60. In the shadows

[Kian]

“Jax?” Dominic knit his brows, looking at Jax incredulously.

Jax slowly got up from his seat. His face was a mix of anger and fear of being caught.

“No, Alpha. He’s lying!” Jax flounced closer to Ash, but was held back by the guards. “Carys Elffire is forcing him to lie! Yes! That’s it! This is preposterous. I mean…” he chuckled as his voice cracked. “Just look at him! Ash isn’t in his right mind. How can you trust what he says? This is ridiculous!”

Dominic looked at Ash, who was sitting with his eyes shut, holding his head with his shaking hands.

“Who knows where he had been all this time? The condition he is in… God knows what he’s been through,” Jax said in a hurry. “Where did she even find him? How did she find him? Did someone see how she got to Ash? She could have kept him captive on the day of the attack when she sensed that someone was spying on her and… she brings him now after altering his memories. She had been in Xafran, right? She was even in contact with a wizard