Axel Leon:I entered through the large window and found the room completely empty. I could still hear the others fighting, and the chilling screams were echoing off the walls.I started using my wolf's help to track the scents around. I tried to calm my rapid breaths so that I could hear my surroundings clearly. It seemed like there weren't many people in this house; maybe everyone had gone to secure the main door for safety.However, despite not hearing anyone nearby, I just couldn't shake the feeling that my daughter was somewhere close. Once I was in the long hallway, I finally heard footsteps. I hid behind a wall and paid close attention to who it was."Keep an eye on the basement. Make sure no one gets their hands on them," I recognized the voice as Remi, Zelene's adoptive mother. She was giving instructions to the guard about the basement.Whoever they had in the basement was crucial.My daughter!I remembered Zel's letter, and it was pretty clear that I was on the right track.

Zelene Sallow:"Tell me, are you gonna punish your own mother?" she yelled when I didn't answer her right away."Just give me one good reason why I shouldn't," I asked, and her face went blank for a moment. She was really expecting me to say something comforting to her."I'm your mother, Zelene. I understand you're mad at me right now. But you can't deny or reject the truth that I'm your mother. You've already lost your sister and your adoptive mother. Are you sure you wanna lose your birth mother too?" The way her eyes filled with tears puzzled me. She genuinely seemed to lack the understanding that she's never been a mother to me and that the reason I lost my sister was because of her."My mother? Since when did you start calling yourself my mother?" I scoffed as I made blunt eye contact with her. The fact that she was trying to manipulate me after revealing her true self to me made me wonder if she thought everybody else was foolish in this world."Whatever I was doing, I was doing

Zelene Sallow:It's been a few days since that unfortunate event, but the clouds of sorrow had not yet dispersed. Everyone remained upset. In fact, arranging a suitable funeral for Hannah and Zel proved to be difficult due to Lady Jewel's objections.She didn't attend the funeral, refusing to pay her respects to a froster. I'm relieved she decided not to come. Her presence would have only added to our stress."We've summoned Jessica," Ray informed as he entered my bedroom. "Her trial will begin very soon, and she'll face the consequences for everything she's done."I finally had a bedroom to myself, which I appreciated for the privacy it offered. The brothers had been behaving strangely, seemingly in competition to spend more time with Yuna and me. I wasn't entirely sure how that would play out, but for now, I was leaving everything up to fate."I'm feeling really nervous," I admitted, getting up from beside the crib after putting Yuna to sleep."Nervous? Why's that?" Shane entered th

Zelene Sallow:"Axel, please, listen to me," Jessica quickly knelt at Axel's feet and began begging desperately."What is there to listen to? You played such a cruel game and destroyed everything for Zelene. All along, you've been doing your best to hide this truth, constantly accusing Zelene," Axel stood up and leaned over her, shouting in anger."She's just a naive child, Your Highness," Jerome realized he couldn't save her with any more excuses. The video footage had clearly exposed her actions."Child? She might seem like a child to you, but she's a grown adult who wrecked someone else's life and tarnished her reputation. If Zelene received such a severe punishment for drugging the Alpha Kings, why do you think Jessica will escape all of it?" Axel continued to shout, pointing his finger at Jessica, who sat on the floor with a vacant look in her eyes.I could tell that the harsh reality of how messy this situation had become was finally sinking in for her."You're not suggesting th

Zelene Sallow:"Something has been bothering you," Axel said, frowning at me as I pondered how everything led to this situation.Jerome was determined to free his daughter from prison. It just didn't make sense that he ended his life without even meeting Lady Jewel one last time to give it a shot."This whole situation is so messy," I muttered. "I just don't get it. There are so many things that simply don't make any sense," I sighed, rubbing my temples.“What situation?” Axel continued to ask."But how could it have happened with Jerome?" I still wasn't buying the whole story of Royal Gamma Jerome ending his own life."They're saying he ate a lot of poison," Axel remarked, taking off his jacket and stretching his neck."That's so bizarre," I shook my head while cracking my knuckles simultaneously. There was a sense of unease in my body that I couldn't shake off.Something definitely happened other than the regular 'he took his own life' scenario. I recalled the interest Lady Jewel sh