Chapter 190: A Lone Wolf
Watching Elijah’s retreating figure disappear into the darkness, Elian couldn’t accept the fact that his deceitful brother visited the palace occasionally for Cas’s sake alone. He knew this because Elijah’s presence signaled trouble wherever he went, and if possible by the end of tomorrow night when they meet again, Elijah would be long gone for him to no longer worry about his intentions.
Getting Elijah out of the way is the only possible option he could come up with to reach the monster who ruined his life and that of Elijah’s. If they hadn’t been abducted all those miserable years ago and turned into the freaks they were today, maybe life would have been different for the both of them, just maybe, he wouldn’t have to cut ties with his family and build an uncanny hatred for his own blood brother.
That monster! The vampire behind everything, he’s the cause of everything!! But finding him was the problem since he never comes out and gets all sorts of Fiends and minions like Elijah to do his dirty work.
All the Fiends he’s caught so far refused to reveal the location of his hideout and Elijah, Elijah would never tell.
If it wasn’t for his pet bird who keeps receiving the wrong letters from strangers, he never would have known about Cassian and Madeline, and the reason he chose to come find them was because the letter he received was adamant on figuring out what blacksmith made the twin blade.
He practically used the letter to his advantage.
Taking in a deep concentrated breath and pulling his thoughts together, Elian’s silent footsteps led him to another narrow dim corridor of the dungeon, the two dead bodies resting on each side of his shoulders as he followed the secret route he was still very much familiar with in the palace.
Just as he planned, he discarded the bodies before the soul of a Fiend takes over. He felt relieved to know Madeline and Cassian were able to escape before dawn. With their journey to Whitebrige city’s capital, he hoped luck would find them there, and Madeline’s relatives would recognize her the minute they saw her.
Stepping out of the palace courtyard, Elian’s gaze caught a glimpse of Inna who was sitting close to the small pond not too far from the trimmed carpeted grasses. As he silently approached her, he noticed Inna tossing pebbles into the still water of the pond, the brightness of the day making her face appear more vulnerable and.....