Chapter 233 -71 A Little Gossip (Book 2)
~Amelia~
I allocated rooms to everyone, and they said they liked it, but they were too worried to fool me.
Linda was thest person I allocated a room to, and it was on purpose. I nned to question her
about what was going on.
I opened the door to the room closest to the one that Leo and I shared, and she entered.
"It is lovely, Ame…" she started, and I cut her short and entered the room.
"What is going on, Linda? None of you has acted well since you arrived. Where are the children,
and why did you alle here like this?" I asked her, and she sighed.
"We came with our husbands, but Leo shared us into two vans," she said, and I frowned at her.
"So where are they now?" I asked, and she began to weep.
"Those things, Amelia. They attacked we were able to escape, but the other Van remained.
Everyone was in it.
Our husbands, Leo and your brothers.
They were in that Van.
We have yet to hear from them.
Thest the Kappa driving us told us was that Leo and your brothers were fighting those things,"
she said, and I froze.
I felt like punching something.
I was mad at Leo for going out without me. What if Andrew cannot be trusted? I was mad. I was
enraged.
"Do you have a phone on you?" I asked her, and she shook her head.
"We did not want to be traced, so none of us brought our phones with us." She said, and I linked a
Kappa to bring me a phone.
A phone was brought to me in less than five minutes. Knowing Leo''s number by heart, I dialled it.
The moment I heard his voice, tears of relief streamed down my face.
"Where are you?" I asked him.
" We are on our way back," he said while I held my emotions. I would scold him for this, but it would
be in person and in private.
"The King and lords?" I asked him, and he sighed. He knew that I knew what had happened.
"They are fine, Amelia, not a scratch. Andrew and y took care of it," he said, and I growled.
"You mean Andrew, y, and you took care of it," I corrected him, and he was silent.
"d to know all of you are alright," I said, and Linda rushed to take the phone from me.
"Leo, Leo, please let me speak to Theo," she said with shaking hands.
I could tell how she was feeling.
She spoke to her husband, and she was smiling andughing in no time. We hung up, and I
returned the Kappa''s phone to him.
"I have linked the others to inform them," Linda told me, and I nodded. I was d to see the light
return to her eyes.
"So, where are the children?" I asked, and she smiled at me.
"Amelia, you won''t drop it, would you?" she asked, and I shook my head.
"Leo said they were out to get us, so Sylvester sent the children underground with our trusted
workers and rtives to care for them. They will remain in that location until all this is over. No
matter what happens to us, our children have to survive. The farther we are from them, the easier
we can guarantee their safety.
"Who are these trusted rtives, if I may ask?" I asked.
"Theo''s brother, Marcel''s sister and mother. With Bryce Golubev, the head enforcer and Kappa Levi.
They are the only ones we could trust with our children''s lives," She said, and I knew it was brilliant.
Moving to keep the children underground was an excellent idea. I did not want Erik sending his men
into the pce and killing the future of the North. It was indeed a smart move, and I had to
commend them for it.
Well, I will leave you to freshen up while we prepare for the feast Leo has organized without my
knowledge," I said and winked at her.
Sheughed and pushed back my hair to reveal Leo''s mark on my neck.
She had tears of joy in her eyes, and I felt a bit shy.
"We saw Leo''s mark, but we didn''t say anything. I am happy for you, Amelia. He finally made the
jump, but howe you did it without the Bluemoon? It is a mystery. We were talking about it, but
the whole ordeal about the attack made us drop the topic," She said, and I smiled, knowing she did
not know we were fated.
" Leo and I are fated, but we n to wed on the blue moon night," I said, and she gasped.
"That lucky man!" she said.
"Twice in a row! The Moon goddess must love him," she said, stressing the word ''Love''.
I giggled.
I knew about Amanda, but we never talked about her. She was bad news.
"I am happy for you two. I can''t wait to hear all the juicy details. You two were acting weird. I must
admit. It was ring, but we did not suspect it because of what happened with you-know-who," She
said, and I giggled.
"He rejected me on sight because of his experience," I said, and she gasped.
"Yes, he did, but I did not ept. I chose to fight for what was mine," I said, and she giggled.
"You know Leah came around and tried to worm her way into his bed. The bitch," I said, and Linda
startedughing.
