Chapter 148
“And I love you cuz. I never say it, but I do. You’re an annoying brute, and you seem to always get on my nerves, but there’s a good side of you, there’s a side of you which wouldn’t care to risk his life trying to protect the ones he loves the most. I don’t know if we’d ever have the chance to do this, but I just want to let you know. I wish I could let my mum know too. I wish… I could let Dora know. I wish I had p>
With they, the three got up and hugged each other, and Liliana finally left the gathering, running off somewhere on her own, wiping her hand across her face.
Nancy noticed Raiden’s reluctancy- the debate battling within himself to go or stay, and with those words uttered to him, he moved.
“Go after her.” She said.
And he left, just like she had ordered, he left to go find her.
Talia turned to Jephthah, about to say something when Cardin slightly held her hand, and pulled her up with him.
“Lya, can we talk,” his eyes were buried deep in hers, and his pupils shifted to the far end as he added. “Alone p>
“Oh… Um… ” She turned to Jephthah who just stood there, and turned the other way like he didn’t just see them, and she turned back to Cardin and said, loud enough for him to hear as well.
“Sure. Let’s go p>
Royce and Nancy exchanged glances, being the only two who had seen the whole ordeal.
They both got up and barged ln between them.
“Hey. I want to tell my sister how much I love her too,” Talia gasped as Royce dragged her into his embrace. “Who knows? She may loose her head tomorrow p>
“Royce.” Talia hit his chest with a mock gasp of hurt, but smiled as she hugged him, knowing he would never say he loved her outloud, even if he did.
“I love you too Royce p>
“How about we also make up Cardin,” Cardin frowned, and slowly backed away as Nancy approached him. “Since we might never get the chance to p>
He frowned again, looking past her shoulders for Talia.
“Not now, okay p>
He made to move past her, but she dragged him back, and crashed into him so violently that the two fell to the ground, while she starts crying.
“What if something happens to you tomorrow. I’d never get the chance p>
He stiffened in her embrace, and struggled to escape, but her grip was like a vice- a koala’s.
While he was distracted, Royce pulled Talia and Jephthah together, making them entwine their hands together.
The love birds stared at their entwined hands before staring at each other, immediately avoiding eye contact.
John frowned slightly on seeing the reaction but said nothing.
“You two should leave before Nancy’s done with him,” When they didn’t budge, his eyes darkened. “Now p>
With that, the two turned away and reluctantly left, releasing their hands simultaneously with Talia folding her hands and walking ahead of him.
After Nancy was done crying and soaking his colar with her tears, Cardin was forced to pat her head, stroking her hair until she really fell asleep on him, giving him no chance to move.
“What’s going on?” John asked Royce.
“They just need to sort a few things out,” then he smirked. “Who will you be telling your final goodbyes before the night ends p>
John stared straight ahead, lips twitching in annoyance, sure he wanted to make fun of him, but the next moment, he said.
“Brittany p>
Royce’s smirk fell, and John left his side like a bullet, laughing cunningly.
Suddenly, just as Barton, Brittany, and Daniel parted, and Royce was just placing his arms protectively around his mate’s waist and sharing a long, passionate kiss with her, the bush rustled, alongside the wind tussling everyone’s hair about, and out of the bushes appeared two people.
Hakura and Koan.
Everyone was visibly surprised to see him, but his eyes scanned the entire area immediately, and Cardin felt his entire body go into freeze mode when their eyes met, and he realized Nancy was sleeping in his embrace.
Fortunately for him, Koan was in his right senses, and they could see the cursed necklace hanging off Hakura’s hand, but unfortunately, Koan met the two In this position, and must have misunderstood what had happened.
He growled, his eyes bloodshot with anger, as he moved towards the pair.
“Mine!” Another deep throaty growl resonates, reveberrating from his throat, past his lips.
“Whoa. Whoa. Before you go crazy on him, try to understand the situation, okay?” Daniel budged in, barring his way, giving Cardin enough time to scramble up, while Brittany carried Nancy in her arms, since no other male was willing to touch her.
Koan turned to him with a dark gaze, and Daniel almost fell to his side. If he was an ice-cream, he’d have melted from his gaze.
“Okay Brother-in-law?” He tried to confirm everything was okay, and he wouldn’t try to decapitate Cardin, this time using the name, ’brother-in-law p>
Koan blinked for some minutes before turning to Hakura for an explanation. The witch stared at Daniel in shock, raking her eyes over him.
“You’re princess Fiona’s mate p>
“Yes. NAOMI and I are mates.” He casually replied before smiling at a speechless Koan who had so many emotions swelling in his eyes as he asked,
“You know who… my sister is p>
“You’ve met her,” Daniel carelessly said, and on seeing Koan’s brows furrowing, he reconstructs his words. “You’ve not actually met her, met her, but you’ve seen her. During Nancy’s birthday… when Talia woke every single one of us up, and wanted us all to surprise Nancy? The Ome… the woman in a mask who made that cake p>
Koan’s eyes spaced out as he recalled the woman he had barely acknowledged but had taken a little interest in after hearing her voice.
She was his sister?
He glanced at Daniel?
She was his mate?