Chapter 141
J sprinted forward and reached out a hand to grab that innocent girl.
But she was too far away
She couldn’t make it!
Yet the expected explosive noise of the gunshot didn’te, nor did she see any blood gushing out
of the girl.
The girl staggered back and fell right into J’s arms. She was so scared that she was on the
verge of passing out.
J held her and checked her again. No, she was fine. There was not a trace of wound and
blood.
J jerked around and red at Lance and Daran.
A furious growl escaped her gritted teeth, “…What the fuck!!!”
Daran’s hand dropped. He looked at J deeply and a hint of amazement flickered across his
eyes.
Lance suddenly started tough. The angry and confused expression on J’s face seemed to
have amused him..
“Gamma J! You are right on time! Come and join the party!” he said yfully.
J ignored him.
Her eyes were fixed on Daran..
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“…You shot her,” she said hoarsely.
Daran east a casual nce at the gun, “it is not loaded.”
“Yes, unloaded.” Lance chuckled. “Just a little test to see his resolution. You passed, by the way, my
friend,”
J clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her flesh.
“You pulled the trigger!” she cried, losing all control. “What if the gun has bullets in It? Are you
perfectly fine with killing an innocent woman?”
Daran said in an offhand voice, “She is a rogue. It is not a big deal.”
How was this not a big deal?
J red at him in disbelief.
It was one thing to kill rogue soldiers on the battlefield.
But a totally different case to shoot at a civilian.”
They were warriors, not cold–blooded murderers.
…Or maybe Daran was.
A ruthless, cold–blooded murderer who was willing to do anything to achieve his goal
He was fine with ughtering all rogues in the city of Grace Ruin to kill Lance. She talked him
of it. He gave up on that because he said that her feelings mattered
more.
But he certainly didn’t give a fuck about her feelings now.
He let her rot in the dungeon, beaten up by Harper daily, while he was out here hanging out with
Lance, dancing with strippers, shooting civilians for fun.
Maybe he never really cared about her.
If he did, he would not reject her in the first ce.
She was just fooled by his sweet talks before.
Tears were welling in her eyes. But she quickly blinked them away.
No.
She wouldn’t cry.
Crying was weak.
She would not let herself look weak in front of Daran and Lance.
“Why did you betray us?” she asked word by word.
Daran narrowed his eyes darkly.
“You want to talk here?” he asked.
“Why not?” J gritted, “You had the audacity to turn against your own men. So you should have
the gut to say your reasons out loud.”
Lanceughed abruptly.
He leaned back in his seat and crossed his legs, looking rxed.
“Well, go ahead, talk! Don’t mind us,” he giggled. “I am actually quite curious to hear.”
Annoyance flickered across Daran’s eyes.
“You already heard my reasons in the woods,” Daran said.
“So it is true?” J found herself trembling in rage. “Because he promised you power? He said he
could make you The King? What if he is lying?!”
Lance spread his hands, “Every word I said was true.”
“He will honor his promise. I will make sure of that,” Daran said tly.
J felt light–headed.
The world started to spin around her. Everything felt so surreal.
They went so far as to put an end to this war, to kill the Rogue King, from Riverside Pack to
Crimson Fortress, and then the Grace Ruin.
They had gone a long, exhausted way.
Yet
they failed at thest moment.
Because of Daran.
Because of a reason as ridiculous as that.
With hatred and sorrow washing over her body, J asked for thest time, “Even if this means
losing everything you have now?”
Daran looked back at her calmly.
“I will have everything back once I seed…And even more,” he said.
J took a shaky step back.
Her heart was in so much pain that it felt as though somebody just stabbed her..
“Fine.”
She snapped, breathing harshly.
“But you won’t have me back. Never. From this point, we are officially enemies.” Daran’s face grew
dark
Before he could say anything, Lance suddenly burst intoughter.
“Don’t tter yourself too much, Gamma J!” Lance cackled, “There is a room full of pretty girls
here for Daran to choose from. He can take any one of them to bed
tonight. You are really not his top choice!”
shut
up, Lance,” Daran said freezingly.
Yet J was done talking to them.
She turned and rushed to the entrance, feeling utterly humiliated.
Tears blurred her vision. She didn’t even know where she was heading. She just kept running,
getting as far away as possible from those monsters behind.
Eventually, somebody caught up with her and grabbed her shoulder.
“Hey! J…Wait!”
It was Morgana, looking at her worriedly.
J realized that they were now standing on the empty sidewalk. She blinked. Tears streamed
down her cheeks instantly.
“I shouldn’t dress up for this,” she said lowly.
Morgana signed, “Don’t say this… You look gorgeous. He will regret it.”
J shook her head.
It was never about how she looked.
Daran just didn’t love her that much.
“I…I can’t believe this…”
J swayed and slumped down on the curb. She buried her face in between her knees.
“Our best Alpha is with the rogues now…I…What should I do?” she murmured.
She didn’t know how Casper and the other soldiers were right now.
They must be worried sick.
And how should she tell them that Daran had turned?
Without an Alpha, would Riverside Packpse into total chaos?
Everything was so fucked up.
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J looked up at her, “…What?” “Run.” she said.