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Chapter 228
Zora
Casey saw me moving out of my room with my bags the day I wanted to leave. I could not tell him the real reason, so I made it seem like it was a matter of the heart, hopeful that he would let me leave, but he pleaded with me to stay, and I was too in love to walk away.
I knew he needed help and could not be left alone, so I chose to risk it and stay. Every day I woke up fearing my father would find out I had been lying.
When Casey decided to leave for the games, I decided to visit my father’s house and steal some information that I knew might keep me safe. The flash drive is currently in my bag at the hotel. It has the list of people he planned his mutiny with and how they funded themselves. Every single one of them. I made sure I took the information before joining Casey in the north,” She said, and I paused.
“Where is the flash drive right now?” I asked, and she sighed.
“In our hotel suite, I put it in Casey’s bag before we came here. So if they checked my things, they wouldn’t find it,” She said, and I was elated. That was all the information we needed to nail more people. I hid my excitement so she would finish talking and I could send people to get their stuff.
“Continue,” I said, and she nodded.
“My father followed me here, and he was mad but couldn’t do anything. That was why I was always in public or with Casey. I had lied to him that Casey won’t come to the north. I had messed up his plans because I knew he wanted to plan an attack on your life and make it seem like it was an
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act of revenge by Casey. He knows Lord Hand would lose it and attack Casey blindly. I happened on that information the last time I visited him, so I lied to him.
He also knows Casey isn’t a pushover and would fight Lord Hand. Casey and Hardy are friends, so they would get into the war they have been trying to create. Casey being here spoiled the plan, and he was mad.
The night Casey caught me, I had learned that day from a friend who was in a society that my father had put a target on my head and they were going to kill me. I could not tell Casey, but I remained with him, waiting for an opportunity to run. The fact that I am almost due did not help the matter either.” She said and went to sit on the foot of the bed. That was
when I noticed that she had silver bracelets on.
“Who put that on you?” I asked her.
“Casey. I told him I won’t run, but he wouldn’t have it,” she said, and I took out my hairpin to pick the lock on the bracelet.
Taking her hand, I began to pick the lock.
“You know how to do this too?” she asked me, amused while I picked the
lock.
“Yes, Casey taught me when I was young. It was the only way I could get out of the house at night so we could hang out,” I said, and the bracelet opened.
“I am sorry I ruined your happily ever after with Casey, Zora. I wish I never went to that damn party,” she said, sounding genuinely regretful
“We all wished we never went to that party, but I believe it was meant to happen because I am where I was meant to be all along,” I said, and she nodded, tears streaming down her cheeks.
“I am glad you got your happily ever after, Zora; you deserve it. I was too
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jealous of you to be nice to you back then, and I am sorry. I wish I could take it all back. But know that I did not want to come into your home. When my father found out we were fated, he began to scheme. I should have fought back,” She said, and I pulled her close to hold her. She broke down completely.
I felt her fear and her anguish. I wished Casey would just try with her. She was a victim like all of us, caught in the web of her father’s lies.
As things were, if we did not put an end to Ramsey, it is only a matter of time before he gets to Lori and kills her. Any man that can order the assassination of his child is cold–hearted. When we catch the bastard, there is no point in being merciful. He did not deserve it at all.
I left Lori in the room and sent Brian Wilson to Casey’s hotel to get their stuff. I also asked two female staff to cater to Lori’s needs. The woman had been through enough, and the truth was, if she had not come into our lives, I would not be with Darius now. I was grateful for how things turned out; it was time for peace.
