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

determined nod. She looked outside the

at the entrance, awaiting my arrival. And I was not at all surprised to see the Alpha King, Atticus Dencruz, standing beside Nikolai. That old man liked to pretend to

us and maintained some kind of balance between the three realms. Last time I checked, Asher just used

help them. He just stood

the way

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

peacefully as we could, but the rumors that spread across the mortal realm

at them, Xanthea," I whispered. "They're waiting to see you dead, to receive your dead body. But

was going outside, but outsiders couldn't look into the car. She took a deep

as I emerged from the car, every single soul went into

demons 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 him. My demons were clearly trying to bring him

those demons with naked eyes. And it was the duty of us demons to stop the spiritual awakening in the mortals by influencing them with pride,

had been fighting them for ages with whatever little spiritual and mental strength they possessed, relying on their faith

and most evil. If it had been a normal mortal, they

dark circles, the restlessness and jumpiness in his eyes, the stiffness in his shoulders, and the weary look on his face were all proof that my demons were influencing him deeply. From his thoughts to his emotions, he was being

only two possibilities. Nikolai either had insane

greeted the Alpha King with a fake smile as

followed. "Welcome back to the earthly realm, your

now. Don't lie. I know what you have been doing behind my back," I said in a grim tone, maintaining my eye

than the colors that drained out

dare not even think of speaking behind your back, my lord. Our realm lives at your mercy," Atticus said with a nervous smile. "When I received the message that you would

I broke into laughter.

good friend? I was just joking. I find it rather difficult to make the humor of my realm work 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 and Nikolai's expressions were

a smile

think of the safety of my realm. After all, that's my

I smirked.

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 would.

I

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...

expected a fate other than death for a feeble, abused omega

for yourself." I looked at the valets

a tight gulp as he looked at the gifts the valets unloaded from my

royals receive goes through a screening process, right?" I asked, my gaze boring

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 as though he was holding a ticking

mutilated body parts of our family members-" Before I could finish my

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

to pardon Alpha Nikolai. He is still a kid. He was just a little scared,