Chapter 98: The Ultimatum
Aurora sighed, “1 felt really sorry for him.”
“Me too. But I can’t lie to him. That would only hurt him more in the future.”
Aurora smiled wryly, “Maybe you’re right. Miss, it was nice talking to you. Here’s your dinner. If you need anything else, please do not hesitate to tell me.’
I watched her leave the room, and I didn’t bother to try to escape. There were guards outside, guards from Vaner.
Demarco probably would be more than happy to share his resources to help Warren get to Theo.
Since that night, Warren had come to check on me every day. I tried to carry calm conversations with him during his visits, but with each passing day, I saw him consumed more by darkness and I started to lose sight of the Warren I was familiar with.
Gone was that warmth in his eyes. Now all I could see was vengeance.
I stared up at the moon and looked to the sky.
“Maggie,” I whispered, “he is in so much pain and I don’t know how to help him. What should I do? What would you
I let out a heavy breath and wondered whether I should tw to sleep, which had been a distant dream for me as of late.
Warren and Theo took their turns to show up in my dreams, keeping me tossing and turning all night.
As days went by, I thought of Theo more and more. I wondered what he was doing and how he was keeping.
A knock at my door drew my attention. Then it was opened from the outside.
As Warren walked in, I let out a sigh.
He was here to ask me the same question, and I would give him the same answer.
Tonight, his hair looked like he had run his hand through it multiple times and his face had begun to stubble. I could see the•bags under his eyes and the crazed look in his eyes.
“What do you say, Ciana?’ “You know my answer.”
“Why? Why won’t you help me?”
“You need help, but not from me. A healer would be more valuable for you than your prisoner.’
‘I’m fine!” he snapped back. “I’m sober and I’ve never been so clear on what I want to do!”
Do you really think that will make you feel better Warren? Put aside the fact that he’s your brother and has no motivation to harm Maggie, just think for yourself! Killing the crowned prince, and having the entire wolf population after you. Is that what Maggie wants for the rest of your life?”
“Not the entire wolf population. Demarco wants him dead
98 The too. I’m sure there are more people like us out there.”
“Demarco worked with Luther, and somehow they don’t take any blame for this?”
“Don’t you worry! Once I take care of Theo, Luther will be next! He’s a vile psychopath that wants to destroy the crown. That traitor will answer for his crimes. I will feel his blood run through my fingers and pool at my feet if it’s the last thing I do. But that’s all after Theo’s demise. At this point, I’m not picky about my allies, even Luther.”
He had lost it.
tired and want to go to bed. You should
leave this place
guess I will just die
any further. So I walked to the bathroom, closed the door, and started washing my face,
how unreasonable Warren had been lately, one thing he wouldn’t do was violate
that!” he
I could. I
LhimMum
door. He didn’t just break
love
What?
wouldn’t you help me? Why would you be
was it! I flung the door
I must have romantic feelings for
who is the one lying? Ciana, can’t you see, only when I mention him, do you get this upset? In the past, you’ve done so much for him, and what has he done
couldn’t explain to Warren in a few sentences what happened between Theo and I. It was too complicated.
you can’t even
sighed, “Warren, it’s not
tell me, what
it? I
he could not have left a
eye. Later, somehow, we just kept running into each other,
fate was messing with us; one thing after another, we’d been through many journeys together, he’d saved me many times, and I’d also seen
someone that I cared about as a friend, and without
actually didn’t know how
not enemies, but were we friends?
other that way? I thought of Theo’s attitude toward
more I thought about it, the more I
then?” Warren
was the most
me, his handsome face was pale and
know? Ciana,
78 t_numatum Bang!
echoed through the hallway, and footsteps mingled with
‘Stop him!”
not that way!
Bang—
was broken from outside and a large black
my heart jumped into
still as his eyes scanned the
to place
mean nothing, Theo!” Warren scoffed as he kept his distance and walked a semi-circle around the Dark Prince’s
talking through the mindlink, however, even without hearing their conversation,
He came for me.
no tremor in his voice
be no match for Theo, despite the
a clamor of Warren’s guards, some as their wolves, flanked into the room, standing at his back as they
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