Chapter 122

AVERY

Aleister caught the men and returned after three days. The men refused to admit that Agrona was behind the whole fiasco but Aleister got inside their heads and made them confess.

As expected, it is all that witch. She truly kept pushing Aleister in the ditch so he had to get her help every time he faced trouble with the witches and wizards.

This incident is not my main focus though. The rebellion has been managed and Aleister now knows that Agrona must be dealt with.

But according to Declan’s intel, the witch won’t go down easily. After Aleister kicked her away from him, she managed to crawl back to the castle.

By now, she must have prepared another ditch for Aleister.

“ What are you thinking about, Princess? ” His knuckles run down the side of my neck as he asks from behind.

I blink, shifting my focus away from the window and glancing at him from over my shoulder. Aleister’s deep eyes are fixed on me, soft and affectionate.

I sigh. After everything, did he need another bet