Chapter 247


    #Chapter 37 Unusual objects


    William''s POV


    Enzo was harder to track down than he should''ve been. He was breathless by the time William found


    him on the second floor by an old nursery. William grabbed his arm and hauled him into a random


    room.


    "Nice to see you too!" Enzo said and straightened himself. William closed the door on his guards from


    following them in. It wasn''t that he didn''t trust them, he just had to be careful. It seemed everyone in the


    pce had started to look at him differently.


    “What did you learn?" William asked. He didn''t want to admit that he was relieved to have Enzo here.


    He always handled things with a sense of ease that not many people could have. Still, Enzo would


    never let him forget it if he did admit a horrible thing like that.


    "The entire ce is talking about you—and not in a ttering way. There''s a different stream of gossip


    down every hallway you turn." Enzo leaned against the wal] and shoved his hands deep into his


    pockets. "Honestly, I regret staying away for so long. If I had known your pce has be so


    entertaining, we would have never left. u“


    "Enzo. What sort of things are being said?" William asked impatiently.


    "They think you''re trying to sell the kingdom to those rulers you have visiting. Others heard that you are


    bringing in some... bad people to help decide things for your viges. As for the rest of the rumors... I


    think it would be best if you didn''t hear those."


    "I have to get them out of my pce." William muttered. "I don''t know why it feels as if something


    worse has happened. I can''t put my finger on it, it''s more of a gut feeling."


    "I feel it too. It''s in the air." Enzo said in a serious tone. He pushed off the wall. "I already saw the rulers


    have their carriage packed. I assume they''re on their way out."


    "I need to make sure of that. 1 know they wanted to nt a poison in this pce." William headed for


    the door with Enzo on his heel. The halls always silenced when he walked through, but now he felt


    more eyes on him than normal.


    Or maybe it was all in his head. It was better to be overly cautious than to be sorry about itter. The


    last time he had a bad feeling like this, Doris had almost been taken from him. He wouldn''t let that


    happen again, even if he had to burn down their pce to prevent it.


    "Where are our guests?" William asked one of his guards. The man straightened the moment he spoke


    up.


    "They should be near the carriages by now if they haven''t gone already, your majesty. They said they


    hope to depart before nightfall."


    "Not even a proper goodbye? How rude." Enzo said and lifted his head slightly. Their strides were long


    and fast. By the time they reached the stables outside, the carriage was already out of the main gates.


    William stood and watched them leave for a long moment. It still didn''t feel right even knowing that they


    were almost gone from his kingdom. They left their mark, it stained everything they touched. "Check


    their rooms. Make sure they didn''t leave anything behind." William ordered. "Yes sir." One of his guards


    bowed and moved to leave.


    "Perhaps we should celebrate. I didn''t think this visit would be so exciting." Enzo said as he pped his


    hands together. William only didn''t snap at him because he knew he was trying to keep things light


    even when they felt so heavy. | "No, I think we should have a look around ourselves actually." William


    said and turned to follow the guard up to their room.


    "What do you expect they left? Some sort of dramatic letter that a lover might leave another?" "Have


    you ever been serious for longer than a moment?" William grumbled. He headed for Daemon''s room


    first.


    "Not longer, no. But I do try to attempt it oncein a while." Enzo followed William into the room. " What


    on earth would we be looking for in here? Every thing in this room looks as if it was someone else''s—"


    They both froze when they noticed the box on the table.


    N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    It was addressed to Doris. "What the hell—" Enzo went to pick it up and open the box while William


    grabbed the letter. "All it says is that only she would understand." William said as his anger spiked


    through his veins. He grabbed the box out of Enzo''s hands to see a white stone ne inside.


    "How strange. Why would he give Doris a ne like this? Did he know she was a white wolf?" Enzo


    asked.


    "Yeah, he has been following her out into the forest apparently." William growled.


    "These nes are meant for white wolves. They help the power flow through them more smoothly


    and they''re quite rare toe by. This ne alone is worth more than half a vige." William''s


    brows furrowed. "If they''re n debt, why wouldn''t he just sell this to help? Why would he give it to Doris?"


    "Perhaps we should ask her." Enzo suggested. William didn''t bother to look around any further, he let


    his guards do that as he stormed out of the room. He could barely hear all of the nonsense that Enzo


    was spilling out as he trailed behind him.


    Doris and Beth had their heads bent together in conversation when William entered. They both stood.


    "Why would Daemon leave you this ne?" William shoved it in her grasp a little more harshly than


    he intended. She looked at him shocked for a moment before opening the box. He saw pure confusion


    on her face before a light went off. She went to the side of their bed and pulled out a book.


    "What is that?" William grumbled. Alec was still sound asleep in his bed. It was a miracle that kid slept


    as much as he did even when his father lost his temper.


    "It''s a book on white wolves." Doris said absently as she flipped through it. Finallynding ona page


    with nes. "He left this for me?"


    "Don''t sound so touched." William snarled.


    "I''m not touched, I''m confused." Doris took the ne out of the box to study it as if she didn''t believe


    it was real. "This is extremely rare..."


    A sort of dazed look crossed her features. She nced over at William. "I..." She quickly put the


    ne back in the box. William went to her side and gripped her arm. "I don''t think I should have


    touched that..."


    "What''s happening, Doris?"


    "It''s a horrible pull... it wants me to wear it." She whispered.


    Enzo came and took the ne far from her. She stared at it with a dark look as if she would have


    jumped across the room to get to it. William held her right where she was but it still didn''t feel like


    enough.


    "Enzo. Make sure there''s nothing else like that in their rooms." William ordered. Enzo was watching


    Doris with a curious look before he bowed his head and turned to leave.