Chapter 164: Cruel sister.
This evening promised to be anything but dull. Ren was determined to have a little fun, and more importantly, to lift Gloria from the shadows of her sadness.
Kai had dispatched Beta Coran to Thegara. Originally, he was meant to escort the spy girl back to Vine Castle. But Kai had other plans. He ordered Coran to stay longer, to observe the girl in silence, in shadows... and to get close to her, dangerously close.
As Ren and her husband exchanged pleasantries with Lord Alekin, the air fractured with tension when his wife, Reveka Rebedina, stepped between them, her expression laced with a toxic blend of contempt and fear.
"So, my son-in-law has come to aid us. I trust the King knows how loyal Zillgaira remains to His Majesty, letting our precious daughter marry a beast." She quipped, her voice painted in venomous silk.
Ren’s feigned smile faltered, her gaze sharpening like the blade strapped to her husband’s waist. What did she dare say?
"Mistress Reveka Rebedina Kalia-Keleemont," Ren said coldly, deliberately drawing out every syllable of the name the woman loathed. "What relation does my husband bear to Zillgaira or you? Do enlighten us, if you know."
It was not a greeting. It was a slap. She had called her by her full name, curse and all, and the title Mistress, a reminder that no matter how many jewels she wore or titles she stole, she had once been nothing more than the woman who shattered home and crawled into another’s bed.
Did she deserve to be shamed? Yes. She had the audacity to insult Kaisun before countless watching eyes. Ren knew her husband could end Rebedina in her own bed, suffocating her with threads of shadow if he so wished. But he didn’t waste that kind of energy on clowns.
Rebedina’s face flushed crimson. She clenched her jaw to restrain the fury rising behind her eyes. The only thing holding her tongue was the silent threat of the shifters surrounding them.