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."

kissed the back of her

She looked outside the car and I followed

surprised to see

maintained some kind of balance between the three realms. Last time I

help them. He just stood aside and watched, praying

it from the way they stood to the way their petrified eyes hovered around my car. They awaited

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

bodies as peacefully as we could, but the rumors that

dead, to receive your dead body. But it's time to

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

as I emerged from the car, every single

lurking around Nikolai in their shadowy, twisted forms writhed with a sinister laughter, compelling him to bow lower. Nikolai stumbled under their weight and the force they put on

demons to stop the spiritual awakening in the mortals by influencing them with pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and

with whatever little spiritual and mental strength they possessed, relying on

demons that haunted Nikolai were among the strongest and most evil. If it had been a normal mortal, they would have

shoulders, and the weary look on his face were all proof that my demons were

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

the Alpha King with a

back to the earthly realm, your highness. We

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

eyes faster than the colors that drained out

Atticus said with a nervous smile. "When I received the message that

I broke into laughter.

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

smile

are right, my lord. I need to think of the safety of my realm. After all, that's my

I smirked.

realm, I texted Asher that I was bringing Xanthea here. He was ok with it. But he told me to stay alert and not leave Xanthea alone even for a second. As if I

I think I did

pardon my insolence as I dare to ask if the Virgo pack has failed to provide you with a competent bride?" He inquired cautiously. "Are you perhaps... looking for a

was right. I glared at Nikolai, who immediately lowered his head. None of them expected a fate other

have brought some gifts for my in-laws. Look for yourself." I looked at the valets and

breath, Nikolai took a tight gulp as he looked at

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

noticed his hands trembled as he took

make sure the gift doesn't have some 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

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."

little scared, my lord. I beg for your mercy, your highness," Atticus said with a bow and Nikolai