All Chapters of Ex-Breeder's Return for Vengeance : Chapter 51 - Chapter 57

Serene's PovDressed, I made my way to his room, ignoring the nervous tightening of my stomach.“Well, there's an angel,” Sebastian said as he saw me approach. “Agnar, you dog. I'll take your ungratefulness and present you with your surprise anyway. Ready?”Agnar's voice filtered out from the open room. “I can only assume every last one of you in this house has gone stark, raving mad. And since madness deserves no courtesy, you’ll forgive me if I don’t waste my breath on replies you’ve not earned—”He trailed off when he saw me. “Serene?”“See?” asked Sebastian before taking his leave.Agnar kept staring at me, his expression unreadable, as though he were trying to place me in a memory. My palms itched at my sides, but I forced them still.“Are you the surprise they’ve been talking about?” he asked finally, his tone caught between disbelief and curiosity.I still stood at the threshold when I replied, my throat dry. “Yes... I believe so.”His eyes roamed my face from where he sat, as

SereneI opened my eyes slowly and blinked at the intensity of the light above me. I looked around. I was in bed, and my clothes had been changed. I was now putting on nightwear. "I took the liberty of changing you into something more conducive." The voice came. “I hope you don't mind.”"Oh." It was Agnar and he stood a few feet away from the bed. “No, I don't. Thank you.”He was holding a mug of what I knew was tea, and dressed in sleepwear, too. He moved further towards the bed."You fell asleep before we were done greeting the Alpha King."I blinked again. "Oh."I remembered being in and out of sleep during the rest of our journey here. I had managed to hold on until the arrival of the Alpha King whom we needed to pay homage to. His entrance was the last thing I remembered. "Here," he said, helping me sit up. "Some tea to get you warmed up." I accepted it gratefully as I sat up in bed. "Thank you." The nightwear did something to him. He looked gentle, less of the cocky, witty

SERENEHe stumbled repeatedly as he walked across the platform to stand at the booth of the accused.I waited and watched. Alpha Azriel stood up, scroll in hand, and headed towards the centre of the platform, his golden hair catching the rays of the morning sun.He was the right hand of the king, and also the Judicator.“Let all bear witness!” His words rolled across the platform like thunder. “Today, judgment is called upon Roman St. Cloud, accused of spilling innocent blood within his own house. By decree of the King, truth shall be tested, and justice carried out!”From his place in his booth, Roman mumbled, “I didn’t do it.”Azriel ignored him as if he hadn't spoken and went on smoothly, “Today, a verdict will be carried out, and we will all see where the fate of Roman St Cloud lies. Bring on the witnesses!”I held my breath unconsciously as Daphne and a few of the guards were brought on. She had on a long skirt and a long-sleeved blouse, and her hair was packed together in a bun