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.

us eclipsed my vision, but I could tell from the tall pines and dense greenery that we were far into the woods, which meant we were surely already

to face him, he raised a golden-brown eyebrow. “The drug I administered was mild. My apologies for the

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

with a nod,

back

longer had his attention, I glanced back out

car ahead leading the way. Our car came to a

I recognized them at once to be

rolled down the window and addressed the

rest and reorganize,” he

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guard nodded immediately and offered a salute. He and the

several minutes, the guard who’d spoken to the Northern

and cleared his throat.

far from here,”

then gestured ahead. The guard then turned to the

knot formed in my stomach. I had no idea what

a parlor in the small wooden

with the guards after we walked in, and I shivered after being

his navy eyes flashed. “You can use one of the rooms to change your clothes and get some rest. We will depart when

up.”

out the window. I supposed the others were diplomats or other people in Kaleb’s

soaked and covered in mud because I had fallen when I’d been let out of the car, My knees had been weak, probably due to the drug, and I’d taken.

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