All Chapters of My Mark Is His Poison : Chapter 51 - Chapter 58

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Chapter 51FREYAThe next morning, I went about my work with an excited bounce in my step.My conversation with him played on repeat in my mind. My stolen glances, his suppressed smile as Julian talked about that day, and then when I finally said goodbye. As much as I hated to admit it, I did spend a suspicious amount of time thinking about it all, so much that I ended up seeing him in my dream.A silly voice at the back of my head told me it was a sign for something but I shoved the thought away. It was merely a dream. It wasn't anything serious. But I did constantly wonder what it was he initially wanted to say before agreeing our conversation was over. For someone who wanted to keep professional boundaries, I badly wished I could go back to that moment and wait for him to say whatever it was he wanted to."Hey, what on earth are you thinking about, Freya?" I flinch a little at the sudden sound of her voice and I blinked up to see Elena eyeing me with a look of suspicion."Uh, no

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Chapter 52FREYA'S POV I could not tell how long as I stood there, frozen to the ground and completely speechless as I stared back at the woman in front of us.Out of the corner of my eyes, I could see Gideon, Julian and Finnley looking back and forth between her and me, and I was just as taken aback as they were, maybe even more.I had suspected my mother had ties to Talamar when I remembered her amulet, but the last thing I had expected to see was a woman who looked like the elderly version of me. The streaks of silver in her dark hair reminded me of what Bria had said days ago. The magic may have messed with her memories, but this woman still had silver in her hair anyway.It felt to me like a strange coincidence if it turned out to be the same woman. How did she find us? Was she stalking us just like we were doing too?"I never thought I'd see the day," she said, breaking the silence between us first. Unsure what to respond, I swallowed down a ball of spittle and leaned a littl

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Chapter 53OWEN'S POV"Do you think they'll be successful?" Sera's question pulled me out of my thoughts.I looked up from the map I was staring at, completely lost in the countless markings we made on it when we tried to figure out the exact location of Talamar's descendants."They have to," I responded with a sigh. "I'm quite confident they will, but then..." I drew in a deep breath before exhaling slowly."What is it?" Elena pressed, walking over to place an arm over my shoulder. The mental stress I felt must have been clearly evident on my face with the sympathetic way they both stared at me."I have a weird feeling this will turn out to be much deeper than we think it is." "Well I don't think it's going to be too difficult to handle anyway," Sera shrugged, her voice filled with confidence.Not wanting to be the pessimistic one or put either of them down, I nodded with a smile.None of us was certain that there were any living descendants left and although there was a possibilit

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Chapter 54FREYA'S POVI wasn't sure what emotion was flowing through me as I said those words to Gideon, and I sure as hell was not going to entertain the possibility that it might be jealousy.She had always treated me like I was not worth more than a rag and if I was being true to myself, she deserved to have a taste of what she had done to me, not end up as the potential Luna to a great Alpha.We had not had a conversation together in quite a long time and I doubted I even wanted to, especially not after what I'd heard from Gideon.She was making plans to be mated to him. I was certain my father would even approve as well, and so, when she eventually got what she wanted, I would yet again be thrown to the side.Maybe it was all for good anyway. As soon as Gideon was fully healed, I could return to the human lands with Doctor Carver and Elena and continue the life I had started over there. Gideon would never have to learn of the twins. I could definitely handle it on my own and wit

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Chapter 55GIDEON'S POV I couldn't exactly tell which of the two situations had gotten a rise out of me: whether it was Freya's obvious look of discomfort as her sister spoke to her, or whether it was the unexpected outburst from Cassandra during our conversation.I knew I had no right to insert myself in the conversation between the step sisters, but it was just impossible to stand and watch her look so uncomfortable, especially after I had told her about her sister's intentions. Freya could deny it all she could, but I knew that deep down, the news had hit a spot, just like it had oddly hit mine as well. I didn't know a lot about the relationship the stepsisters shared, but I could already tell there was a lot of tension between them.And while I respected Cassandra, both for the roles she played holding court and staying by my side when the poison still literally ran through my veins, I had a feeling there was more to her reaction.She was a Councilman's daughter and was going t

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Chapter 56VICTOR'S POV It felt wrong and heartless to be seated in a meeting where the agenda was to discuss whether or not my own daughter deserved to be accepted to live amongst us, or to be driven out, again.No parent wanted to be put in such a position, yet, I had to do my duty and show up.The chamber was nearly filled as I walked in, and I realized that this had probably been announced as an open sitting, allowing not only the councilmen but also elders, respected merchants and a few other elite pack members above a certain age.The sight ached my heart. I did not want all these people to witness the fate the council would eventually decide for my Freya. The meeting began as soon as all the Councilmen had arrived. The eldest stood to make the opening address. He waited until the murmur in the room completely died away before speaking."Today, the council has convened to deliberate on a matter that holds utmost importance. I expect every member present here to conduct themsel

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Chapter 57JULIAN'S POV My senses were more than alert as I scanned the chamber the moment we walked in with Maren.This was the whole point of interrupting the chamber and bringing her in: to find anything suspicious.Not many people seemed shocked but curious murmurs had already began to rise. I let my eyes linger on Reginald, carefully assessing his body language since he was still my major suspect.I noticed his body go slightly stiff as he stared in our direction, but his expression did not show the fear I'd been hoping to see."I apologize for the interruption, gentlemen, but this is a serious matter we need to address urgently," the Alpha announced."We do not take the interruption to heart, Alpha," the eldest Councilman said and urged the Alpha to go on."Very well then," he cleared his throat and stepped forward, his hands gracefully folded behind him. "It is often said that every flock had it's own black sheep. Unfortunately, we have one among us. The traitor has tried en

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Chapter 58CASSANDRA'S POV They always said opportunity only comes once, and so I grabbed it with both hands the moment it showed up.I had become so overwhelmed as the days went by and my plans slowly fell apart. The moment the council room erupted into chaos, I made my move, shifting into my wolf form and slipping to Damon's territory. No one was to know we were working together anyway and I doubted they would search for me after the chaos.I paid no attention to anything else as I ran. The night was cold and the wind whooshed past me as I took the familiar route. Something needed to be done about Freya, and urgently in fact. As soon as the elderly witch began to give her testimony, I knew we had only been dug into a deeper mess. Reginald had shown that he was unable to handle the situation, so I decided to seek Damon's help myself. I was not about to let years of careful planning just go down the drain. Finally, I arrived at Damon's camp and a familiar sense of peace envelope

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