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Chapter 125: You Don’t Want Theo?
I took a step back and narrowed my eyes. Maggie was really getting on my nerves. “Warren didn't
betray you, or else he would be here with us now."
“Is that really the point, Ciana?" Greg asked. "We have to get out of here, now. She can't stop us on her
own. Remember, she's weak, like Warren said." He grabbed my arm and tugged, but I wasn't ready to
leave.
Maggie muttered, “Warren is my twin. I know him very well. He’s too gentle and compassionate
sometimes to do what is needed. That indecisiveness of his... it is such a curse because now, it could
ruin my plan with Luther."
“All you care about is yourself. Have you thought about him? You destroyed your own twin’s life."
"Don't be ridiculous. Like I said, Warren is a good kid, and as my brother, he has complete freedom in
the shadows. I only arranged patrols to watch him from a distance to make sure he doesn't do anything
to get himself into trouble. Unfortunately, he failed me."
"Get himself in trouble? Warren knows you are wrong but he still chooses to stay with you because he
is devoted to you! In return, you tested him and insulted him. You're the one who is not loyal to him!"
Part of me hoped that Warren was nearby, so he could see who his sister truly was. Maybe then, he
wouldn't work so hard to save her and help her!
"Come on, Ciana, we should just go. Warren chose his path," Greg interjected, tugging on my arm
again.
"Go? Oh no, it is much too late for that. You see, because of the patrols that watched Warren, I was
aware of what he'd done from the moment you left camp. I knew exactly where he would leave you and
there are several guards up ahead ready to take you into custody," Maggie smiled casually.
“Great," Greg muttered. His fingers loosened on my arm.
Even if we had left when Greg first suggested it, we wouldn't have gotten very far.
"This time, you won't get out alive. I'm not taking any more chances with you, Ciana," Maggie cried.
Heavy footsteps came down the road and Maggie's guards swarmed in. Maggie snapped her fingers
and they all shifted, snarling and licking their lips as they closed in around us.
Greg and I stood back to back in the circle of wolves. Even if he shifted, we wouldn't be able to fight off
all of Maggie's guards. She was right, we wouldn't make it out of this... not unless we had
reinforcements.
I'd planned for Murray and Frederic to come charging in, seeing as Frederic would think his mate had
been kidnapped. But it would still take time for Murray and Frederic to rally the warriors.
Sherry would be coming for Greg, too, but even if she showed up now, we were severely outnumbered.
"I can't take them all, Ciana. When they attack. I’ll distract them and you run," Greg whispered harshly.
“No! I'm not leaving you," I insisted.
"Ciana, I need to protect you. This is the king's order," he reminded me.
"You're not going to die trying to fulfill your duties, I won’t allow it. I just need to think..."
If I could stall Maggie from giving the attack order, just long enough for Murray and Frederic to arrive,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtGreg and I would actually have a fighting chance. What was it that would keep Maggie's attention?
“Of course," I whispered to myself.
Maggie motioned for her wolves to part and she walked into the circle. She stood right in front of me, a
twisted smile on her lips.
"Any last words, Ciana?" she sneered my name.
"Actually, yes."
Maggie chuckled, "It really has been a long time since I met someone as interesting as you. Go
ahead."
"You love Theo, don’t you?" I asked.
Maggie paused, narrowing her eyes at me suspiciously.
“You want to talk about Theo, now?" she asked, arching an eyebrow.
“Well, you're going to kill me, so it seems like the only chance we'll have," I pointed out, nodding to her
shifters as they licked their lips, ready to pounce any moment.
"Once you’re dead. I’ll have Theo all to myself. We don’t need to talk about it," Maggie said with a
shrug. She turned away from me.
Greg muttered under his breath, "Yeah, right.”
"Don’t you want to know why he fell in love with me?" I taunted her.
Maggie froze and slowly turned to face me again.
"Aren't you the least bit curious as to why someone as cold and hard as Theo fell in love with me?" I
asked again, challenging Maggie.
She pursed her lips, her eyes getting bloodshot.
“How would I know that!?" she snarled, flailing her arms around.
"Ciana, what are you doing?" Greg whispered behind me. I hadn't had a chance to tell him my plan,
and it was probably going to upset him, but I had to keep stalling.
Maggie ranted, "I think you are absolutely useless! You're not smart, falling into my traps. You’re not
beautiful, if anything, you're just plain to look at. There are countless beautiful, smart women in the
palace that he always overlooked."
I knew she was just insulting me out of anger, but the words still stung a little.
"You're nothing special at all. I don't know how or why he fell in love with someone like you."
"You're right, I'm nothing special. I might be average on a lot of things where you are better than me,
but there is one thing that you will never have," I said as Maggie's words led her exactly where I wanted
her to be.
"Oh really, and what is that?" Maggie asked, crossing her arms in a huff. "What do you think you have
that I don't? I’ve got the brains, I’ve got the looks, I've got the ambition, f ve got better breeding than
you...”
I chuckled dryly and shook my head. "As you said, there are lots of women in the palace that have
those things. So, why did Theo choose someone that doesn't?"
