Chapter 283
Chapter 283
As if on cue, a familiar voice called out softly “Gideon p>
I quickly shoved the letter into my pocket, crumpling it, before Deirdre could see it. When I turned, I found her standing beneath a nearby tree, her hand pressed to the bark. She was swaying slightly, and her free hand was clutching her stomach.
“What is it?” I asked. I wanted to demand information, but I forced myself to remain calm. If there was one thing I knew about Deirdre, it was that she knew what she was doing. She wouldn’t give up information willingly. I’d have to play her games if I wanted to find out where Avery was. 1
“I… I don’t feel well.” She swayed on her feet, and I instinctively stepped forward to catch her. She leaned into me and sagged against my chest. “It’s the Rogue King. What he did to me. I think… I think it caused some kind of internal damage p>
I stared down at her. She looked up at me with wide, watery eyes. Tears were streaming down her cheeks, and her lower lip was trembling.
She was lying. I could tell. Just like she’d been lying through her teeth since I found her in the forest.
Or rather, since she found me.
My jaw clenched, but once again, I forced myself to play along. If she thought I believed her, maybe she would slip up and reveal something useful.
“We need to get you to a doctor,” I said. I wrapped my arm around her waist and guided her toward the door. “Now p>
“No, I-” Deirdre tried to pull away. “I don’t need a doctor. I just need to rest p>
“You just said you think there’s internal damage.” I tightened my grip on her waist, refusing to let her go. “That’s serious, Deirdre. We can’t ignore it p>
“But p>
“No arguments.” I swept her clean off her feet and carried her princess-style, We’re going. Now p>
Her face paled. She clutched at my shirt, biting her lip. I could practically hear the gears turning in her head. She wasn’t sick, and she knew it. She just wanted attention. Or something else. I couldn’t quite tell. But she couldn’t get out of it now.
And once I caught her in her lie, I would get the upper hand. Then, I would get her to accidentally spill what she knew about Avery’s location.
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I carried her outside and toward the car, ignoring the strange looks from the others. As I set her down, I mindlinked Tegan.
“Start patrolling the eastern forest,” I commanded.
“Sir p>
“Avery might be out there. I won’t rest until she’s found p>
There was a brief pause before my Beta replied. “Of course, Sir. I just sent our best and fastest scouts that way. What about Deirdre p>
My jaw tightened. I set Deirdre down next to the car, ignoring her whimpering, and fished into my pocket for my keys. “For now, I’m stuck playing her games p>
“The clock is ticking, Sir. Avery could already be p>
“Don’t say it.” I unlocked the car, then opened the passenger side door and helped Deirdre inside. She continued to protest weakly, claiming she was feeling better, but I just forced a smile and closed the door on her. “Just report to me if you hear anything. Anything at all. Until then, no speculation p>
“Yes, Sir p>
With that, I severed the mindlink. I looked at Deirdre through the windshield for a moment. Saw her eyes staring up at me, wide and full of worry. She thought she was playing me like a fiddle, but she didn’t know that I had been watching her play for some time now, and I knew she was a fraud.
Soon, I would get that information I needed. I would find Avery.
And Deirdre and the Rogue King wouldn’t get away with this any longer.
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