80: Until our last breath

Xavier sat at the table of his study, handing three royal scrolls to Valerio. He wanted him to personally deliver them to the supervisors of the Capital 3 project. The door opened and Edward, who had gone ahead to the temple earlier, stepped in and he approached him.

Xavier nodded at Valerio and he took his leave and as the door closed, Xavier’s attention turned to Edward.

He had gone ahead with four elders to confirm the information Xavier had given about the men he killed. Edward was to report whatever their findings were.

“Any news?”

“The bodies of those men which were supposed to be at the temple are missing,” Edward said, locking his hands behind his back.

The council of Alphas, Robb Ainsworth, the queen, prince Edward and lord Elliot were the only ones that heard his remark about those he killed and he wanted to narrow down to who amongst them could have done this. His guts told him his enemy sat with them at the courtroom. He couldn’t ignore that feeling.

He scoffed and ti