Chapter 201
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Aran frowns, and there’s a glimmer of surprise in his eyes.
So, he didn’t know about Gerard.
He needs to know everything. I realise that if I need to get through to someone as stubborn as Aran
King, then I need to be firm and clear.
Feeling a little more certain, I continue, quickly telling him how Sebastian had divorced me because of
the threats, how his life was threatened and so was mine. The poisoning whilst I was pregnant, Atticus,
Valerie, what the man had said to her. I tell him everything and return to Gerard.
he admitted to being the shooter, and he threatened me. He wants me to stay away from Sebastian
and that he is the reason Sia is sick. Before my babies were born, he had someone inject me with
something. God knows which visit or where this happened, but he attempted to blackmail me. If I stay
away from Sebastian, he will give me the antidote Sia needs.”
For the first time, there’s concern on his face. “There’s something wrong her?”
with
I nod, “We have tried so many avenues, even tried to heal her naturally. So many tests have been
performed. Attempted treatment, nothing has worked. She is extremely weak.” I explain, my heart
clenching at the thought of my little one.
“And so learning of Gerard’s involvement, you pushed him?” he says frowning. “Not entirely. I pushed
him after he kissed me forcefully and in my rage, I pushed him off me. Sebastian only took the blame to
protect me,” I say quietly.
“Then you should be in prison, not him,” he answers.
“Maybe, but Gerard is a monster and Sebastian and I are a team and will always protect one another,
no matter who hates us for it and that won’t change.”
He shakes his head, smirking humourlessly.
“It’s too late. Far too late.”
Those words again, I’m sure he said them that day it all happened too.
“What do you mean?” I ask.
He sits back, pressing his fingertips together.
“The thing is, Zaia, you two never should have split. Your relationship will never
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be the same. When something is broken once, it cannot be whole again. Those cracks remain. I’ve
always disliked your family, but I knew you were the one who could save Sebastian, and so I approved
of you.”
He now sits forward, his face as hard as ever, but his voice isn’t so hostile.
“But it’s too late now.”
Is that regret in his tone?
“What do you mean?”
He shakes his head. “I was told by someone long ago that there was a possible darkness in
Sebastian’s future… and as long as he united with his fated mate, he will be safe… but if they were
ever to break apart, then he is doomed.”
His words send a wave of fear through me, and I frown deeply, but they also confirm he knew a lot
more than he had admitted.
“No… I don’t believe that.”
He exhales sharply. “You don’t need to, but it is the truth. I knew that day it wasn’t Sebastian who
pushed Gerard. He wasn’t in the room long enough and with the door open, we should have heard it
and we did not. I knew you did it, but the thing is Zaia, when you chose Sublime, you ultimately tipped
Sebastian’s scale to the dark side.”
“No. Don’t say-”
“Don’t speak the truth? No! You wanted to hear it, so hear it. I may not have believed it all
wholeheartedly, but to stay on the side of caution, I took the necessary precautions. I made sure you
two were united. Things may be different now, but several years ago, I wanted to protect my son at all
costs.”
I don’t want to hear this!
“We can still help him. He may have the Blood Born symbol but-”
“So, it’s already too late… Then, like myself, you need to see Sebastian as the enemy because the
moment you two rejected one another was just the start and nothing can ever change that.”
My heart is thudding. I don’t want to hear this. I can’t….
“I will give you one piece of advice, Zaia. Sebastian is better off remaining in prison because if he is set
free, I can assure you not only will you be making a grave mistake, but you will damn us all. The choice
is in your hands.”