Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 163
Sean,
“Your Highness, please don’t get closer to the water p>
My words died in my mouth when she suddenly bent-no… she slipped.
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“Your Highness. Be careful-!” I shouted, stretching my arm toward her. But to my absolute shock and disbelief, before I could reach her, she fell right into the water.
What shocked me most was that she wasn’t too far away for me to catch her. Yet for some inexplicable reason, my hand didn’t reach her, fisting into the empty air. My chest tightened, and a cold sweat ran down my spine.
How did it happen?
“Your Highness p>
I flinched at another voice, sharp and loud from behind. Water splashed across my face, stinging my eyes, forcing them
shut.
“YOUR HIGHNESS p>
It was Sierra who was standing behind us. She snarled, her hair plastered against her forehead, as she jumped toward us.
I thought she was in the house. How did she find us?
“Don’t touch the water!” I grasped her wrist, my fingers trembling.
“What the fuck are you saying? She drowned!” She yelled directly into my face, her voice shaking with panic and adrenaline.
“Are you stupid? She just fell on the side. It’s not deep enough to drown. I have antidote. So stay out of the water. I will help her!” I snapped. Panic surged through me, making my hands sweat.
“What are you saying? She isn’t here! She is drowning!” Sierra yanked my hand pushed me and against my warning, she dove right into the water.
I stared at her, then at the exact spot where Her Highness fell. My eyes narrowed when I didn’t see her here.
“She fell here,” I whispered, realization washing over me in slow disbelief. ” She just slipped and now p>
She was indeed nowhere near the lakeside. My stomach churned. “What the hell did just happen?” I murmured.
Sierra had already started diving into the deeper water. It wouldn’t take long enough to damage her skin if she didn’t get out of the water as fast as possible.
My jaw tightened, muscles coiling with tension. I walked toward the herbs on the shore, their earthy scent grounding me, though my heart raced. They were antidotes for poison, but they would take longer to work.
“She isn’t here. Where is she?” Sierra gasped out of the water and shouted,
“I don’t know. She just slipped here. She should have been on the water right here! You saw her, right? She was here p>
I grabbed a stick and poked the water, measuring it. Sierra swam back, shivering and shivering violently from the chill, returning where Her Highness had slipped,
“I saw her drowning!” she whispered, her lips pale, eyes wide. “Right here!” She showed me a bit far away from the exact position.
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“It’s impossible!” I protested. ” But even if she has… Where is she now? She is taller than you. And obviously bigger. She can’t just disappear within second p>
We exchanged a glance, fear mirrored in each other’s eyes.
“We are doomed. We lost the leader of this pack. What if Beta Lorenzo finds out? He will kill me!” Tears reddened her eyes as she frantically searched the surface.
Her legs randomly moving on the ground as if she was searching for a secret passage or something that could explain the situation.
“But she was here… How did she-?” She cried out but…
“Sierra!” A cold, indifferent voice came from behind. We both flinched. Her eyes widened, her face draining of color.
She looked up, whispering, “Mr. Mortia p>
I turned to find Draken Mortia staring at her, his piercing blue eyes chilling,
“Where is Roana?” His voice was sharp, slicing through the tension.
“How-How did you find us?” she asked, her body trembling.
Draken scanned the area with an almost predatory calm. “I can find my sister wherever she is. Where is she? I can’t see her here though p>
Sierra looked at me, then at the water, swallowing hard, trying not to cry. I faced him. “She disappeared. She slipped here and then… she disappeared p>
“Disappeared?” He took a step forward, eyes narrowing, as if reading the air. “Isn’t it the same place where Keane found her injured?” His gaze lingered on the void before us, calculating.
“That’s right. But it wasn’t in this lake. It was across the lake. On the hill p>
He stared ahead. Then, his brows knitted as if he saw something. He raised his hand, almost touching the empty space with his hand as if testing reality itself.
“What’s going on?” I asked, my voice shaky, heart hammering. “Is there something here?” I tried to do the same but I didn’t feel anything.
