Chapter 66Ann povJace pinned me against the wall the moment we stepped in, his eyes scorching with rage.His fingers dug into my skin, and his breath fanned against my face.“How dare you visit another man?” his words rumbled in my ears and caused fear to wrack through my body.In as much as I was dismayed, I stood still, afraid to let out a word cause after seeing him murder a tough man like that over a word, I didn't also want to end up like that.“Am I talking to a tree? Is your mouth sealed?” His gaze burned through my eyes. I felt my soul leaving my body.I wanted to keep my mouth shut but I knew that would irk him, and that would be the last thing I’d ever want him to do.In a cracked voice, I answered him. “You’re hurting me.” Jace was stilled for a moment, the expression on his face serene. I thought he would never be considerate, but he let go of his tight grip around my shoulders.Stealing a glimpse at the spot where his fingers had dug in, I saw scratches, but what could
Chapter 65Jayden povMy eyes narrowed, and my inner wolf growled the moment we stepped outside of our chamber to see Brussel drenched in blood, panting heavily too.A ripple of agony and fear passed over his face, his head lurking over his shoulders, perhaps at Jace whose movement was predatory and silent as he approached Brussel.I licked my lips, my fists clenching at my sides, my demeanor calm despite the rage brewing within me. What effrontery! Jace had thought so highly of himself, but I knew there couldn't be smoke without a fire, and this made me take a calculating look at Brussel, whose one hand was already missing.“Master you have to save me. This son of a …” his voice was cracked and slurry as he said the remaining words as Jace stood behind him.I could feel Jace’s dark aura spreading chills in the air, and I began to wonder what must have gone wrong.Hagai, my uncle arrived and stood beside me and I could see him flinched the moment he set his eyes on Jace but he was q
Chapter 64Ann povMy heart hammered blood through my veins when Melia left me and took the other route.Last night I was assigned to the tavern to serve the workers after their long hard day labor. Brusel, the ruthless of the slavemasters had sighted, and threatened that I visit him else he’d make this place a living hell for me.And since I heard the bad and wrecking news from the other maids about Brussels. The intensity of my confidence plummeted. Stepping my foot on the hard-tarred stony road that leads into a dark tunnel scared the shit out of me. It sent some cold chills down my spine.‘Oh goddess!’ I muttered with a weary sigh. My hands gripping each other, and then dropping to dust them on my rumpled ball ugly skirts.This place reeked! It reeks of sex and any kind of awful fragrance. For a moment I felt my stomach roll to my throat and I also felt a powerful presence behind me.I stole a stealthily glance over my shoulders, only for my eyes to meet with a thick darkness
Chapter 63Jace's povWhen my eyes peeled open, I had to squeeze them tight back because the direct sunlight was piercing them.My body felt numb tho, but I was able to push myself up when I looked around. My gaze held hers. She flashed me a sweet smile, the one I'd never seen on her face before.Judging from her looks I guessed I didn't hurt her last night. A fragment of the memory from last night still played in my head so I could vividly remember how weird I was behaving the previous night.It was as if I was being intoxicated and that made me lose my head.Gripping her arms, I peered into her eyes. "I hope I didn't hurt you last night?" The look in her eyes was empty. "Talk to me. What weird things did I pull last night?"A thoughtful expression marred her face, then a slight smile as her delicate hands rested on mine, and she bit off her lips."Oh, something indeed happened last night." My heart flinched at that. "But would I regret or blame you? No!"My eyes darted to her face a
Chapter 62Jace povSince yesterday, Mia had been lying down in her room, refusing to eat or sleep.The maid told me she only cried herself to stupor, and stared emptily like she doesn’t exist in this world anymore.Though, it was against the royal rules for Mia to have maids but I had assigned one to her earlier, to serve her in secrecy.I waved my hands to dismiss the maid, my attention fixed on the portrait in my room.A lot of thoughts were flooding through my mind at the moment. I’m just confounded on what to do. A light sigh escaped from my lips as I canted my head and run my fingers through my air.I know Hagai would be scheming against me at the moment alongside his sister since I threatened the Armadillo’s family would come to their doom soon, but I wasn’t wrong either.I meant every single world I had said. Ever since this kingdom was established, Armadillo’s clan had rose from a mere merchant family to a power sucking family in the capital through scheming and evils plot.
Chapter 61Jayden pov“That little cunning hyena thought he had grown up to bite the fingers that feed him?” My mother seethed with anger and clenched her fist in rage. “He dares to threaten the Armadillo’s clan?” Slowly, my mother rose from her chair, gracefully strode towards the spot where the petal vase was placed, and quietly she played with the tip.“I’m to be blamed for not killing that rat while he was little. My father must be laughing at me at the moment now for begging him to spare that brat. If only I had known I should have permitted my father to kill him.” She drew in a deep breath and slapped the hem of her skirt in the air as she smirked.“Sister, you must do something. We must show him why the armadillo's clan has been standing still for centuries unscathed.” My uncle fumed with anger as he paced front and back, hissing and cursing at each interval.Thick silence filled the air.“So what do you expect we do?” My mum’s voice finally broke through the thick silence th