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“I swore not to ever divulge this next part, but I guess I might have to now since I have told you that story,” He said and looked around.
“Lucas believes that Marcel is either Collier or Gavin’s son. He does not know who,” he said, and I gasped. It was a shocker, and my entire body froze on the spot.
“Honestly, I think the guy was mad because Marcel looks a lot like him, but he kept saying Marcel wasn’t his. He was unstable, and I could smell the northern cocktail on him and other stuff. Basically, he was out of it. But one thing was certain, he did not appreciate that his friends drugged him and fucked his wife severally,” Hardy said, and I frowned.
“Did he have Marcel tested?” I asked, and Hardy chuckled.
“How am I to know that part? I doubt the guy did that. You needed to see him, Zora. He was mad,” Hardy said.
“So you let him get away?” I asked, and he nodded.
“A deal is a deal, Zora. He had surrendered and told me why he did it. I would also be seen as powerful for fighting and killing the three of them and maybe becoming lord. So I let him go,” he said, and I was shocked to find out that Lucas Sidorov was still alive, roaming free.
“So what did you do? How were you able to pass off three dead bodies when they were only two?” I asked.
“I burned the dead guard’s body at the Inn’s entrance; he had overdosed anyway. It was charred beyond recognition, so I passed it off as Lucas.
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People bought it seeing that half of the Inn burned down and the burnt body was pulled out of the fire,” he said, and I frowned at him.
“How?” I asked.
“Well, I took Gavin and Collier’s bodies outside. Their bodies were clawed and partially shifted, so it seemed like we had a wolf fight, and they died before fully shifting back. The fire seemed like it occurred due to the battle.
I claimed that Lucas was my first kill in the room, and I chased Gavin out and ended him. Collier was not around but arrived at the Inn while Gavin and I fought.
I had dealt the killing blow to Gavin when Collier attacked me, and we fought.
To make the story believable, Lucas clawed at my skin before he ran away, and that is the truth,” he said, and I shook my head.
“Why did he have to lie like that?” I asked him, thinking all Lucas had to do was come home.
“You do not know the protocols, right?” Hardy asked me, and I shook my
head.
“The officers are to die with the lord. There was no way Lucas could come home; he would be put to death. It was customary.” He said, and I understood.
“There was no war; no wolf fight like people like to tell the story. Collier had no shadow guards, and I had no warriors with me, Zora. I am not the hero, I am not a strong man. I am not the Elbert, just a guy that got lucky a couple of times,” He told me.
“No, you are all that and more, Hardy. You are powerfully strong and loyal. I respect your honesty, and I know you would have killed them if it
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came to it. After all, Lucas bared his neck to you.” I said, and he smiled.
I felt relieved at what I had heard, and I could not wait to share the news with Darius but knowing that Lucas Sidorov was out there meant a lot. He could have truly gone into hiding and abandoned his mate who cheated on him, or he could have founded a terrorist group to destroy the family of the man that destroyed his home. I might be wrong, but I knew there was something there.
I returned to the house, and a call came through on my phone. It was Levi, so I answered immediately,
“Your majesty,” he said, addressing me by my future title.
“Lori is moving to Grizlo to meet her lover,” he said, and I was elated. Two wonderful pieces of news on the same day. I could not wait to share it with Darius.
My legs could not carry me fast enough. I walked through the house quickly. Wanting to get to Darius and give him the news.
I appreciated Hardy for telling me the truth. It took a lot for him to put his reputation on the line like that.
That reputation had kept the south safe; if this comes out that Lucas was the one that killed Collier and Gavin, then it will be over. While I moved towards the room, I knew the Lucas narrative was a part we must keep
secret.
Establishing that Hardy did not attack because of the letter was enough to get Nellie off the hook. As for Jenny’s death, the evidence Mathew Majesty might have against her will not stick because no one knew what happened other than Darius, the two Brians that worked for Nellie and
- me.
The Brians would never tell a soul because they would condemn themselves and their families in the process, so I doubted that would be
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The letter was my biggest fear, and knowing it won’t be admissible was great news. I walked quickly and went straight to the room. Darius wasn’t there, so I decided to link him.
“Where are you?” I asked him.
“In my office.” he replied, and I left our room to join him. I entered the office, and he was sitting behind his desk. He did not seem in high spirits, and I wondered why.
“What is the matter?” I asked him, and he looked at me. Then smiled, my heart was beating fast, and his smile put it at rest.
“Don’t do that again. I was scared that something was wrong,” I said, and he laughed, got off his chair, and came to where I stood.
He pulled me close to his chest, still laughing and danced with me in his arms a little, then pulled me close.
