Chapter 64 Old Beta’s request

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“Your Majesty, you have to put that vicious, wicked healer in jail!” Linda Moses declared in a shrill voice that sent a shiver down my spine.

She and her husband stood in front of my desk, their eyes filled with wrath as they awaited my answer.

I exhaled deeply. In the last few hours, I’d heard two versions of this story. Ca ssandra Keller had said it was Adalyn who’d threatened her and spilled the acid on her arm, while Adalyn had insisted that it was actually Ca ssandra who’d spilled

the acid.

Deep down, I knew whose version was more likely and trustworthy, but trust had nothing to do with it. The situation was much more nuanced than that.

“Adalyn should not have entered the laboratory,” I said as a headache began to plague me. “Everyone in the palace knows not to go in there, and the guards. informed me she was told quite explicitly to stay away-”

“That doesn’t matter!” Linda blurted, and then her cheeks flushed scarlet and her eyes fell to the desk. “Your Majesty.”

“It does,” I pressed. I could have pushed further and chided her for her insolence, but instead, I sighed. “Besides, Ca ssandra Keller has been confined to

her chambers for the foreseeable future.”

“Confinement isn’t enough,” Linda insisted. “Besides, Adalyn told us why she was there. She was simply worried about the viper attacks. She just wanted to make sure that any future bites wouldn’t be an issue for the family-”

is not Adalyn’s business,” I cut her off. “In fact, it’s mine. I hope that Adalyn wasn’t attempting to interfere

Her hair flared

tremble. “She was just w-worried a-about M-Marco…

a little agitated by his boldness, but I was already in the middle of a tense conversation. The last thing I needed

witnesses, interrogations, any information we can

and I leaned back in my seat a little. “We’ve spoken to her and she maintains that Ca ssandra’s

said through her sniffles. “She’s

the healer’s

up at the way she was speaking to me, but I chose to ignore it and

healer could be lying,” the Beta said. “And so could her assistant. There’s a strong possibility of bias there and

and folded his hands in his lap.

I worry,” he stated in a strangely cool tone. “About Adalyn clearly, but

on here? What did the

suspicious of this Ca ssandra Keller and her origin

I’ve heard. With your permission, Your Majesty,

the royal healers. I had no idea which one it was, but one of them was working

thought he could play me just as he did the others. But he

Alpha King’s decision?” I challenged him.

head immediately and then

would never do that. I just worry about you. I want to make sure

crossed my arms against my chest. “I see. I question. your dedication to Wegalla, Oliver, as you keep challenging me

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