Chapter 194-0 DIT

Selene

“Why are we still in lockdown?” | demand, glaring at Blaise. “I thought you said the danger had passed.”

“It has passed, my beauty, I’m merely being cautious.” He insists, reaching up to drag his knuckles over my cheek. “It’s an annoyance to be sure, but one we’ll get through.”

“This is what happens when you abuse your people.” | grumble, “if you don’t want to be annoyed maybe you should respect their rights.”

“Rights.” He scoffs, “more like a city full of spoiled children clamoring for attention and making unreasonable demands.”

“I want to go back to my rooms.” I announce, overflowing with disgust for the horrible man.

“You can’t do that yet.” He informs me brusquely.

“Why, what’s going to happen?” I ask:

“You know I normally don’t mind your sass, but I don’t have the patience for it today.” He gripes, turning away from me.

“Wait!” | exclaim, clasping onto his arm as a rush of inspi ration strikes me. Were in his safe room surrounded by guards, but a man as paranoid as Blaise made sure his emer gency refuge was large and comfortable, so our audience is safely out of hearing distance. Forcibly settling my blazing temper, I adopt the meditative calm I’ve learned to embody to capture the Alpha’s mind, and stare deep into his eyes.

“Please, tell me what’s going on?” | beg sweetly, pulling at his tongue with hypnotic force.

His tense muscles relax, and he speaks in a dull droning voice. “There was a prison break.” He utters emotionlessly. “The rebels freed everyone from my dungeons.”

It takes all my willpower to stay in my calm trance, be cause my heart is immediately trying to leap out of my chest. “Do you still have Bastien?” | whisper anxiously.

“No.” Blaise announces in the same stoic tone, “that’s why we’re here. He’ll be coming for you.”

My mind is racing a hundred miles a minute. I can’t be lieve it, I went back with Blaise when Bastien was already free. If I’d fought him in the park like I wanted to, this could all have been over by now. “Won’t you please let me go back to my rooms.” I plea, stroking his arm, “the babies are making me tired and I need a nap.”

“Go back to your rooms,” he repeats dully, “I’ll tell the guards.”

out the front door

orders the man blocking the door. “Take

Alpha, you said

from me to lose his temper. I don’t doubt un der other circumstances that the guard

down that

use this particular power at a distance yet. It works beautifully as long as I’m looking into his eyes, but unless I alter his memory it wears off rather quickly once we part. In hindsight I should have made him believe that the danger was passed,

safe room when Blaise’s sentries come racing after us, charging down the stairs with fangs bared and claws extended as I make my escape. I can hear Blaise’s bellowing voice above, and my heart plummets into my stomach as I

top of the stairs above me, breathing heavily. “What have you donel”

nothing left to lose, I send out an ener gy burst towards the guard who’d

eyeing me hungrily, ‘what else have you been up to while I thought your hands

sentries are closing in on me, and

when a new chorus of alarms burst out, blaring throughout the palace’s airy hallways. Blaise curs es, gesturing aggressively towards

of all the guards, re alizing with horror that a number have circled around behind me while I was distracted. I send out more energy pulses, but

eyes land on Frederic. “What are you doing here?” | cry,

in a tone saying this

| question, not trusting the wolf on

past me at Blaise, “the

“And just

cousin explains, “And I’m not letting you take

“She’s mine and so are her pups, now if you care for your life you’ll leave us before it’s

“you

the room begin to spin around

and Bastien are

and mus cles rippling. “What

about me.” He instructs sternly,

on Blaise alone, let along Blaise and two dozen

Blaise smirks, “she might be a defiant, impossible little thing, but she’s got twice

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