Chapter One Hundred and Eight
Chapter One Hundred and Eight
“We are gathered here to witness the great Encounter. The hosen will see the god of light, face to face; they will become one body, one soul. This is the dawn of a new era…
Julia’s voice trailed off as I noticed a female figure enter. She should have been hard to spot in the crowd, but I easily found her. She was dressed in all black, a hood covering her hair and a mask shielding the lower half of her face, leaving only her eyes visible.
Grey eyes.
I had seen those grey eyes somewhere; I tried to pick out where I saw them from, and then I remembered.
When I visited the Nightshade Pack with the other Empresses and regent, I had seen those same Grey eyes, belonged to the Luna. I remembered how drawn I was to her; for some reason, I knew she was different.
it
If this was indeed the Werewolf Queen Kaida, what was she doing here in the South, so far from her home?
Everything seemed to go in slow–mode, her eyes stopped on me, she didn’t give me more than a glance, those grey eyes were pinned to the woman standing at my left–hand side. Empress Cynthia, and then she raised a weapon… a gun. No one saw her; her movement was too quick.
She shot. Thrice.
Her aim was true, and the bullets struck straight into Cynthia’s chest.
It took a moment for people to register what had happened; by then she was already gone, and the hall broke into
chaos.
He said there was going to be a distraction… Could this be it?
I didn’t linger to see what happened next. I ran down the dias.
“Wait!” Julia called, but I was already mixed into the crowd of people; not even the soldiers could push their way in. The crowd pulled me every which way; finally, I saw my chance. Shoving through the bodies and elbowing a few, I finally found myself in the familiar hallway; I knew just where the exit was. I ran for it, as fast as I could go in my heels, there was no time to stop and take them off and so I didn’t bother.
“You shouldn’t go out there!” A soldier called, but I ignored him. I thought I could lose him; I was wrong.
He raced after me; he was faster, my legs gave out, and I fell to the ground.
My heart slammed in my chest as he picked me up. “I’ll be taking you back to the Empress…”
He was ripped from me, and I watched in horror as Trian snapped his neck in one swift move.
“Trian… you found me.”
“I told you I would.”
Trian picked me up, carrying me bridal style; he didn’t seem the least affected by the puffy dress. He ran out the exit door, and we left the castle behind. A sleek black car was already waiting.
How did he know I would follow this route?
He placed me in the back seat, slamming the door shut before taking the driver’s seat. He reversed to set into the right path and then drove off. He went at a very high speed; I couldn’t even bear to look through the window.
It must have been about an hour before he slowed down.
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Chapter One Hundred and Eight
“Are you alright?”
“Yes.” I answered, but I knew I still looked pale.
The remnants of fear and the alkaline still pumping through my veins made me feel lightheaded. I couldn’t believe it… It felt like a dream, and yet it was happening. I had escaped. I didn’t know how he did it but he had kept to his promise and I was free. I should have never doubted him.
“Was that the signal? Killing Cynthia?” I asked; my voice sounded a bit breathy.
“No. It wasn’t. That hadn’t been a part of my plan, but it saved me the stress; someone else wanted her dead, but clearly they weren’t well informed, the empress isn’t dead yet.”
“She was shot thrice.”
“She is a servant of the god of light; whoever attempted the kill didn’t realize that bullets alone can’t kill them.” He said.
“You sound so sure of yourself.”
“I am. She isn’t dead. Not yet.”
I remember those grey eyes, of course I could be wrong about it being Luna Kaida, but for some reason she was the only one that came to my mind.
“If this wasn’t your signal, then what was it? Were you planning to throw a bomb?”
“Not quite. I was going to let in another crowd into the party – the flesh eaters, there would have been a lot more bloodshed.”
I was silent for a moment, then burst into laughter, and he let out a chuckle. He was amused by me, but he was the funny one.
“That was a joke right?” I asked and he nodded.
“Of course, it was.”
