Chapter 774

Chapter 119 : An Unexpected Alliance

Payne, Thomas, and all of Soren’s men stood there, shocked looks on their faces.

I imagined they’d come into the dungeon to rescue us and met a dead end in a passage that was supposed to be open, and they were left wondering what to do.

“Miss Mila, you’re okay!” Payne exclaimed. I noticed the look of relief in his eyes.

Thomas grinned. He made a motion, like he was wiping sweat off his brow.

I was just as happy to see them as they were to see me.

Payne and Thomas did a quick glance around, evaluating the situation.

“Finally, we can make ourselves useful!” Thomas whistled, his eyes darted over to the army and he immediately led an assault on the puppet soldiers that were swarming Soren.

Payne was staring at the king, his eyes were focused on the thorny root around Dylan’s neck.

Dylan was practically unrecognizable. He was covered in dirt and his clothes were torn. It wasn’t what a king would normally look like. I was keeping a close eye on Dylan, making sure he wasn’t going to try and sneak away.

“Is that…” Payne followed my gaze.

“The Alpha King,” I confirmed. “He is going to lead us out. Isn’t that right, Your Majesty?” I raised my voice at the end so he’d hear me clearly.

Payne balked and stared at the dirty, disheveled king. He looked more like a war prisoner than royalty.

“Well… Surely,” Dylan muttered. “If you could loosen this root… that would be even better.” He pointed at his neck.

I arched an eyebrow at him.

“I’m not sure what the royal guards would think if they saw this. Better they don’t think you’re threatening me,” Dylan pressed.

I turned to Payne. “Can you please ensure that His Majesty is ‘taken care of?’ I don’t want him… slipping away.”

The corner of Payne’s mouth twitched. “Yes, of course, Miss Mila.” Payne motioned Dylan over and the king complied.

As slippery and crafty as Dylan was, Payne wouldn’t let him get away.

I made the root go away the moment Payne had him surrounded by our men.

Payne moved Dylan out of the way of the puppet warriors.

I turned my attention back to Soren and Thomas. With his reinforcements, Soren was finally able to subdue Sebastian in a way that made the puppet warriors back off.

It looked like the situation was starting to get under control.

called

still injured and I wanted to run to him and help him

I felt him in

my love. We’re going to finish this

voice was so soft

looked down. He must have been furious at me for coming to the palace in

like I expected. He just nodded to me. And from

my skin. His soft words of “my love” echoed in my mind, bringing

careful, and…’ I mindlinked back, watching Soren turn his attention back to Sebastian and the warriors.

expected him to while he

took a step back. Finally, things

I whipped my head around and stared

Eros?” I snapped, recognizing him immediately. How many times have I had to ask him the same question?! “I told you to take Helen and get to

Ashley would kill me the next time

cue, Ashley appeared behind Eros. She glared at

“We don’t need to wait until ‘next time’ for me

fingers across his lips like he was closing a

alone. Lee and

were they all doing here? I didn’t think either of them would interfere with anyone else’s issues.

do Soren’s bidding, but I’d never seen him

Hmmmmm,” Eros kept making those annoying

I asked Eros, frustrated by his untimely

Ashley and motioned to her

said “shut your mouth”,

her eyes. “For f**k’s sake, just say what you want to

back at me. “I can’t

asked,

“From coming back…”

can’t you stop her? She’s so fragile and weak that she could barely speak

Scrape. Scratch.

down my spine as I heard something dragging across the

“What is that?”

patted my shoulder. “Get ready, Mila. You’re

from the shadows. Based on the shape,

came close enough for me to see clearly, my

gracefully making her way down the pathway toward us. It was none other than Aunt

had already come to stand right in front of me. Only then, I realized that she hadn’t magically grow new limbs, instead, she had used magic to wrap herself in roots. They held her upright and acted as

move freely, and the roots that replaced her arms moved similarly to real arms. The color was all wrong but if I’d seen only her silhouette, I would have

more in awe when I

smooth and fair skin, there were barely any wrinkles. Her hair was glossy and straight, all the way down to her waist.

more, her eyes were no longer empty or focusless, instead, the

injured old lady I’d found in the dungeons was gone. She looked like an elegant forest elf or fairy, full of vitality and power. She now looked like the woman I’d always seen in my dreams. Only now, she looked

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