“Tell me! Tell me why right now!" Maggie demanded in a roar.
“Well... Theo fell in love with me for one reason... and one reason alone," I said, drawing it out as much
as possible. It wouldn't be too much longer until Murray and Frederic arrived.
Still, I wanted to drag this conversation out to the last minute. Behind me, Greg was bristling. Anything I
said now would get back to Theo. I could tell him later that all I was doing was stalling Maggie.
"Stop dragging this out, bitch!" Maggie snarled. "Just spit it out!"
“So you want to know it so that you can do it too?" I smiled, "Well, then you have to be patient."
Maggie stared at me dreadfully. I took the time to twirl a strand of my hair and gave her another smile.
She must've hated me at this moment.
"There is something special about me that you don’t know about. Something about my body, and only
mine, that makes Theo love me," I went on.
"And that is..."
"I'm immune to Theo's power."
Her eyes widened.
"See, he can touch me and get close to me without draining the life out of me. That's it, the only
reason."
"How... how is that possible?" Maggie asked.
I shrugged casually. "You know, if you have that same ability, he would fall in love with you instead.
He’s known you longer, you are more beautiful than me. He's probably just afraid of hurting you."
"I don't believe you.”
"Fine, don't believe me, but if you kill me now, you'll never know how to take my immunity from me," I
added, laying it on as thick as possible. I needed Maggie to think that she could take that power from
me, even though I had no idea what caused it.
"Take it?" Maggie asked, narrowing her eyes suspiciously.
“Well, I have a few theories on why I'm immune and no one else is. But I'm not 21 yet, so I can't confirm
it," I explained.
If I set up all the right pieces, Maggie would understand what I was pushing toward.
“Your wolf! Your wolf is responsible for making you immune!" Maggie indeed came to the conclusion I
wanted her to get to.
“It is only logical. If you were willing to wait until I turn 21, I'd give you my wolf in exchange for my
freedom. That way, you can be immune. I just want to live my own life. I don't care about... Theo's
love."
I swallowed hard, my heart clenching at the lie. None of it was true. It was all just a ploy to stall Maggie,
and it was working.
Behind me, I felt Greg tense. A low growl came from his throat. Apparently, I was being very convincing
if even he thought I was telling the truth.
"You don't want Theo's love?" Maggi asked, giving me that same suspicious look.
"Why would I? He's so cold and domineering. He rarely asks for my opinion and refuses to
communicate openly. He's a king and always so busy, never has time for me. Even when he tries to be
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmromantic... well, it just always gets messed up," I said.
I wanted to sound convincing by weaving some truth in with the lies. That way, Maggie wouldn't think I
was making stuff up. She knew Theo well enough to know what he was like and could imagine what he
was like when trying to be romantic.
Greg would believe it too. I could tell he did already. He'd probably tell Theo before I got a chance to,
but I knew that it would all work out. Theo would understand that it was my intention to stall Maggie by
trying to give her what she wanted.
"You really don't want him?" Maggie asked again, seeming perplexed.
"You can have my wolf and Theo as long as you let me go," I said again.
Maggie took a deep breath and glanced around at her shifters. I could tell she was thinking things over.
"Alright, deal," she said finally.
“Ciana, don't do this!" Greg muttered.
"It's already done," I said with a sigh.
"Alright. Ciana, you'll come back to my camp with me. When you turn 21, you'll give your wolf, and your
ability, to me and I will release you," Maggie finalized the decision.
She raised her hands and her shifters backed off. Then she smirked at me.
"Though, I might just want to verify what you’re saying is true. If it isn't, then I’ll kill you without
hesitation," she added.
I nodded. All I needed was to stall her. As long as she remained nearby or at her camp, I'd be rescued.
"There they are!" Murray's voice shouted through the trees.
Maggie gasped and all her guards growled, turning their attention to Murray and Frederic as they led a
huge battalion of Alvar warriors toward the road. Many of them had already shifted and were ready to
fight.
"Ambassador, what is the meaning of this!?" Frederic cried, glancing at me and the shifters that
surrounded me. "You and Luther were supposed to represent justice and put an end to tyranny."
Maggie’s eyes darkened and I could see that she realized her mistake. She'd let her personal feelings
for Theo get in the way and now my pack would withdraw their support. It would be a big loss for
Luther.
"Not only did you try to kidnap Beryl, but now you’re threatening to kill the Alpha's daughter? Is that the
kind of justice that Luther supports? Even when King Sebastian ruled, he never interfered like this!"
Frederic snarled.
“This isn't what it looks like. Ciana is loyal to the crown, she'll betray me and Luther to the king,"
Maggie argued, pointing at me.
"So, instead of coming to us, you took matters into your own hands?" Murray asked, crossing his arms.
"Luther's slogan is to bring justice and resist tyranny. Yet, here you are, making authoritative decisions
for our pack," Frederic pointed out.
"That's not the justice and mercy you and Luther claim to represent and we won’t stand for it," Murray
declared.
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