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Zora’s POV
We had breakfast in our room before getting ready to go.
For me, Eloise was the person who worried me the most, since there were only two possible outcomes: either she would be selfish and force her son to pick between her and me, or she would give me an opportunity. Of course, I was hoping she’d grant me an opportunity.
When I was with Casey, he had no parents, so I had never experienced
this.
That time, we prepared and went to see Darius‘ mother.
However, it turned out that Silvester had waited for us in front of the
door.
“Marcel demands my help right now. Do you believe you can hold out for me? The situation looks serious; it involves Elbert and the East,” he stated, made me a little concerned about Casey.
“Link me once you’re prepared to go,” I replied, then he agreed. So, I chose to enter Kara’s chamber.
Kara was embroidering a piece of cloth in her room when I arrived. Although it was horrible, she appeared to be enjoying it. Moreover, due to the fact that we didn’t dine in the restaurant that morning, I hadn’t seen
her.
“Hey, why haven’t you people left yet?” she asked, setting down the hoop holding the cloth she was tarnishing with her embroidery.
She grinned at me when I observed a diamond ring on her finger.
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“He made the proposal an hour ago. I just answered yes without giving it any thought,” she stated, beaming with teary eyes.
“I can’t make the same mistake twice, can I?” she asked, so I could tell that she was anxious. Fear gripped her.
“What made you say yes?” Observing her anxiety, I questioned her.
“Since I love him, I know it will be fantastic to spend the rest of my life with him, but secretly, I’m afraid fate will intervene and ruin it for me once more,” she replied, then I rushed to give her a hug.
She backed away, gave me a head nod, and wiped away the tears.
I began to understand why she was spending her time in her room embroidering a piece of cloth, rather than interacting with the other people in the Eastern garden as she usually did.
“I must take this risk, if not, I would continue to speculate and regret my actions. It’s a pleasure to meet Marcel, he’s a wonderful man. He is better than that shithole, Sheperd. Which is good,” she wiped away her tears and added.
“Feeling nervous and ecstatic at the same time is a confusing combination of feelings,” she admitted, so I grinned in response.
“Has Darius informed you about the events taking place in the East?” I shook my head in response to her next question.
“We were ready to go when Marcel contacted him for a discussion concerning Elbert and the East,” I informed her, then she nodded.
“That bastard,” she yelled, while I was left wondering what had gotten
into her.
“Elbert split the East with great success. The East is no longer entirely under Casey’s authority. The East has merged with the South in some areas. I also observed that he could attack Casey to seize total control of
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the East. I just took snippets of Marcel’s discussion. I’m sure Darius would let you know what’s transpiring on in case I misheard,” she responded, making me shocked.
How could the Eastern Alphas have allowed Elbert to exploit them in that way? I felt anxious. I hoped Casey had all the support he required to fight back. Joining up voluntarily was one thing, being coerced into it was quite another.
After nearly two hours of anxiously waiting in Kara’s room, I made the decision to go back to my own. I didn’t want to lounge around in the garden too.
“Can you tell me your position?” I linked Darius.
“In the meeting,” he answered, while I started to get bored. The thing I could do was sit and pray for Casey. However, I eventually gave up waiting and went to sleep.
A few hours later.
A disturbance in the hallway startled me awake.
It was dusk when I peered out of the window.
I questioned what was going on. Darius also still hadn’t come back.
The discussion had lasted all day. What was going on actually?
When some guards approached my room, I sit on the bed because I realized they were Northern guards. That was the first time anyone had ever got into Darius‘ chamber.
“Darius” I linked him but got no response, indicating that he was not present. Unexpectedly, Abelardo entered, carrying a furious expression.
“Tie that woman; she has a few issues to answer,” he stated, making Monica start to snarl.
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“It will be better if you cooperate with us, or your acts might be interpreted as treason,” he cautioned me, so I stared at him fiercely.
“Is Darius aware of it?” I couldn’t help inquiring, but he seemed uninterested.
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“I don’t need his consent to interview a prisoner. No matter how he treats you, your situation remains unchanged. We require your full cooperation, in order to figure out a crime that has been committed,” he stated, then the guards cuffed my wrist with the silver handcuffs.
“What’s going on? I should at least be informed of what transpired,” I uttered those words, as the guards took me out the room.
“You will learn during the investigation.” Abelardo remarked, so I attempted to link with Marcel and Raphael, but they didn’t answer either.
“What is going on with Darius?” I questioned, afraid something might happen to him, but Abelardo interrupted my question and slapped me.
“You must refrain from using his name. He is lord of the North!” he stated. I couldn’t help wondering, what had transpired to leave him in this state?
“He still believed in you. Even if, I’ve cautioned him. Currently, our mother was attacked and she is now in critical condition. She was with an elder from the council when she got attacked in the afternoon. Sadly, the elder did not survive. The guys were recognized by the soldiers as a mixture of Eastern and Southern troops. The council has requested that we must interrogate the newcomers, particularly you, because I am aware of your connection to Elbert. Since you arrived here, Elbert has ventured to launch two attacks. It must imply something,” he explained, but I thought that was an absurd reason.
“All of us have vowed to serve the Alpha,” I stated and avoided using Darius‘ name.
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“In what ways can we be against him? How come Elbert’s sins should be paid for by us?” He glanced at me angrily when I questioned.
“Let me explain why. I cautioned my brother to be cautious with you, but he ignored me. It’s a shame I’m here to settle him down when he loses his train of thought. Our mother has successfully avoided detection in Wonderland since our father was slain. She just revealed her Wonderland residence to you before this incident occurred. Elbert’s attempt to seize you from the North is something else I won’t soon forget. Today was the day for you to see her. They may as well have come to fetch you,
but when they didn’t find you there, they chose to cause some harm to others.” when he remarked, my eyes widened at his cunning slant. To put it that way made me appear untrustworthy.
“I refuse to say anything unless I meet my alpha,” I responded, so he looked at me angrily and smacked me one more time.
“You’ll treat me with the same respect. The council has given me the authorization to employ violence if needed. I wouldn’t want to muck up my brother’s plaything. Don’t push me.” he stated, but I didn’t say anything because I knew this was a terrible scenario. Despite how much I despised Abelardo, I had to admit that he was right.
