Lord Protector Novel

So... So Lacey Hinton is the daughter that Ares was planning on bringing home?

And I was going to give her trouble...

Oh crap! If I had actually taken Lacey away, then I’d have way more than a few broken ribs right now.

Argh! Top Dog, you bloody imbecile! You nearly got me killed!

The sheer terror of it all was too much for Killian, and it caused him to pass out right then.

Lacey stared at Ares with her mouth slightly agape.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What is happening?

What did Ares just say to me?

Feeling extremely flustered, she instinctively reached for Zeke’s hand. “Zeke, what... what is he saying?”

Zeke took a deep breath. “Lacey, do you remember what I told you about having the immunity to poisons?”

Lacey furrowed her brows in thought. “You said that the average person couldn’t have such an immunity. The person would have to be a descendant of a century-old noble family...”

Lacey’s eyes widened in shock as she inhaled sharply. “Zeke, are you saying... Are you saying that I’m... I’m from the Thisleton family?”

Zeke nodded his head solemnly.

No! No! No!

Shock and disbelief flashed across Lacey’s face as she stumbled backward. “No, you’re mistaken! I know who my parents are! My dad is Daniel Hinton and my mom is Hannah Lawson. You’re all terribly mistaken! Zeke, come on. Let’s go. I don’t feel like working today.”

It was only natural for Lacey to be unable to accept this bombshell of a truth right away.

Zeke gave a little sigh. “Lacey, this is all true. I’m sorry, but you can’t run away from this. You have no need to worry though as I only wanted you to know the truth. As for whether you’ll return to the Thisleton family or not, you have complete say over the matter. No one can force you otherwise.”

“Lacey!”

Daniel and Hannah’s voices suddenly cut through the tension.

Zeke had notified them earlier and asked them to come and help soothe Lacey.

At this point, it really did seem as if the elderly couple were the only ones who were able to calm her down.

When Lacey saw her parents, she immediately ran over to them and threw herself into Hannah’s arms.

“Mom! Zeke is being mean! He conspired with others to trick me! You have to teach him a lesson!” sobbed Lacey.

Hannah hugged Lacey tightly, and she too started tearing up. “My poor sweetie.”

Daniel himself was trying to ease his frustrations through smoking. He had just finished one and immediately lit another.

“Lacey, listen to me. Zeke isn’t lying to you. You are indeed a Thisleton. Me and your mom... we raised you but we didn’t give birth to you.”

No!

Lacey covered her ears, refusing to listen to anything else. “Stop talking, Dad! I’m not going to believe anything you say! You’re my parents! And you’ll be my only parents until the day I die!”