Chapter 272: _His Next Puppet
Marcellus’ POV
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Watching the clip of Kaelos killing his father that day was amusing, to say the least.
He’s always known the Alpha King had secrets... But he never expected them to be so scandalous!
He would’ve loved to mock him secretly and then laugh about it with a glass of wine or two... But he had his own issues to attend to.
"Okay, these are all the books on soul branding I could get from Regina." Cullen blurted, dropping three books on the centre table of the living room with a sigh. "Random, but Regina seems oddly... Excited about something. As if she’s found a new toy."
Marcellus clicked his tongue, completely ignoring his assistant as he stood and picked up one of the hardcover books. "Yeah, yeah, good for her. What did any of these books have to say about soul branding?"
He was still troubled over that moonstone energy Elder Davina left on his soul after her death.
The explosion had done physical damage but those had already healed. What lingered now was this dreadful feeling coming from his soul.
Cullen had mentioned he could see it shining inside Marcellus like a silver cloak, but the latter couldn’t see anything, no matter how hard he tried to concentrate.
"Unfortunately, I didn’t see anything about moon stone-based soul branding." Cullen shrugged, sitting comfortably on the sofa across from where Marcellus stood. "But you might just be overthinking—"
"Don’t," Marcellus warned with a cold growl, flinging the book on the table. "None of that bullshit, Cullen. I’m not overthinking this, and if your brain cells weren’t shrivelled up like raisins, your instincts would tell you the same!"