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Chapter 78: I’ve Been Waiting For You

I stared at the fake me, Jasmine, on the ground. Warren was still leaning over her. His eyes were half-lidded, but I could see underneath the tears brimming in his eyes. I couldn’t deny that I felt mortified, too. I promised we’d protect her, and I failed to honor my word.

“Everyone! We have all been fooled by the imposter!”

Raymond announced, waving dismissively at Jasmine’s lifeless form. He had shifted back and someone had quickly dressed him with a cloak. “The Moon Goddess has sent us the real Ciana just in time. The pack can finish preparing for the arrival of our esteemed guest.”

“Show some remorse!” I snapped, turning to glare at him. “You just murdered a young girl, one that you were using for horrible crimes.”

Raymond scoffed and rolled his eyes at me, he whispered, “She understood the risks of disobeying me. If she wasn’t going to do her part, she was no longer useful.” His voice was so casual and uninterested.

“You’re a monster! Moon Goddess above, in the name of Lord Lycaon, you’ll get what you deserve!” Warren said, finding his voice. He stood and balled his hands into fists.

I didn’t think I’d ever seen Warren so mad, but he was ready to fight for Jasmine’s memory and keep his promise to always remember her.

“That is more corruption coming from a member of the royal family. You can’t just come in here and throw your weight * around. We don’t bow down to royal tyranny,” Raymond scoffed loudly. “Take him into custody.”

“You can’t! You have no jurisdiction over the royal family,” I argued.

Warren added, “You claimed that the crown are tyrants that lord over Alvar. What’s your evidence?”

“Seize him!” Raymond didn’t answer, only gave his order. His guards pounced on Warren.

“Now, what do you think the king is going to do to Alvar pack when he finds out what you’ve done to his son?” I asked. I glanced at the rest of the pack.

No one spoke up at all. They wouldn’t look at me either.

“Hold him down. If he twitches, knock him out,” Raymond demanded. He stood over Warren, smirking and leering in front of the captured prince.

Rage pumped through my veins and my hand tightened around the feather. I’d knock that smug, arrogant look right off his face!

“Your decoy is dead. There’s no way you’ll complete the alliance with Luther now,” I said, pointing a finger at Raymond.

He smirked and chuckled darkly in a tone only audible to me. “I see you haven’t let go of the feather, Ciana dear.”

“The feather?” I asked, creasing my brow.

Suddenly, a tingle shot up my arm and it dropped limply at my side. I couldn’t move it! I kept telling my fingers to release the feather, but they wouldn’t respond.

That same tingle spread through my shoulders.

What was happening?!

Then my legs wobbled. I staggered to the side, catching myself on a nearby pillar.

come for the feather, so I made sure it would work to

The tingling numbness kept spreading through my body. I couldn’t feel my legs anymore and

couldn’t let Raymond win like

off soon.

was malicious.

has been overcome by fatigue. But she is prepared to honor our alliance with Alpha

turned as his grin broadened from ear to ear. He was a snake!

this whole thing was a trap?” I muttered, trying to

and we’d set this

but I blinked

right. I always planned to capture you,” Raymond taunted in

his guards and they stepped up to Jasmine’s body. Warren watched with horrified eyes, still unable to move against

and Warren was being held prisoner. After all, Warren was

against Raymond by now. Unfortunately, it

the crowd, it was noisy, but no

the paralyzing poison or if it was because I realized how bad this situation was. Soon, I’d pass out from the

could do whatever he wanted with me. Even give

pack? It couldn’t be… Father, Mother, what should I do? What else could

I heard a deep, smooth voice utter beside me as my body finally collapsed onto the

my eyes to see Tallis a few

mouthed silently, I was no longer able to make a

Tallis shook his head.

he was just going to let me

agreement that it would be

heard, “Just play along. This is your chance to find out what

to faint and be completely helpless. Raymond could do anything… I would have shaken my head if

be fine. I’ll follow and I won’t let anything

keep me safe made me believe him. That

an imprint of something pressing against

safe,” he said again, lowering

pin. The shape on Tallis’ sweatshirt was a lapel pin. It was familiar because it was the same shape of the pin that

too heavy to lift, now. If Tallis was wearing a lapel pin I’d made

I knew it!

he stepped back before Raymond could notice him. I gave myself over to it, trusting that Theo would keep me safe. One last thought went

in the world would wear a lapel

**

my eyes open, the first thing that I realized was that I was moving. My ears pricked up with the whirr of car tires

in a car, getting driven

as a massive headache

forward and resting my forehead on the driver’s seat in front

was a luxury car with real leather seats and the leather was cool, helping my