“Nothing.” He looked at Sierra, then me. “I will find her. Go home. Don’t tell Lorenzo anything p>
I narrowed my eyes. “Did you find anything? She just disappeared p>
He looked up, a faint, confident grin on his lips. “Don’t worry… She isn’t dead. She will be back soon p>
I couldn’t understand what he meant. Before I could ask to clarify, he stepped toward the spot where Sierra stood in the water and… disappeared.
“What the hell?” Sierra gasped, her face turning pale. “He… He just p>
That was when I realized the Mortias were indeed different from the rest of the werewolves. Nothing about them made
sense.
“What’s going on? Do you know anything?” Sierra asked, her voice quivering, entire body heating red with panic.
“Why aren’t you answering? Where are they? Did something happen to her? I promised myself I wouldn’t fail to protect her this time!” She shook, her questions tumbling out in a flood.
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“Calm down. She is fine p>
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“How is she fine? She just disappeared. Now her brother also. Do you think it’s her doing? That woman who tried to hurt her Highness previously too p>
“Breath, Miss Sierra. They’ll be fine. Draken went with them p>
“I don’t trust him either. He appeared out of nowhere, acting like he knows her Highness too well. He must be behind this. We must find Beta Loren-!” Her words cut off abruptly. Her eyes widened, her hands clawing at her throat.
“I… Mhnm-Uhmmm!” She couldn’t form a word as her throat began swelling.
“That’s why I told you to calm down!” I said, my pulse racing as I moved closer. Her eyes shot open, panic mirrored in them. She tried to inhale, but her lungs refused. She pointed desperately at her throat.
I grabbed the herbs and tore them into pieces. “Open your mouth. I warned you not to touch the water p>
She looked at my hands, then tried to open her mouth. Her face was pale, sweat glistening along her temples. She shook her head, pointing at her cheeks.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
She pointed to her lips and throat. “Use your mind-link, Miss Sierra!” I inhaled deeply.
She realized she could connect through our mind-link and relaxed slightly, tears sliding down her cheeks. “My muscles… they’re stiff. I can’t move. Not even my cheeks p>
My eyes widened. “That fast? Did you touch the Black Waterlilies in the water p>
“Black Waterlilies? Where?” She turned, horror spreading across her face. “I didn’t notice. I was too scared of losing her Highness again p>
Tears streamed down her face.
“Your loyalty knows no bounds, doesn’t it?” I said gently, cupping her face and parting her lips.
“What are you doing?” she murmured, her face flushing red. “You can’t touch someone like this. Not an elite servant p>
“Do you want to die?” I asked, my voice cold, steady.
She shut up, shaking her head, trembling. “Please… help. I can’t breathe p>
“Be patient.” I leaned closer, placing the herbs in her mouth. “Can you swallow it?” I asked.
Her muscles refused again. “Shit, Excuse me, Miss Elite Servant. I have to do something crazy p>
I lifted her, ignoring the lake water on my clothes that might trigger an allergic reaction. The forest’s air was thick, damp, and heavy with the scent of earth and moss. Nobody else could enter this place, so I didn’t worry about anyone else being hurt.
But now I might put an warning sign and fence around it.
At the lakehouse, I laid her down gently on the mattress. “Stay still, Miss Sierra. It will take time to heal, but I will help you get rid of the muscle stiffness. Otherwise, you could be permanently disabled p>
Her eyes met mine, wide with horror. “No. Please!” She sobbed internally. “I can’t lose my job. I have my siblings to raise p>
“You have siblings?” I asked, surprised, as I unlocked a secret drawer containing liquid antidote.
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“Two. They’re studying in high school p>
“I see. That’s expensive,” I murmured, grabbing the antidote. “Two drops. You’ll feel a bit better p>
I parted her lips again and administered the drops.
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As I leaned subconsciously to make sure the antidote went down her throat, a scent hit me. Amid the smell of lake water and herbs, her scent was… a mixture of lilac and rain. Cold and soothing, it made me pause.
“What are you doing, Sir Sean?” Her voice snapped me back.
I looked at her, realizing the distance between us was too close for any innocent explanation. My eyes narrowed, a sharp yet deafening thud echoed in my heart.
“I didn’t mean -!” I couldn’t complete when my eyes fell on her lips. My heart skipped a beat, loud and clear as I froze there, staring at her for some reasons I couldn’t name or recognize them.
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