"I guess she hasn''te here since then," Linda said, and I nodded.
"Oh my goodness, the ymans and Rivers are always trying to climb the socialdder," she said.
"Joan always sent her daughter to the East. There was no need for it, but she did all the time, then,
tried to get Devin when it seemed like Leo was not interested in settling down again, but Devin was
in a serious rtionship with Susan then.
I wonder what happened to those two; they have been on and off.
I wonder if they get tired of their breakups and make-ups.
The woman has a lot of shit going on with her.
I believe she just needs time away from everyone to heal.
It isn''t easy watching your only rtive''s execution.
I am surprised she could even remain in a rtionship with Devin. Heard they have broken up
finally now, so I am sure the ymans and Rivers will be out for Devin.
Those two women don''t even know the shit the North is in with your rtives," She said and eyed
me to see if she might have struck a nerve.
I shook my head.
"They killed my dad, so we are on the same page," I said, and she gasped.
"Those people are psycho. I know what Dimitri did was wrong, but what does that have to do with
our men? They weren''t even born then, and besides, it was a lordship, not kingship. Why can''t they
let it rest?
I know Sylvester would give them lordship in a heartbeat if they ask for it. I doubt their intentions are
good." She said, and I agreed with her.
"These bastards are not even in the line of session. My father was the son of Adrik, so my
brothers and I are the true heirs, but none are interested, just like my father. It is a colossal mess;
they have been doing many weird thingstely. They have been cruel, too," I said, and Linda
widened her eyes.
"Tell me about it," She said and sat on the couch in her room.
I went to sit beside her. There was no point going to my room; Leo wasn''t home yet.
"Those bastards stole mynd," Linda growled, and I knew how hard she fought for hernd.
"All those poor people from Brent. Why didn''t they just give Kyle a beating and move along? Did
they have to steal thend, too?" she said, and Iughed.
If only she knew how Kyle arrived at Mountain, I am sure she would feel some satisfaction.
"Then the horrible things they did in Pridewood in the south. They murdered all those people in cold
blood. I mustmend Kyle for choosing life over his pride. The first time he would do something
sensible and put others first." She said, and we were silent.
"What do you think the council would do if they found a suspect for the event in Pridewood, even if it
was an informant?" I asked, wanting to understand why Susan did not trust the system and ran
away.
"Why are you asking, do you have a suspect ?" she asked, and I shook my head immediately.
She frowned at me, and I looked away.
"It isn''t a suspect, just someone I believe might be in trouble for it," I said, and she sighed.
"Those council people arezy. Devin and Leo do their best, but the rest of them are just there for
the benefits.
They do not investigate anything.
I honestly cannot trust them with lives. In the bid to close the case quickly, they would just condemn
the person. We are always the ones that force investigations. Most of the time, we carry it out
ourselves to prove a suspect innocent, but in that case, it has to be something serious." She
exined, and I understood Susan''s actions.
"So they can''t be trusted to do their job diligently," I said, and she nodded.
"Leo and Devin make a difference, but Sylvester determines the oue in the end," she said. I
sighed, knowing Susan had a history with Sylvester.
It would be a bad situation for all of them.
He might not want to give her the benefit of the doubt so it won''t seem like favouritism.
I doubt Tamia would mind, but he would respect his queen and leave it to the council.
Susan must have done the math, and that was why she bolted. I just hoped she and Devin were
okay.
I stood up to give Linda time to settle in.
"Well, let me go and handle the kitchen staff while you freshen up and wait for your husband," I
said, and she smiled and nodded.
"Who is doing the cooking?" She asked, and I told her it was the omegas. I had told her I could cook
once, and I knew she might have been looking forward to eating my food. I smiled at her.
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"We are plenty now; I doubt I can cook for all of us," I said, and sheughed.
"We will all help out whenever you feel like cooking. Trust me, Amelia, living in that castle makes us
miss out on many normal things. I would love to cook my meals for a change." She said, and I
"I will let you know so we can n towards it," I said, and she smiled.
I left her room after that because I knew I might not leave if I stayed. There was just so much to say.
I was still mad at Leo for going on that journey without me, and I would scold him for it.
I entered my room and sat o. the bed. It wasn''t long before I heard Leo''s voice in my head. They
were home. I guess they weren''t far away when I called.