Chapter 258: New King
The world stopped right then and there.
Raine did nothing except cry her heart out. She didn’t know how long she stayed in the garden with her father’s unmoving head lying on her lap, but what she did know was that she still couldn’t believe what just happened. Even with all of the evidence stating otherwise, there was just no way that her father just died with her not being able to do anything about it.
"Boss, please get a hold of yourself," Lyne pleadingly whispered as she tried to pull Raine back to reality. "We’re still technically under attack."
Whether Raine heard Lyne or not, she didn’t show it as she no longer cared about her surroundings. As far as she knew, the world consisted of herself and her dead father as she struggled to come to terms with reality. It truly seemed as if Raine was rendered catatonic by Marcus’s death.
But when she somehow heard of the commotion to take her father away with the rest of the dead, she immediately sprang out like a coiled snake.
"Nobody touches him!" the grieving princess wailed. "Do so, and all of you will die!"
It was a sorry sight to beheld. By the sidelines, Nathan held his brand of grief as he watched his mate cry her heart out. He knew the pain of loss, and it was only fair that she had the chance to properly let out her grievances.
"Let her be," he stoically declared, making himself appear larger as he barred those that might want to take the dead king’s corpse. "When she’s done, she’s done."
Surely, Raine had her own ideas on how to arrange the funeral proceedings. It was best that she was left alone for the time being.
"Shouldn’t we just kill them all now?"
Nathan raised an eyebrow as he heard Sasha chime out her bloody suggestion. It was an understandable suggestion, but having just gotten their objective, there was no need to be that thorough in their victory.
"There’s no need," he soundly spoke out, giving the violent woman a knowing glance as he continued. "They’re already beaten. What use is there to kill them all now?"