Offered to the Triplet Alphas

Chapter-59. Greatest weapon

[Ezra]

After a relatively tense drive, I finally parked my car near the entrance of the Virgo palace. Xanthea hadn't said a word ever since we began our ride.

I knew she was sitting with her thoughts, revisiting her memories and reliving the pain.

I could read her eyes and how they lit up and dulled with the changing array of her thoughts.

Her breath had an irregular rhythm, but I could still decipher them as words on pages. And the screams she never cried manifested as the assault of her heartbeats against her ribs.

I had a conversation with her silence that spoke to me more than her words ever would.

Shutting her eyes, Xanthea clenched the fabric of her dress over her thighs.

I placed my hand on hers, feeling the subtle tremble in her fingers.

Her eyes, bleary with uncertainty and fear, met mine. She shook her head, her brows knitting together in a silent plea.

Intertwining my fingers with hers, I smiled slightly.

"You can do it. I know you can and you will. Because you know how to play your games with... shampoo poured all over the floor."

With the apprehensive look still sprawled across her eyes, she broke into a soft chuckle.

I smiled back at her.

"I mean, it was a brilliant idea. Stupid, but brilliant," I said.

She shook her head as her chuckles turned into half whimpers and half giggles.

"Hey! I am serious! I would have slipped right on the shampoo and fallen like a clown, given how impulsive I am. Might have fractured my tailbone and then Raven would have to heal my ass and I don't even wanna imagine Raven healing my ass."

"Oh, goddess..." Xanthea puckered her face, placing her hand over her mouth.

The second hand embarrassment had her cracking up badly, laughing while she gave me the weirdest, odd comedic look, as though I was really a clown.

I contemplated her with a subtle smile.

Once Xanthea had controlled her laughter, I licked my lips and said.

"Your smile is your weapon, angel. It's your greatest weapon. So keep it safe, hidden, but handy. Your laughter, your happiness, is what's going to kill them alive."

back of

determined nod. She looked outside the car and I followed her

was not at all surprised to see the Alpha King, Atticus Dencruz, standing beside Nikolai.

some kind of balance between the three realms.

the fallen packs, he couldn't do a thing to help them. He just stood aside and watched, praying to his

same terror on his face. I could feel it from the way they stood to the way their petrified eyes hovered around my car.

them were the same when we returned the dead bodies of the previous brides and took

rumors that spread across the

at them, Xanthea," I whispered. "They're waiting to see you dead, to receive your dead body. But it's time to show them just how

could see what was going outside, but outsiders couldn't look into the car. She took a deep breath and was about to open

I emerged from the car, every single soul

compelling him to bow lower. Nikolai stumbled under their weight and the force they put on him. My demons were clearly trying to bring him

it was the duty of us demons to stop the spiritual awakening in the mortals by influencing them with pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. Making them seek external power by blinding them to the inner power they

mortals couldn't see demons, they had been fighting them for ages with whatever little spiritual and mental strength they possessed, relying on their faith in the

haunted Nikolai were among the strongest and most evil. If it had been

restlessness and jumpiness in his eyes, the stiffness in his shoulders, and the weary look on his face were all proof that my

clearly not spiritually awakened. So, there could be only two possibilities. Nikolai either had

King with a fake smile as

"Welcome back to the

have been doing behind my back," I said in a grim tone, maintaining my

the colors that drained out of his

speaking behind your back, my lord. Our realm lives at your mercy," Atticus said with a nervous

I broke into laughter.

in yours. I know you are on our side. All your intel so far has helped us take over the packs, spot out the real traitors, neutralize the resistance, and maintain our authority and control over the fallen packs," I said, skimming my eyes to Nikolai. "After all, the burden of the entire earthly realm is on your shoulders. You wouldn't jeopardize its safety for one or two packs." Both Atticus

forced a smile onto

lord. I need to think of the safety of my realm. After all, that's my duty," he

I smirked.

ok with it. But he told me to stay alert and not leave Xanthea alone even for a second. As if I would. He also told me

I think I did

ask if the Virgo pack has

his head. None of them expected a fate other than death for a feeble, abused omega

Look for yourself." I looked

Nikolai took a tight gulp as he looked at the gifts the valets unloaded

gifts royals receive goes through a screening process, right?" I asked, my gaze boring into Nikolai. "Or is it different in your realm?"

gave a curt nod and even with all the brave facade, I noticed his hands trembled as he took a gift box from the valet. He held it

hazardous substance for the safety of the royals. Who knows what might be in those boxes? It's not uncommon in our realm to receive mutilated body parts of our family members-" Before I could finish

glaring at Nikolai. "Looks like every house in the Virgo pack will receive a gift with the mutilated body parts of their family members. Let's start with your insolent young alpha, who doesn't know his place." Nikolai lifted his dread-filled eyes to me, but

He was just a little scared, my lord. I beg for your mercy, your highness," Atticus