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Chapter 149: A Life For A Life
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Laurel didn't want to watch the execution, yet she stood at Adolph's side as Delia was dragged up to the execution block. She cried and wailed, declaring how innocent she was as the herald read the charges in a sharp brisk tone.The guards held her down against the chopping block as she screamed and pleaded for mercy, tears streaming down her face, yet she felt nothing.No remorse.No guilt.Had she been a real threat to their plan? Basil didn’t care for her while she was alive. It was only after she was gone that he’d seemed to realize her worth, and what woman needed that? Still, she wondered. If she hadn’t died. If she’d never have met Adolph and Basil had come to find her, would she have gone with him? Would she have forgiven him if not for his love then for the kingdom?Alice scoffed, and she almost laughed at the thought. No. She wouldn’t have because even at her lowest, she’d believed that she deserved better than the sham of a relationship they’d had. When Adolph had returne
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With Delia dead, she thought that maybe things would get easier, but there was still a feeling of danger looming around what felt like every corner. She’d hoped it would vanish as the days went on and her stomach grew larger, but it didn’t. If anything, it felt worse. She could only hope that Adolph's trip would help ease some of it. When the Wiccan delegation including Eden returned to the Wiccan lands, she had thought that maybe Adolph would relax, but she supposed that until they knew for sure that Gavin wasn’t a threat and that all the threats they had ever suspected had been neutralized, there was no chance that they would ever have peace.Adolph was almost certain it wouldn’t even be that simple, no matter how much he may have wanted it to be. There was still something wrong. His wolf still felt restless. Maybe Eden was still a threat. Maybe not.He'd find out soon enough. Eden was a cunning man. He'd either get Adolph alone with a plausible excuse or he'd manage to kill him in
The Returned Luna Chapter 152: The Desperate
“Luna Laurel,” a servant called. “You have visitors in the west parlor.”Laurel smiled and nodded before rising and following the servant. She had been expecting an alpha-luna pair from a potential noble pack to arrive. She assumed that the people waiting for her were them and looked forward to discussing their pack’s economic position, needs, and testing out their loyalty to the throne. She didn’t need any other traitors in their midst.As she reached the room, Alice stirred with apprehension. There was something wrong. The necklace didn’t warm with warning or danger, so it wasn’t a mortal threat. So what could be wrong?*What’s wrong?*Alice growled as the door opened and revealed Laura’s parents. She almost rolled her eyes at how well-dressed they seemed compared to the last time they saw one another when she was Laura, or even when she’d sought them out as Laurel. This had a noble written all over it. What was the plan? Use them to garner sympathy about Laurel taking Laura’s pla
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Adolph and his escort reached the border before twilight. The generals greeted him grandly and he got a chance to peek in on Basil’s training for a moment before getting some sleep. It seemed that his son had taken to martial training as well as he had in his youth. A bit of pride went through him as Basil went from attacking with a sword to shifting into his wolf form and back to his human form smoothly enough to catch his opponent off guard. The smoothness and speed of the shift were usually untapped advantages in combat. He didn’t expect Basil to have to use it much in the future, but it was a good thing to have. “Would you like to join them for a bit?” A general asked. “You know you’re still more myth than man.”Adolph chuckled and shrugged, “Of course. At least before dinner.”The general grinned and stepped on the pitch before Adolph removed his cloak and followed. Basil’s eyes widened as he walked onto the pitch and took out a practice sword. He picked Basil’s partner and Bas
The Returned Luna Chapter 154: The Face of the Vampire Nation
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The Returned Luna Chapter 155: Culture Shock
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The Returned Luna Chapter 156: The Game Begins
Gavin was surprised to get an invitation to a private meeting with Laurel. Didn’t the girl have any sense? Inviting him to tea was like asking him to poison her outright, or at least giving him a chance to whisper into the ears of the people that she surrounded herself with. With Adolph gone and her so far along in her pregnancy, she was uniquely vulnerable. Anything could happen. When he arrived at the palace, was escorted to her private parlor and smirked down at her as she sat quietly, already sipping tea. Well, she wasn’t so stupid as to make him wait. That was something. He sat down and shook his head, “If only my Olivia could see–”“She’d probably be pulling her hair out in frustration,” Laurel said. “How could a poor country girl be the true mate of the Goddess-Blessed King when she was just his wife?”He scoffed, “A second mate at best. My Olivia—”“You can drop the act,” Laurel said, swirling her tea. “Adolph told me everything about her pining away for him during the war
The Returned Luna Chapter 157: Assassin
Gavin would make her pay with her life for the insult and making a fool of him, but he only had a certain amount of time to do it. Based on his sources, Adolph wouldn’t be back for a while yet, but how long wasn’t clear. He had to be quick.With any luck, the man he’d made an appointment with would be on time. “Sir, your appointment is here.”Gavin looked up as he entered. He’d arranged for them to meet in this squalid little townhouse on the worst side of town for the sheer ease of it. No one would suspect that he would meet anyone here and as it didn’t belong to him, it would never be traced back to him. The man entered, hooded, and didn’t sit. He was taller than Gavin and rather broad beneath his cloak. He wanted to see the man’s face, but as he didn’t plan to reveal his face, he couldn’t ask an assassin to reveal his identity. No smart man would have agreed anyway.“I hear you’re someone who can get rid of a problem for me.”“Depends on how much of a problem and what you’re wi
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