Chapter 263: Grace
I had barely left my room. And by my room, I meant the super small closet that was 7 feet by 6 feet. Big enough to hold a twin bed, and literally nothing else. The same room that I had lived in for the first 14 years of my life. The only room that had ever been mine. It was pretty much exactly the same as I had left it all those years ago. I had felt so lucky. Luna Ava had let me pick out the sheets for my 10th birthday. And there was a bear that I had had for as long as I could remember. I was told it was given to me by my mother, but I had a sneaky suspicion that it was really from Luna Ava. My mother didn’t really seem like the nurturing type. I mean, anyone who just hands their child to the maid, couldn’t have cared that much, right? I hadn’t wanted to believe it, but the more I looked at all the facts, the more I didn’t believe that anybody in this house had ever cared for me at all. Even Luna Ava’s care had had it’s limits.
A knock at my door drew me out of my thoughts, and I was grateful for the distraction.
I opened the door and was surprised to see Adrian standing there in a full suit.
“Hi.” I said a little nervously.
“Grace,” Adrian replied, wrinkling his nose as he looked over my shoulder at my room. He had never seen my room before. I had lived in the prison cell when he had come into Kinsley’s life. At least that’s how I remembered it.
“Did you need something?” I asked when he didn’t say anything else.
“I wanted to see how you were fairing.” He said, but I didn’t really believe it. There was something else on his mind.
“I mean, the accommodations are a little small, but they’ll do.” I answered simply, but the truth was, I didn’t mind the room, I just didn’t want to be stuck in it.
“It is... small.” Adrian said after a long moment.
“I was wondering... I mean, I know there isn’t much, but I was wondering if I could come out for a little while today, and maybe see the special stuff you were talking about?” I sounded timid, weak even. But that’s how I needed him to see me. When the time came, I would kill him myself. I would kill him for marking me against my will. For trying to force himself on me on multiple occasions. And for never protecting me from Kinsley. He could have come into the pack and questioned everything, but he didn’t, and I saw that now.
He smiled at me, and I saw the malice behind it. “I would love to show you.”
I nodded at him and tried to show my gratitude. My nerves were on fire. I knew I could still shift if I needed to, but I was surrounded by other Lycan. I didn’t want to have to rely on that because regardless of how strong I’ve become, I didn’t like those odds.
“What would you like to know?” He asked.
“I don’t know.” I answered semi honestly. I didn’t want to ask anything too detailed to make him suspicious of me, even if I was fairly sure his ego would never let him think it was anything more than I was into him. “The Alpha Pack knew nothing about Lycan’s. And when I lived here, I knew nothing about them either. I thought we were all werewolves.” I confessed.
“Well, that is what most people in this pack think,” Adrian answered as we walked through the halls. “We don’t share otherwise unless there’s good reason to. It’s safer that way.”
“So other packs don’t know Lycan’s exist?” I asked curiously.
“Exactly.” Adrian smiled at me as if I was doing exactly what he wanted me to do. I was being curious, but not too curious. And that was exactly the place I wanted to be.
I nodded and followed Adrian’s lead. I didn’t know exactly where we were going, but I was surprised when he led me out of the packhouse. I could hear Kinsley yelling at some poor servant in the kitchen as the door closed behind us. He clicked a button and the door to the car opened. I climbed into the passenger seat and kept quiet. I didn’t want to seem too eager or nervous because the truth was, I was both. The idea of going with Adrian anywhere was sickening, but I would have my revenge soon enough.
“So, you say, Rhys was using you?” Adrian prodded. We had been driving for a little while now, but neither of us had said anything.
I knew this was my chance to make Adrian think my loyalty lied with him, but I hated the idea of talking bad about Rhys. He definitely had his flaws, but he was kind and loyal, and to say anything else hurt my heart a bit.
“Oh, it was horrible,” I lied. My time alone in my room had given me plenty of time to come up with stories to tell. The best lies hold a little bit of truth in them, so I had to really dig deep in them. “He forced me to unbind my wolf. I knew when I learned my Lycan was bound it had to be for good reason, but he made me go through the horrendous unbinding, so I could be of use to him. He made me train and practice my powers. He wanted to defeat the Red Blood pack. He thinks you guys are moving against him. He was going to use me to do it. But this place is my home. My family. I know Luna Kinsley and I have never had a good relationship, but I had always hoped we could have what I’ve seen so many others have.”
The words fell out of my mouth so quickly. The rehearsed story I had come up with in my head now laid out there for everyone to see.
“What if I told you we did have a plan to move against the Alpha King?” Adrian asked, and I knew by the look on his face that he was trying to gauge my reaction.
“Then I’d say, I hope he gets what he deserves.” I answered.
As much as he wanted it to be, it wasn’t new information to me. We had figured out months ago that he was trying to move against the Alpha King with fake treaties and lies of what they were trying to do right under his nose. But that’s where Adrian was clueless. He would never bring Kinsley into his business discussions, he thought Rhys would be same way, and that was to our benefit.
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