Chapter 125: Starting from this moment, you all seize to be Kings!
Noah POV
"That’s fine," I looked at Conrad calmly noticing how he was shuffling his feet, I could tell he was already uncomfortable with my presence and it made my heart soar. "So, what has been discussed so far in the meeting? By the way is this the same meeting you told me you wanted to hold that it was the reason why you asked all the Kings to gather here?"
His eyes darted from me to the rest of the people there and back to me. The Kings began to murmur amongst themselves until one of them spoke up. "That’s not what he told us,".
"Yes," The Lycan King to Night Fang agreed "He told us that his brother King Tanner was making a comeback and had chosen Moon Whisper since it’s closer to everyone there. When we arrived, he said he came by himself because his brother got caught up in something important and hence will not be coming now. So, we just assumed that he would come eventually,".
"This is confusing," I chuckled "He didn’t tell me that. It took my wife convincing me to let you all come here because Conrad came here without prior knowledge, lodged in one of my hotels and was trying to play smart. Then he comes and tells me that he has already informed you all to come here. I was mad and refused but I later consented,".
The whole place was quiet as all the Lycan Kings stared at Conrad whose head was lowered. I could see the confusion on everyone’s face as they stared. But I wasn’t interested in their reaction. I was more interested in how calm Conrad seemed to be. Usually, he should be trembling since he has been caught but he was quiet. My eyes hovered around the small compound, trying to spot something that seemed unusual but nothing seemed out of place.
I brought out my phone and tried to dial Kurtis’s number or send him a text but there was no network coverage in it. That was shocking. One of the things Moon Whisper could boast of was our network coverage. Every nook and cranny, both in the lower villages... there was network coverage. Then talk more about the pack house. Something was wrong somewhere.
Slowly, I could feel the tension seeping into every part of my body as I stared at my phone. The Lycans were talking loudly, reading out laws to a quiet Conrad. My eyes scanned the compound again, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. If only I could find a way to sneak out without raising an alarm and also to make sure he suspects that I know something. I remained quiet calculating my next move.
"Do you know how big your punishment would be, Conrad? This is the deception of the highest order. You bring us from our homes, our work and our pack all for a lie? What exactly were your intentions? What do you intend to achieve by doing this? Tell me are you working alone? Are the foxes in on this too?"