Troy
I was not planning to stop Clentine from eting Ian anymore. I had realized I would rather see her happy than wait for her and lose Leysa.
"I read a file about Clentine," Leysa began.
"And?" I pressed.
"And!" She drew in a breath before continuing.
"They gave her dicine that made her see only Yorick as her mate and love him," she explained. "That is why she did not even realize the child she lost was not Yorick’s. It was her husband’s, Ian’s."
As she finished, the ground seed to vanish beneath . My knees weakened, and I felt as if I had fallen straight into hell.
Hearing all of that was the saddest thing for .
I never imagined Yorick’s parents were sothing so vile.
Within five minutes, Leysa explained everything and why we had to take Clentine back to Ian.
"Okay. Listen to ," I told her once she finished.
"We have to get her out. We cannot call them here. They cannot co, and the calls are being tapped. They are still looking for Clentine, so we need to be careful," I said, watching Leysa nod.
"What do you want to do?" she asked, anxiety clear in her eyes.
"Go to my mother and pack whatever aid you can. Grab food and supplies," I instructed. "I will prepare the car and check the area. If the coast is clear, I will co back inside. Then we take Clentine and leave to find them. Okay?"
She did not hesitate. She hurried out of the room.
I looked at Clentine and felt a twist in my chest as she pulled the covers up to her nose and lay down.
I had never seen her like that.
I rushed outside, slid into my car, and drove around the property for a while.
The estate was large, and I needed to make sure everyone stayed far from us before we moved Clentine.
By everyone, I ant my stepmother and ssi.
After preparing everything, when I ran back toward the guest house, I saw my mother and Leysa coming out of the basent. The front door was wide open.
"What happened? What were you doing in the basent?" I asked my mother.
As I looked, I noticed they were taking out an aid kit and other stuff.
"I didn’t want you to go to this training without any preparation, so we brought supplies," my mother replied.
Leysa was holding large packs of flour and different kinds of canned food in her hands.
"Do you think we’re going on so long journey? Or a picnic?" I asked my mother.
She gave a harsh look. I bit my tongue and mouthed an apology.
"Your mother is right. We don’t know how long we might have to stay sowhere or where we might end up. The way the news is spreading about Clentine being a monster, we won’t be staying in any motel," Leysa explained.
SHe had already taken my mother’s side. A smile appeared on my mother’s face, and I felt strangely happy seeing the connection forming between them.
"Alright, hurry up. And you left the door open upstairs," I added.
The mont I said that, my mother snapped her head toward and stared.
"What happened?" I asked her.
I took the bags and baskets from her hands and began setting them aside.
"I locked the door. What do you an the door was open?" she demanded.
The mont my mother asked that, Leysa ran toward Clentine’s room.
The door was slightly open. As soon as she pushed it fully open, Clentine was not inside.
"Shit," Leysa muttered.
I was standing right behind her because I had rushed up as well.
"What happened?" my mother called out.
I pointed toward the doorway.
"Clentine isn’t inside. Where did she go?" I asked, panic rising in my chest.
My mother and I began searching around the house while Leysa remained in the room.
When we stepped outside and gathered again in the living room, I saw a strange fear on Leysa’s face.
"It looks like Clentine went outside," I said, already moving toward the door.
Leysa grabbed my hand and stopped .
"No. There are signs of a struggle in the bedroom. Soone took her," The mont she said that, only one na ca to my mind.
"ssi."
As soon as I said it, I ran toward the main mansion.
When I reached there, I had not even stepped inside yet when I saw a warrior standing outside.
"Is ssi inside?" I asked him casually, pretending I had just co to et him.
"No, he left in a hurry a while ago," he answered.
That confird it. ssi had kidnapped Clentine.
While all this was happening, my phone started ringing.
"Leysa," I called out as I ran back toward the guest house.
She ca and stood beside .
I received a call from Haiden. He told they had found out everything. He sent directions, and as soon as the call ended, I looked at Leysa.
Of course, sothing was wrong because Haiden did not seem to care anymore that the calls were being recorded.
"What happened?" Leysa asked.
"I think they know that Clentine are with ssi. We need to move fast," I told her.
Saying that, I grabbed Leysa’s hand and led her toward my car.
My mother was still watching us anxiously from the guest house.
"Keep the door locked. We’ll be back soon," I told her, even though I was not sure we would make it back at all.
Throughout the car ride, I was extrely anxious. I knew a thousand accusations were coming my way.
The first would be this. If I knew where Clentine was, why didn’t I tell them?
I knew I was going to get badly scolded for this, and to be honest, it would be justified. It was my fault.
It took us only a short ti to reach that road. When we arrived, I realized they had no idea about ssi.
They had a man pinned by the neck, his hands restrained tightly. Ian was sitting on the road, completely still.
As soon as Leysa and I stepped out of the car and started walking toward them, Haiden ca forward and stopped .
"That man says Clentine is dead," Haiden words made my heart stop beating.
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