Chapter 138


    Hunter:


    “Turner, please, don’t cry,” Mom has been trying tofort him ever since he heard the interview.


    I’ve been feeling restless too. Our n to visit Samuel’s castle got dyed because everybody kept


    saying it was Reyna’s n to trap me. I just couldn’t believe she said all that, especially when she


    was being recorded. Didn’t she realize that her son might see the interview? That’s when I felt like


    something still wasn’t adding up.


    “There’s no way Reyna would do that,” I muttered, shaking my head at the idea of Reyna choosing


    Samuel over me.


    “Turner, why don’t you go and rest in your room?” My


    y mom hinted for me to stop talking until she sent Turner away.


    “No! I want to stay here. I want to be part of everything.” Turner protested, stubbornly folding his


    arms over his chest and refusing to


    leave.


    “It’s okay, Mom. Let him stay here,” I gestured to my mother to calm down and not to send him


    away. He was getting all worked up in his mother’s absence.


    “He should know what’s up,” I added.


    “The thing is, I don’t believe any of this interview,” I asserted.


    “Hunter, it wouldn’t be the first time she’s chosen Samuel, I get thatst time there wasn’t


    competition, but this time, Samuel must’ve filled her ears with nonsense, like you hurt Polline and


    all,” my mother reminded me of Reyna’s previous arguments before she left the pack.


    “Got it. She hates me, but Samuel imed that she had left Turner,” I mentioned, slowly rubbing my


    face with my hands.


    “So, what do you think is going on?” my mom questioned.


    My son watched my face, tears on his eyshes.


    “She’s acting,” I dered.


    “What?” my mom seemed shocked, unsure of how to re


    respond.


    “Daddy’s right. She looked like she was faking a smile,” as my son confirmed that something was off


    about that video, my resolve strengthened.


    “But why would she act? Is she trying to give us some signal or what?” my mom asked innocently.


    “Maybe because I couldn’t entirely understand, but I had some thoughts about why she might be


    acting to choose Samuel, “the rogues hate me, and if she said she’s with me, they’ll attack her.


    Maybe she’s doing this for some reason,” I mumbled.


    “Then why doesn’t shee back?” my mom inquired.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    “If it were in her hands, she would. Which makes me wonder what’s going on there,” I sighed,


    nodding my head in understanding that we might need to do something sooner rather thanter.


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    “I want to help too. I want to do something to help mommye back, Turner jumped off the couch


    and stood with me


    “I think it’s too dangerous for you to do anything Besides, right now, it’s night. You should rest too.


    We’ll wake up and see what needs to be done,” I told Turner, carrying him in my arms.


    “Let’s tuck you in bed, and then we’ll see tomorrow, I repeated myself as I took him upstairs. I felt


    like tomorrow woulde with new twist. I spent the entire day upset and hopeless, but now I had


    a new motivation. I convinced myself that Reyna was only acting to keep herself safe and alive.


    “Now, I want you to close your eyes and sleep well. We’ll get your mother back home, I promise you


    that,” I tucked him in bed and leaned over him, ki*sing his forehead as I said goodnight to him.


    “You don’t believe that she left us, right?” as I was about to walk away, I felt a little pull on my hand


    and found my son holding my


    hand.


    I stopped in my tracks and stared at his face before I opened my mouth and confidently stated, “No!


    I don’t believe that. Your mother would never do that to us.”


    The confidence in my tone made him smile, and then he let go of my hand.


    “Goodnight, Dad,” he closed his eyes while the smile stayed on his l*ps.


    I left his room and walked down to sit in the living room and drink alone. My mother had already left


    for her bedroom. Now that I was alone, I couldn’t help but miss Reyna even more.


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    “If he had hurt her, I will make sure I end his life in the worst possible way, I muttered to myself,


    drinking from the wine bottle.


    The more I drank, the more anxious I became. It was as if a part of me was pushing me to get out of


    here and visit Samuel’s castle. I nervously got up from the chair and put the bottle down. It was


    nighttime, and everyone was probably asleep.


    “Maybe it’s better to go there and knock on the door- I was talking to myself anxiously when my


    phone beeped, and I saw Reyna’s name pop up on the screen, My heart sank in my chest at the


    sight of her name. I quickly grabbed my phone and opened her text.


    My Queen: Hunter!


    My eyes widened in shock, but before I could contact her, another message popped up.


    My Queen: Don’t call my phone or text me. I’m trying to text very silently. I am cornered by Samuel,


    and the minute youe here with your guards, he said he will kill me.


    Kill her? I clenched my fist and continued to stare at the phone anxiously.


    My Queen: He has his eyes on youing here with your guards. So please, don’t do that if you


    want to see me alive. I want to see my son, so please, I don’t want to die.


    My Queen: He is going to mark me as his around 5 am by force. Just forget about me and marry


    someone who can take care of my son, not Tara. Have a great life!


    I shook my head and groaned, my fists clenched. There is no way I would let her give up. If he is


    looking for guards, I will go alone.


    I He will not even suspect meing.


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