Chapter 76
Chapter 76
Elena’s POV
Bryson looked back at James. His eyes fluttered for a while before he narrowed his eyes and made his eyes more stern, replying, “Keep on telling lies. I’ll only believe my mate.”
What a fool!
If I could just slap him so hard, crack his head open, and reboot him to sanity, I would have done it long ago. How could someone like him, who easily threw me at the side when he found another woman, be so foolishly devoted?
In the end, I just shook my head as James, Prince Deacon, and I looked at each other in disbelief.
Since the private conversations were already done, Prince Deacon already called the warriors, and they followed us, lining up properly behind us.
As they arrived, Bryson was already walking up the mountain. Seeing that, one of the warriors took a cautious step forward and whispered to me, “General, should we follow?”
He gestured to Bryson, who was going alone.
Seeing his back and weighing what they might witness, I immediately shook my head and raised my hand to tell him to halt.
“It’s okay, I’ll go with him.”
“Will you be alright alone?” Prince Deacon asked before I could take a step forward. Looking back at him, I gave him a small smile of assurance and nodded my head.
Without wasting any more time, I ran after Bryson, climbing from one rock after another with ease.
While I was climbing, my wolf, Ava, suddenly resurfaced and asked, “You planned this, didn’t you? You’re only letting Bryson come and retrieve Glenda so no one else sees what happened.”
Hearing her voicing out what I was thinking, I momentarily halted and sighed.
As much as I hated Glenda, I couldn’t let my emotions and grievances get the best of me and cause more chaos than we already had.
I shook my head and finally caught up with Bryson, but I didn’t speak with him and just continued to follow the path to the top.
Shrugging, I replied to Ava in my mind. “Partly, but it’s not just about that. It’s about preserving the kingdom’s dignity. But once Bryson picks her up, the truth will surely spread. As much as we try to hide it, everyone else aside was surely not as blind as Bryson. Her humiliation will be known to all.”
After that, Ava let out a small laugh before disappearing into the back of my mind again.
Finally, after a few more steps, we arrived at the house on top of the mountains. The owners seemed to be already prepared and were really already planning to give Glenda back to us because there were no guards at the door.
I halted mid–way and gestured toward the door. “Go, I’ll wait for you here.”
Bryson took a couple of deep breaths, preparing himself for what he may have to see before he took a step forward and held the knob of the door.
Planning to just wait for them, I leaned back to one of the nearby trees and crossed my arms over my shoulder, watching his movements and waiting for him to open it.
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However, a minute had passed, and he was still standing there. “Any moment now, Bryson. What’s the hold–up? Aren’t you rushing earlier?”
Sarcasm escaped my lips before I could withhold it. I thought he would blow up in rage as he did before, but he remained silent, slowly turning back to look at me with his hands still on the doorknob.
“I… What if… What if… What if she’s dead?” he asked in a shaking voice, eyes wavering with uncertainty. He looked helpless and scared.
I didn’t answer him and just stared back at him, face void of emotions.
Seeing as I had no plan to reply, he asked again, voiced with so much restraint that he tried hard not to break down. “Elena… is it true? Did Glenda massacre a village of Rogues?”
I blinked a couple of times in disbelief as I stared at him, reading his face. Was he seriously asking that? Did he really want an answer?
Since Glenda was captivated, he had been very stubborn, defending her innocence relentlessly. Now that we were here and she was doors away from him, it seemed that everything was finally sinking into his thick brain.
I stood up properly and remained calm as I replied to him with indifference, “If you want answers, ask her yourself.”
I nodded inside and confidently added, “She is, after all, still alive. There’s no way that James would have killed her.”
Bryson frowned at my words, but hope flashed into his eyes “Why? Why would he let her live after all this? If what he said was as true as it was, why would he? And how could you be so sure?”
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