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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.

I made sure it would work to my advantage,” he

I couldn’t feel

Raymond

effects will wear off soon.

was malicious.

and announced loudly, “Don’t worry! Ciana has been overcome

was a snake! I half expected him to unhinge

this whole thing was a trap?” I muttered, trying to force my legs and

this plan up without revealing it to anyone, but

woozy, but I blinked rapidly, forcing myself to

capture you,” Raymond taunted

Jasmine’s body. Warren watched with horrified eyes, still unable to move against the guards that were

After all, Warren was only one person, how could

plan, I’d trusted the pack to go against Raymond by now. Unfortunately,

spread amongst the crowd, it was noisy,

my spine. I wasn’t sure if it was from the paralyzing poison or if it

with me. Even give me

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

a deep, smooth voice utter beside

anymore, but I flitted my eyes

something, help me,” I mouthed silently, I was

Tallis shook his head.

my biggest fan, but I couldn’t believe that he was just going to let me get taken by Raymond

it would be for the best to believe Raymond’s

parted to make way. As I moved through the crowd, I heard, “Just play along. This is your chance to find out

faint and be completely helpless. Raymond could do anything… I would have shaken my head if I wasn’t

I’ll follow and I won’t let

could keep me safe made me believe him. That kind of confidence only came from

an imprint of something pressing against the sweatshirt. It was familiar. I tried to place the familiar shape but my mind was

said

pin. It was familiar because it was the same shape of the pin that I’d made for

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

I knew it!

of relief swept through me as 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 through my mind before darkness consumed

a lapel pin under a sweatshirt

**

that I realized was that I was moving. My ears pricked up with the whirr of car tires and the gentle hum of

a car, getting driven

my temples as a massive headache immediately pounded against my

forehead on the driver’s seat in front of

seats and the