Chapter 210
Zilia looked at the folded paper in her hand and his behind the pillar to read it.
“Kill Casaio if you want your brother alive p>
Zilia furrowed her brows together. ’Why am I being lied? Idris is in the palace,’ she thought.
“Didn’t I ask you to stay close to me all the time?” Casaio’s frustrated tone reached her ears.
Zilia turned to him. She grasped his hand and dragged him with her to a part of the palace, where none could see them.
Shutting the door behind her, she turned to Casaio and handed him the note.
“Jake gave this to me. The moment lights turned off in the hall, he was before me and handed this note to me. Before I could ask him further, he disappeared,” Zilia said.
“Gabriel staged Idris’s death, didn’t he?” Zilia pressed. “Then why are they threatening me with his life? Why would someone do this if they believe he’s dead p>
“How many times did you get such a message?” Casaio questioned, his dark gaze meeting hers.
“This is the first time,” Zilia replied.
Casaio’s hand shot out as it tightened around her throat as he pinned her against the wall with a low thud.
“Ahh!” Zilia’s hands instinctively moved to his wrist. “Why?” She confusedly looked at him.
“You’re lying. You were given such a mission to harm me or my family even earlier too. Just admit it you never got a chance to harm us,” Casaio said, gritting his teeth in anger.
Zilia furrowed her brows together, parting her lips but his thumb was pressed tightly against her windpipe. The veins on her temples popped out and tears emerged in her eyes.
Casaio realizing what he was doing, immediately pulled back his hand while Zilia slumped to the floor, gasping and coughing profusely.
“I-I never was given such an order,” Zilia said after moment as she lifted her gaze to meet his. “If you don’t believe me, just kill me. I don’t want to live like this. I-I don’t Her tears poured freely down her cheeks and she lowered her head, not wanting him to see her vulnerable side.
“I don’t even believe your tears anymore,” Casaio said. “Don’t step out of this room until I return,” he instructed her and walked away.
Casaio went straight to the CCTV center of the palace and checked the hall cameras. Thanks to the high resolution cameras that they had recently installed, Casaio could see the face of Jake and a frown appeared on his forehead.
He took the picture of it and called the security head.
“Block the western gate,” he ordered grimly. “We’ve got an intruder in the palace p>
Jake looked behind while rushing forward to the western gate, which was the perfect exit spot without getting into anyone’s notice.
However, his feet came to an abrupt halt seeing a man standing in front of him. He recognised the person immediately. Dominick Sinclair.
Jake took a step back and turned around only to find Casaio behind him.
He started running opposite to both of them before turning into his wolf form.
Dominick and Casaio chased him along with the other warriors that were summoned. It didn’t take them long to subdue Jake.
Casaio kicked the lower abdomen of Jake, who was already writhing on the floor in pain after a warrior wolf attacked him with his sharp claws.
“Agh!” Jake groaned in pain.
“Take him to the dungeon,” Casaio ordered.
The two warriors stepped up and promptly dragged away Jake while the others went back on the Eldest Alpha Prince’s order.
“What message Jake brought to Zilia?” Dominick asked.
“To kill me so that her brother could leave,” Casaio replied with a sneer.
“They haven’t informed Zilia about her brother. That’s why they are using her in such a manner. It’s good that she informed you immediately,” Dominick replied.
“Hmm. But the question comes who’s this Alpha who is after us? It seems he has some resentment with our family,” Casaio murmured with a deep frown.
“I can’t see any of your brothers around,” Amelie murmured as she gently swayed in Gabriel’s arms, her eyes scanning the crowd.
“Shouldn’t your focus be on me right now?” Gabriel teased.
“I am focusing on you,” she replied, meeting his gaze with a soft smile. “But the reception’s almost over and I’m exhausted. I’ve met so many people today. You never even introduced me to your school or college friends until now,” she added, a touch of complaint in her tone.
“Those friends are just in name. The only real friend I have is Karmen,” Gabriel said calmly. Then, he leaned in and kissed her right there, in front of everyone.
Amelie kissed him back, a smile curving on her lips as their dance gradually slowed to a stop.
Gabriel pulled away first, his eyes lingering on hers. “Let’s go,” he whispered.
“Where to?” Amelie asked, raising an eyebrow with curiosity.
“To our room,” he said. “I want you p>
Without giving her a chance to protest, he gently clasped her hand and led her through the crowd. They stopped briefly before their parents.
“We’re heading back to our room. Amelie’s tired,” Gabriel said.
Raiden and Mabel nodded in understanding. “Rest well, dear,” Mabel said with a kind smile, while Raiden gave a nod of approval.
“Yes, Your Majesty,” Amelie replied with a small smile.
As they stepped out of the hall, Gabriel suddenly swept her into his arms in a bridal carry.
“I can walk, you know,” Amelie said with a surprised look, her arms instinctively looping around his neck.
“I know,” he replied with a soft smirk, taking long strides. “But I don’t want you to p>
As they crossed the corridor, they saw a group of warriors walking closely. Gabriel found it odd, wondering if something happened within the palace.
“The security is tight today,” Amelie murmured.
“Yeah,” Gabriel replied. He didn’t stop and shortly, reached their room. Settling her on the bed, Gabriel mindlinked with Casaio.
’Is everything fine p>