178 - Like An Ambush
Chapter 178 - Like An Ambush
Delice wasn’t dead.
That was certain.
If she was, Valerick would know. He was her Sire.
Something about that kept Zezi's heart at ease and she focused on her plan squarely.
Nothing must go wrong.
While the search for Delice continued and Valerick was busy with finding out where she had disappeared to, Zezi and Aunt Alice had a private discussion.
“Why have you called me here?” She asked the minute the door was shut. This hall was somewhere she had never been to before. The statues almost looked alive.
It was terrifying.
It felt like a pair of eyes were staring right at her, right through her soul.
It was creepy.
“Are we still leaving today? Has George marked the Vampire? Is that why he is this way? What is going on?” Aunt Alice had never seemed so worried before. “I am so worried that we will be leaving you here.” She cupped her face between her palms, her movement slightly trembling, as tears welled up in her eyes. “Are you certain you will be alright? This castle promises insanity. My daughter—”
“Mama, listen to me carefully.”
She nodded, noting the seriousness in Zezi's voice.
“You will leave today, no matter what happens. You must.” Then she pulled out a small bottle from within her dress. “I was supposed to give this to George but he is unstable, you will have to do it.”
“What is this?”
“Volakys Extract. It is the only thing that can kill them.”
Aunt Alice gasped, her hand slipping to cover her mouth and seal the sound away.
“I thought you were—”
“We don't have time. Alpha Gery is dead and Luna Sky is dead too, so I have heard.”
“You are right.”
“Find someone to give this to, Mama.” She slipped it into her mother's hands. “And hide it very well. It is our only hope.”
“I know who can help.” She finally said, and tucked the small bottle away within her dress. Then she pulled Zezi in for an embrace for the last time. She had accepted the defeat of never bringing her along with them, or the fact that she would never end up with George. She only ever wanted what was best for her daughter after all.
“My Baby. I wish you wouldn't have to do this alone.” Aunt Alice said in reference to her pregnancy. “I wish I could be there for you.”
“I will not be doing it alone.” She pulled away, stopping herself from crying. “We don't have much time. You must leave now. I love you, Mama. Take good care of my Mira for me.”
Mira wasn't supposed to go with them, but after discovering that Delice was her mother and that she wanted to leave with them, Valerick had allowed it.
It was uncertain if he would still allow it now that Delice was missing, but Zezi didn't want to deliberate on that.
If he was to change his mind, she needed them to be gone by then.
“I will. Till we meet again, my Baby.”
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They left the castle but they never made it past the cave that led to the outside of Lavida.
The Princess awaited them at the mouth of the cave, with guards behind her.
It felt like an ambush.
“You can't leave the castle without a check.” She had declared, when she threw the carriage door open.
Her sharp, red eyes filled with mockery.
“The King didn't subject us to that.” Aunt Alice declared, her voice a little shaky.
“Who gave you the audacity to question me, you filthy dog!”
Laura’s hand shot forward and she yanked her out of the carriage, tossing her to the ground. Mira screamed, launching at the Princess and she tossed her away like a pesky fly.
George had been put to sleep and he laid in the carriage, of no use to defend them against this.
The only person in the carriage besides George was the rider and he certainly wasn't on the side of a fur creature.
Defenseless.
Just like an ambush.
“Please, don't hurt her!” Aunt Alice yelled as she tried to get off the ground and crawl to Mira.
But the Princess wasn't done with Mira, she went to her, and crouched next to her as the child’s eyes shot daggers at her.
“You are nothing like your mother, you stink of the stain you were born from. By the time I am done, you will be gone and everything will be as it should.”
“Get away from her!” Aunt Alice cried, trying her best to shove the Princess away as she shielded Mira with her body. “Leave us alone. We have done nothing to you.”
The Princess stood up, madness blazing in her eyes.
“Search them! Search the carriage! Search everywhere!” She yelled to the guards who got into action immediately. “One of them has the extract.”
Aunt Alice’s heart dropped.
This was an ambush.
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“Your Majesty! Traitors!” The Princess’s voice rang loud and clear the minute she entered the castle.
The guards had dragged Aunt Alice in, along with Mira and an unconscious George.
Zezi’s eyes widened and rage spilled through her veins.
“Have you gone mad, Princess? Let my family go.” She yelled, walking over to a guard that held Aunt Alice hostage while sending daggers to the one holding Mira. Aunt Alice looked battered. “I will have your head for this.”
Laura smiled. “No, I will have your head.”
“What is going on here?” Valerick’s voice thundered as walked to them. “Explain yourself sister before I deem the Execution Ground worthy of you.”
“There are traitors, your Majesty. They have the Extract!”
“The Extract is in the lab.”
“Well, they have another!” She held the bottle up in the air.
“How are we supposed to know that you didn't plant it there?” Zezi attacked. “You hate my people!”
Laura's shoulders tensed up.
“If you were so sincere, you would have carried out the search here but you had to ambush my family because you had a dirty trick up your sleeves.”
“Very funny, “Queen”. But I saw you in that Room of Statue. Come up with a better lie. I know you met up with Akeem, you are probably responsible for Delice’s disappearance! What have you done with her? What have you done with my friend!”
“Your accusation—”
“Is it true?” Valerick's voice silenced them. “Was the Extract from you, Zezi?”
Her back stiffened and she refused to turn. Of course, the bond between them was nothing but a snitch.
He could feel it, no matter how hard she was hiding it.
A fucking snitch!
“Look at me and tell me the truth!” He was using that voice again but she refused to look, to speak.
Her heart raced and no matter how hard she tried to control it, the bond kept no secrets.
“Bring the wolves to the Execution Ground. They will stand trial.”
“NO! Please, no! Valerick, I did it! I forced her to take the Extract with her. I— it was all me. Blame me. Take me to the Execution Ground, but bring Laura around. I stole the extract from her.”
“If you think I will believe a word you are saying, then you are a fool.”
When she called his name, he didn't turn to look at her, but the anger he felt slipped through her veins, and the bond they shared felt bitter with it. It was so heavy, or ached.
“Throw her in the dungeon, and Laura, destroy the extracts. I want it all gone.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Zezi’s screams to be listened to fell on deaf ears and she got dragged away to the dungeon along with her family.
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