Chapter Hundred and Nineteen – Poison?
Rihanna’s POV
The gate at the Black Hills border opened. Their lead warrior, Cara and Delta Edwin walked out.
“And why not?” it was Cara.
“Why’s returning not an option? Do my warriors insult you, well, they learn from yours!” she mocked.
I cocked my head. “Oh, I wasn’t aware your warriors were learning from mine. Well, they forgot a lesson mine got, don’t mess with me.”
That was the first lesson of each class, how’d they miss it?
“Please, didn’t your Delta mess with my Alpha? That insult spread like wildfire.” Edwin retorted.
Yeah, I heard.
Even Logan knew. I rolled my eyes and glanced at Camilla, she had a proud grin.
I jumped down my horse, my Delta did the same. “Are you guys not letting us in or should we let ourselves in?”
Cara advanced to me but Camilla blocked her. Edwin came before Camilla too.
“So are we finally having a Deltas duel? Last time, your lead warrior shied away from a duel with my lead warrior.” I clapped.
Edwin spun around with a tired expression. “Just let them in, if they cause trouble, I’d handle it.” he walked away.
“And their Delta just shied away.” Camilla smirked.
I nodded, taking my horse inside, and mocking, “You’d handle it? Handle who exactly?”
Edwin said nothing, walking towards the palace. A warrior rushed and took our horses to keep in the stable.
I ran after Edwin, trying to provoke a reaction from him. When I’m not with full strength, my annoying tendency usually increased.
“Nothing’s wrong with troublemaking for a while. You are home.” Lana chirped in.
I nodded, nudging Edwin as I passed him. He held my arm and I shoved it off.
“What? I came to see Chris? Isn’t he in there?”
Edwin replied. “Well, you don’t just barge in! I have to inform him of your presence first!”
“Since we are here, we can just inform him ourselves. And save you the stress.” Camila said, faking empathy.
“Rihanna, don’t push it.” Cara uttered, while going up the stairs.
I immediately pulled her arm back, my claws dug to her skin as I whispered in her ear. “Don’t dare call me by my name, Cara, okay?”
Edwin wanted to help her but Camilla pushed me back. Cara winced in pain and struggled to break free but her power couldn’t stop mine.
She nodded, slowly, till I let go.
I rubbed the blood stain on my claws on her body and advanced the stairs. “Good.”
As I flung the door open, my eyes first met Ray’s dark gaze on me. He didn’t need to talk for me to know why he was mad.
“I know your mate is dear to you compared to me or mother, but I’m not you! I don’t hold her valuable if she has no respect!” I warned.
I brushed past him as his eyes stayed on his mate’s injured arm. Camilla smirked, walking with me.
I faked a smile, seeing Chris, holding a glass of wine. “I believe you feel energies since you can’t see. You can’t be fully blind.”
He sighed, putting the glass down. “Are you here to mock me?”
“No actually. I came to help. And…” I stretched my hand. Camilla gave me the cure I bought.
“From Boots and Rivers, this cure will heal you in a day since your blindness is recent.” I placed it on his table.
Ray took the drug from the table, inspecting it. He looked at me carefully but I didn’t meet his gaze.
“This isn’t poison?” he asked in mind link.
“If you think it’s poison, don’t feed him.” I spoke out loud, frowning at him.
He frowned back, then dropped it back. “Edwin, please take this to the physician.”
Camilla grunted, looking offended. “So you think she’d spend money on killing him this openly? You think it’s poison?”
My heart actually broke hearing my brother doubt me, but then, he was a Black Hills Beta, and had to serve his Alpha. “Let him, Camilla.”
Edwin took the cure and was about leaving when Chris called him back. “I’d take it.”
I stared at his blind eyes. Why was he trusting me when my own brother couldn’t?
“Your Silver hates me, but isn’t stupid. If she kills me, that’ll be one less Alpha to kill Logan. I bet she hates Logan more than she hates me.”
A smirk came to my face. “Don’t be so sure. But if I’m to kill you, a poison will be too painless.”
Chris smirked, taking the drug and drinking it. “A day, right? Hopefully Alpha Jaden will come back to see a miracle.”
Edwin and Cara started to walk out after, for a minute, Chris didn’t show signs of dying.
Actually I got curious too, wondering if the cure would react negatively and kill him.
I exhaled, feeling tired. “And Chris, we’d stay for a while. Tell your wife to prepare some rooms.”
“Don’t speak of my sister in such manner!” Edwin ordered.
I turned to glare at him. “What? Isn’t she Chris’s wife? Or I shouldn’t call her that?”
Ray gestured for him to let it go. He heaved a sigh then left completely with Cara.
“Why?” Chris asked.
“Don’t ask why. I was born here…”
“But you can’t just return when you like, you became rogue.” Chris interrupted.
Ray brought a seat for Camilla but I kicked it off. “We’re not staying to talk! I need a room cos I’d be resting at Black Hills!”
I faced the Alpha King. “And why? I was born here, and as one of your Alphas, you should be more than happy to host me!”
Chris left his throne, clapping his hands. “That’s a good answer. I don’t know why you’re yelling.”
“Well then.” A relaxed smile graced my face. “See that I’m hosted well. See to it.”
I repeated the ‘see’ for emphasis and Camilla laughed again. Ray grinned.
Chris grinned too. “I can almost see.”
My brows raised, I peered into his green eyes.
They were clearing. The bastard would be able to see soon. That was fast. “Lucky.” I muttered.
“I owe you for this. By morning, when I’m fully healed, I’d reward you with…”
I opted. “Anything of my choice?”
He paused, glancing at Ray. “That sounds risky.” He looked back at me with a head tilt.
“Don’t be scared. Anything of my choice then.”
“Fine. Anything of your choice that won’t kill me to get.” He nodded at his words.
I shrugged. Who said it will kill him? It could disable him though. “Settled.”
Taking a bow, I strolled out of the courtroom to a room. Tomorrow would be a totally new day.