Chapter 28. High Priest
Beta Gilbert and Victoria were still seated in the living room, the atmosphere tense as Victoria replayed her husband’s cryptic words in her head.
"What do you mean by ’let the fight begin’? And who were you talking to on the phone?" she asked, her patience thinning under the weight of curiosity.
Gilbert leaned back slightly, trying to remain calm.
"Victoria, you don’t need to worry yourself over this... Just trust that I will always make the right decisions for our family."
Victoria gave him a look filled with both concern and disbelief.
"I know you’re doing everything you can to keep us safe, and I appreciate that. But I can’t help worrying. I don’t want anything to happen to any of us."
Gilbert offered a reassuring smile, trying to ease her anxiety.
"All I can say now is this—stop troubling yourself. I’ve brought in the best hands to face this threat. Whoever is behind all this, we’ll come out victorious."
Victoria sat down slowly, though her thoughts still swirled with unease. That word—victorious. It felt heavy, like there was more behind it than he was saying.
"So, who exactly called you?" she asked again, leaning closer to him.
"You’ll meet him soon enough," Gilbert replied, his tone confident. "But trust me, he and his team are exactly what we need right now."