Chapter 288

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Though it was a bold theory I had yet to find evidence to support, I knew it was a stronger guess than anything

else the Sky Pride healers made.

Even though it had been many years since then, I could still remember what Asher’s father looked like when he’d died. His face had the same yellowish sheen as Alpha Arthur’s and his lips were unusually purple. The two men had the same dryness in their skin, and the same frigid bodies.

It was too much of a coincidence to not be true.

If my assumption was correct, that would indicate that the head healer was complicit in this scheme.

But why?

What were the motivations behind it all?

“Is the healer still administering medicine to your father?” I asked Kiara, my eyes still locked on the unconscious

Alpha.

“Yes,” she replied. “The treatments have been more frequent lately because the healer thinks the medicine will help him live longer.”

I knew at once that wasn’t the truth. I could almost be sure that the “medicine” Alpha Arthur was taking was in fact poison. The mastermind behind this plan seemed impatient and couldn’t wait any longer for the Alpha’s death, so the frequency of the treatments had been increased.

Kiara took notice of my expression and wiped the tears away from her face. Her eyebrows knitted together and

she studied me closely.

“What’s wrong?” she wondered suspiciously. “You seem… intrigued. Is something going on?”

I parted my lips, unsure of what to say. I didn’t want to alarm her since she was in such a fragile state, but then again, I couldn’t keep her in the dark. This was her father’s life. She deserved to know my theory.

“I’m wondering if there’s something wrong with the medicine,” I said calmly.

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even further. “What makes

signs,” I answered vaguely. “Signs that there might be

understand, Kane. The head healer has served my father for more

“But I’ve known and seen someone who had been taking

I reached out and took her hands in mine. They were deadly cold and

We didn’t know each other well and yet… it was almost as if I’d known her spirit for a while. It was a strange feeling, one l wasn’t used to. I wasn’t known for my

She seemed disoriented as if this news was too much to bear. Her

Finally, she sighed.

continued to tremble. “I’ve always trusted the healer and I’ve helped administer the medicine quite a few times. What if

not your fault,” I interrupted her sternly. “You mustn’t blame yourself. You had no reason

would have done this?” she wondered as she shook her head. “My father has always been kind and generous to his

my theory. It would be too much of a blow to her and she was too fragile to handle

and I shrugged to reinforce my

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clearly buying my lame

do next?” she wondered. “We clearly can’t keep letting the healer give

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to tell us the truth,” I replied. “We can’t let this go on any

“The healer is supposed to come back in two hours. We can

that seemed like the natural answer, I

is full of soldiers,” I remarked. “The healer needs to be questioned by someone in a high position, someone she wouldn’t dare go against. If

the castle, which was something we could use to

carefully and then nodded. She told me where the

wait for him there then,” I

offered but I shook my head

will be too dangerous,” I

otherwise. Please, Kane. Besides, you have no helpers here. All of the Myriad soldiers left with the Alpha King and the Sky Pride soldiers aren’t very loyal to you. You can’t do this

allies here. Darwin had seen to that personally. I knew it would be tough to do this alone, so

“Be ready to come with me.

hour and a half later, Kiara and I left the palace undetected and went to the

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