and I nodded.
“That is the confusing part of the information. I thought it was David, but after meeting him and his family, I do not think he is the one.” I said, and Casey leaned forwards.
“It will be wrong to dismiss hunches. I think this bastard is worth looking into. After the arrest, we should pull our resources together and trace this guy out. We need to know if he is alive and where he is. This king guy must have a serious sense of entitlement, and I am sorry to say this, but he is likely the one who thinks he is owed because other than that, he has no reason to want to be king.” Casey added, and we agreed.
“So, how are we doing this?” I asked, and Marcel leaned forward.
“The games have been cut short because of security issues and the rates of forfeitures and dropouts. So, it ends this week. We will go to the arena tomorrow and make our presence known. Pretend nothing is happening and move in on the traitors at night. The longer we stay away from the arena, the more alert they will be. We need them to relax,” Marcel said, and I agreed with their devised method.
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“I thought we should play some Polo, too. Cruz and Sheperd are on their way,” Casey said, and we all laughed, remembering what happened at the last game. Everyone laughed except for Hardy, who didn’t get the joke because he wasn’t there.
“They won’t trouble Eloise and Kara. They know they have lost. If anything, they are very sorry. Sheperd has bigger issues. It seems Ramsey is behind his pack’s predicament, and Cruz is paranoid about his warriors,” Casey said quickly to put Raphael and Marcel’s minds at ease.
“We will need all the help we can get. Sheperd and Cruz are pretty strong warriors and the best the east can offer Differences aside, we will make a great team,” I said, agreeing with Casey’s choice, and my friends had no choice but to accept it.
