Chapter 200 On the road

When I woke up, I was in a car.

I waited for my vision to focus, and when it did, I realized I was lying in the back seat. In the front, I heard the driver of the vehicle talking with Kaleb, who was sitting in the passenger’s seat.

“The rain is too heavy, Your Majesty,” the driver said in a heavily accented

voice. “It would be too risky to drive forward. The conditions are simply too poor. I recommend that we find somewhere to take a pause and wait out the weather.”

The king of Yurene didn’t seem to be convinced by what the driver said. He

remained silent and stared ahead.

Silence lingered in the air for a moment, and then the driver cleared his throat and started the vehicle again.

It began to move forward, but quickly, the tire seemed to hit a pretty severe pothole and the car lurched. As it bumped, my head bonked against the door, and before I could stop myself, I released a heavy groan.

Kaleb whipped around at the sudden sound, and when our eyes met, a chill traveled through me. A smile formed on his full lips, and I wanted nothing more than to escape this situation. I was prey being cornered by a predator. I felt it now more

than ever.

tone.

“So, you’re finally awake, Miss Ca ss andra,” he noted with a somewhat mocking

Though I wanted to ignore the Northern king entirely, I nodded my head meekly. I knew my cooperation would only ensure my survival, so I needed to play along and do whatever, I could to stay alive..

Chapter 200 On the road

As I tried to make sense of it all, I realized I’d been drugged. I hadn’t expected that, though I knew it wasn’t all that surprising, given Kaleb’s sketchiness and overall dark vibes.

I was angry at the situation, but I couldn’t remain in a bad mood for long. Being angry at this point was useless. It wouldn’t save me, and it wouldn’t save Asher, Erika, or Finnick from meeting a terrible fate.

swirling mist around us eclipsed my vision, but I could tell from the

him, he raised a golden-brown eyebrow. “The drug I administered was mild. My apologies for the situation, but I needed to do something, you see. At the very least, I tried to be merciful when it came to the administration

aching spot on my head where I’d slammed against the

Kaleb replied with a nod, and

turned back around and faced

his attention, I glanced back out

several cars following behind us, and one car ahead leading the

vehicle. I recognized them at once to

window and

to rest and reorganize,” he ordered in a firm but

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nodded immediately and offered a salute. He and the two other guards took off and disappeared into the

who’d spoken

and cleared his throat.

not too far from here,” he reported back

guard then turned to the driver and told him to follow

my stomach. I had no idea what was about to play out and prayed things wouldn’t

a parlor in the small wooden

had a few words with the guards after we walked in, and

he turned back to me and his navy eyes flashed. “You can use

up.”

supposed the others were diplomats or other people in Kaleb’s staff, though I didn’t know for certain. The car’s windows were

soaked and covered in mud because I had fallen when

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