Chapter 121: False Confessions
REAGAN POV
I walked down the hallway two of my guards following after me and Nikolai and Miguel following closely after. I walked as I could towards the dungeon, ignoring the surprised look of servants and the guards. I pushed myself to walk even faster heading straight towards the one place I never thought she would be.
Immediately I heard the news, I came as fast as I could because I refused to believe what I heard about Dahlia. Miguel was the one who was the one who had informed me through a letter and the next day I had grabbed my horse and left, not caring if I didn’t get the job done.
Dahlia wouldn’t do such a thing, especially not after she had told me her father’s instructions about it and if she had wanted to follow through with it, she wouldn’t have told me. Besides I know my wife, she wouldn’t do something like that, at least not without a reason.
Immediately I rounded up the corner of the hallway, I was met with Celeste and my mother along with Adrianna, both of them holding each other as Celeste wailed. Immediately she saw me, she wailed even louder and ran forward flinging herself into my arms.
"Oh great!" I heard Nikolai mutter with undeniable sarcasm.
I stiffened as Celeste wrapped her arms around me, clinging onto my shirt as she sobbed. I hesitated for a bit before I pat her awkwardly on her back.
Celeste continued to cling to me, shivering with more sobs than necessary. With every moment wasted here I was already in a foul mood, I really have somewhere to be at this moment but I remained there, allowing her to cry.
Adrianne ran forward to comfort Celeste with soothing strokes on her back and I looked at my mother only to find her watching with an unreadable expression on her face that only her knows what it means.
Celeste hiccyped as she pulled back to look at me a little bit, "Oh Reagan, I was afraid." She breathed out and I tried not to cringe at the way she said my name. "I was so scared I thought I would die! I just can’t believe it happened!" She said falling towards me again and I had no choice than to hug her.
Oh gods above give me patience! I thought to myself before I turned to look at Nikolai. "Please go and get Dahlia out."