Chapter 198
Chapter 0198
ACHILLES’ POV.
Rhea.
The sound of that name in the red girl’s voice keeps ricocheting through my mind like a bullet.
Irritation burns through me each time the image of her face shes in my mind.
She’s Ashanti’s sister. The one who has been causing troubles for her since the day they both set
foot in this pack. My mind is whirled with a dozen different things I could do to punish her.
This was supposed to be an endgame. If Kyle and I didn’t pour our hearts out of this investigation to
uncover the truth, Ashanti would have been killed.
After the girls called her name, Kyle scouted every CCTV footage and there was the evidence we
needed to prove that Ashanti did not poison anyone. I watched the footage of Rhea dropping the
poison in the meals ahead. Right now I’m heading to my office to show the evidence to those
impatient Alphas so they can divert their attention from my mate.
I’m so relieved her name has been cleared.
“Tell Ronald to get Ashanti out of that dungeon right now. She should be taken to my chambers and
attended to by every maid avable.” I order Kyle who’s walking by my side.
“Yes, Sir.”
stops walking to transmit the information through minlink while I go into the office. When the Alphas
see me, they both rise to their feet.
“I hope you’vee to tell us the girl involved in this is about to get hanged so we can go and
watch.” The sharp mouthed Alpha Rowan spews carelessly.
“Sit down and be quiet!” I order, without sparing him a nce. Soon, Kyle joins us. I connect the
sh to theptop and carry it to meet them. They’ve both taken their seats and are quite. ” I feel
obliged to do this only because the woman involved is very important to me.” I say, cing the
laptop on the table. Kylees over and ys all the tapes in the sh, all of which show that
Rhea indeed orchestrated the entire operation. When the final tape ends, Kyle closes theptop
and I turn to face them.
“The girl who was dragged away from the stadium, the formally used, is innocent. She had
nothing to do with all of this. The real culprit is the girl you just saw in the footage. She’s now in the
dungeon.” I tell them in a serious tone. The two Alpha exchange confused nces before looking at
me again.
“Meaning the formally used girl was set up?”
“Exactly.”
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“Then the culprit should be killed immediately.” Alpha Morgan agitates.
That’s why I always have problems with him. He kills without thinking. I can’t count the number of
innocent people he has wrongfully executed in his pack because of his bad temper. One of the
reasons why we are never on a good foot.
I shoot him a frown.
“The n
next time I tell you to be quiet will be with a punch to that flippant mouth of yours. We can’t just kill
her even though she’s guilty. There’s a procedure to follow when handling this sort of issue. For
now…” I stand up straight. “Go back to your packs. I apologise for the tension caused, but this
crime took ce in my pack and I will handle it. I will let you know when a decision is made.”
“But Alpha…”
“I AM YOUR KING!” My voice rises with each word until I’m yelling. The men freeze. I force myself
to take deep breaths so I don’t drown beneath my anger. The men standing before me look pale
and tired as they bow their heads to me.
“I’m sorry, now.” They bow to Kyle as well and exit the office.
My Lord. We’ll be on our way
“You did it.” Kyle says, a smile touching his lips. I turn to him with a soft look on my face.
I cannot begin to describe the relief I feel in my heart right now. The anxiety I felt a while ago has
taken a twenty storey jump out of the window. Probably bleeding to death on the ground.
I now.
My mate is free.
“I didn’t do it alone, Kyle. You yed an important role in this investigation.” His grin widens by a
fraction of an inch.
“I’m just carrying out my responsibilities.” He says softly and I nod my head. As I look at him.
closely, something in my gutes to life.
There’s something I’ve always wanted to confirm from him and I think now’s the right time.
“Ashanti.” I say her name quietly. His eyes light up as expected. “You like her, don’t you?” He
pauses. Looks away. Drops his head and chuckles lightly before looking back at me. There’s still
that soft look in his eyes that screams to me the answer to that question.
“Of course I do. She’s a sweet girl. Easy to get along with. Anyone with a brain will know she’s a
very likeable person.”
“I’m talking about something deeper. I saw you two the other night. I’ve seen how you interact with
her. How you look at her. How you do everything to protect her. You’re in love with her, aren’t you?”
The tension between us can suffocate someone a mile radius away.
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“What does it matter?” His trembles throb.
His face shows no emotions. Lips perfectly still. Back straight and hands unclenched.
He doesn’t look angry.
He doesn’t look happy either.
He’s just… there.
“Do you want to be with her?” I ask calmly, quietly.
“You already have her.”
“But you desire her.”
“I do not desire what belongs to my King. That’s sacrilegious. I swore an oath to protect you and
what’s yours, not take it away from you.” He says-tightly. I nod.
“So, your duty towards me is what’s stopping you from going after Ashanti.”
“My duty and our friendship.” He simply states. Warm pools in my stomach as my eyes widen
in shock
Friendship.
He looks at me long and hard.
rget about how I feel about Ashanti and focus on making things right with her. My
tions are mine. I will control them. You should do the same because if you don’t, you’ll
lose a great partner and this pack will be robbed of the opportunity to have a great Luna rule over its
subjects.” He gives me a lopsided smile and roughly pats my shoulder. “Stay woke!” Then he
breezes out of the office before I can say anything.
I stay frozen on my spot, staring nkly at the door he just exited, my mind filled with words
in his voice.
He’s right.
I need to make things right with Ashanti, else I’ll lose her for good.
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