Chapter 123
Played Trust
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Mrs. Black let out a deep sigh as she was looking at her intently.
Even Mr. Black stared at her the same way.
Leila felt like the emotions floating in the air didn’t change. It was still light but a bit gloomier. This time, she saw some pain and sadness written in their eyes.
It only added guilt into her heart which she didn’t know for what or for who.
She didn’t know but there was something in the way they looked at her something that made her heart a bit heavier.
“Lindon Mercado…” Mrs. Black called her father’s name as she was slightly nodding her head.
Then, she looked at the huge window on the right side of the room.
It was as if she was lost in her own thoughts all of a sudden.
“Leila…” Mr. Black called her seriously causing her to jump a bit and looked at his way.
He was looking coldly at her.
“Before we tell you everything… At least the truth on our side, we would like you to know that we are not asking you to believe us. We are not pushing you to choose our truths. We just want you to know our side.” Mr. Black stated seriously causing her to swallow hard.
Leila nodded her head.
“Yes… Because whatever happened in the past, it created a huge impact on the pack…” Mrs. Black added seriously.
This time, the dripping seriousness of the way they talk made her more attentive.
Mr. Black let out a deep sigh as his wife looked at her, then to her husband.
“Lindon… He is one of the most trusted servant omegas of this pack… His family served our family… for decades…” Mr. Black finally revealed causing her mouth agape.
‘W-What the hell…’ Leila muttered inside her head.
She couldn’t believe what he had just discovered.
Mr. Black nodded his head as if he could read what she was thinking.
“Yes… But he is born to be pure human… His parents, your grandparents especially your grandfather is a half werewolf.” Mr. Black said seriously.
Leila swallowed the lump in her throat.
It was as if everything that he was telling her was simply just too much for her.
Their revelations were making her brain snap little by little.
Leila bit her lower lip.
She remembered her loving grandparents especially her grandfather, Emilio Mercado. He is such a jolly and kind person. She couldn’t believe that he was a half werewolf.
“And when you are born… We could still remember how hard it was for Lindon to decide… that huge choice he ever made.” Mr. Black continued.
Then, he let out a deep sigh.
“But for us, we knew that he had to it… for you, Leila.” Mrs. Black said all of a sudden causing her to look at her.
She was looking at her keenly. However, there was a hint of understanding that reflected her eyes. She immediately blinked at those emotions that crossed her eyes.
Perhaps, it was because she didn’t want her to see the weakness that slightly reflected her eyes.
“We understood him… In fact, we supported him… However…” Mrs. Black’s stopped and swallowed hard.
She let out a harsh and deep sigh.
It was as if the next thing that she was about to say were something that was too painful to say.
“D-Did s-something happened?” She asked, unsure when she couldn’t take the silence any longer.
Ms. Black let out a deep sigh as she looked at her husband.
“He discovered something… Terrible, Leila… It was chaotic after that not to mention that his family is in a dangerous disposition at that time…” Mr. Black uttered those words with emphasis as he clenched his jaw.
It was as if she could feel the seething anger that they were feeling at that time.
“He accidentally discovered something important about the Triad. The rebellious pack who wanted power since time immemorial.” Mr. Black continued causing her to grit her teeth.
The pain, anger, and betrayal were just too much to bear.
She couldn’t believe that she had chosen to believe someone like them.
And now that she was slowly discovering the pieces of truths little by little she knew that Hunter’s parents wouldn’t tell her lies. She knew that now. At least, she does… now.
Leila closed her eyes painfully.
She couldn’t believe this.
“And Donovan… I can’t believe that you know him… That he married your mother after he died.” Mr. Black stated dangerously causing her to look at him with her eyes wide.
“H-How… H-How…” She was confused that she couldn’t even complete the sentence that she wanted to ask them.
She licked her lower lip as if she could find the right words.
But Mr. Black continued his words when he realized what she wanted to ask her.
“Donovan… He is a former member of a nearby pack, Leila.” Mr. Black finally revealed.
Her breathing hitched as she took a gasp.
Too much information was clouding her mind.
“W-What?” She said the words loudly but it was with a hint of confusion and disbelief.
Donovan is a member of the a nearby pack!?
What happened then?
Why is he targeting her father?
Are they not on good terms?
There were a lot of things that she wanted to ask them but no words came out from her mouth. It was as if she was still trying to sort her feelings out as well as the information that she was still processing in her head.
Leila swallowed hard.
“He is part of the Lone Wanderers Pack. One of our pack’s alliances. You father knew him but he was aloof and awkward. Then, something happened with the pack. The Alpha king and queen discovered about their shady transactions with the rebels causing them to decide in eradicating the pack.” Mr. Black continued with his voice slightly lower.
Mrs. Black nodded her head in agreement.
“I still remembered that some of their members were accommodated in the pack. But they were just too proud and egoistical that they didn’t want to stay. Donovan… He stayed… But one day, he suddenly vanished.” Mrs. Black added seriously.
Then, her eyes slightly turned a bit darker in shade.
Mr. Black also have the same expression as hers as he clenched his both fists.
“And when he came back, I just know… something changed about him. And we are right. However, it was too late.” Mr. Black explained before looking at her, straight into her eyes.
Her breathing became heavy as she watched those dark and deep ocean blue eyes.
“He is a spy, Leila. He is a member of the Triad. And your father… He discovered all about it.” Mr. Black finally stated causing her eyes to blur.
As if on cue, glimpse of what happened that day suddenly crossed her mind.
It was slowly becoming clear to her now.
And it was something that made her heart heavier.
She was wrong.
And she trusted the wrong guy.
She trusted the one who truly wanted her father’s death.
And she couldn’t believe that it was more heartbreaking to know that she, too, have been played by the same man who killed her father.