Upon hearing the sound from outside, Nancy ordered Monisha, “Go and check it out!”

Soon, Monisha returned and reported that the guards saw a figure flash past. Suspecting that someone had infiltrated the compound, they had begun a search. The moment she heard the news, Arielle left in a flash. Having avoided the heavy patrols, she finally hid in the forest behind the compound.

All of a sudden, she felt a tap on her shoulder. Her expression tensed up as she whipped out her silver-plated needles to attack.

“Sannie, it’s me…” Only when Vinson’s voice rang out did she pull back.

If he hadn’t said something in the nick of time, he would have been at the receiving end of her needles.

“I thought I was discovered,” Arielle whispered.

Looking at him from the corner of her eye, she asked in a concerned tone, “Did you manage to locate Lorraine?”

Vinson shook his head. “No.” He paused briefly. “But I did find something else.”

“What is it?”

the answer into her ear, causing her

“Drugs?”

nodded with a

detested. Every year, there were plenty

information is correct. The queen

leave. They had to

***

in a basement somewhere, Lorraine’s blood-covered body was being strung up.

sitting on a chair with his legs

in an

Lorraine. After all, he felt sentimental

“No one sent me. I just came here by mistake. It’s up to

I’m sure you‘re aware of my methods once I find out

tone sent a shiver down

sent me, really,” Lorraine repeated, staring at him. “I came here entirely

with her refusal to confess, the Duke got to his

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