Chapter 194 The Brothers Reconciled  

**Ethan’s POV 

“Soren? Where am I…?” 

“Hey, brother. You’re awake!” Soren grinned down at me, and I blinked a few times, trying to figure out where the hell I was. 

I thought I should be dead, but since I wasn’t, I should at least be at the palace in one of the bedrooms. 

But no, I was in some kind of a cave, it looked like. Something strange must’ve happened while I was unconscious. 

If I was awake, did it mean thatRosalie wasn’t saved after all? 

*Rosalie!” 1 grabbed Soren’s arm and shouted, “Where’s Rosalie? What happened to her!” 

“She’s fine! She’s alive, out and about!” Soren raised his voice and gave me a bottle of water. “Chill down, man.” 

I took a couple sips of water, and breathed in deep a few times. 

Once I felt my heartbeat was back to its normal rhythm, I asked for confirmation, “You said… she is still alive?” 

“Yes, still alive, powerful and beautiful as before. I wouldn’t lie to you on this, I promise.” 

I finally felt I could breathe freely. Then I asked, “Then where am I? What happened?” I tried to sit up but failed and fell back on the mat I was lying on. 

“You’re in a cave,” Soren gave the obvious answer and explained, “Long story short, we found out there were some spies in the palace, so we had to move you. But it’s all being handled.” He tried to smile reassuringly, but I could see through it. 

“Where are Rosalie and Rowan?” I asked him. 

“Rowan is with Seraphine and Vicky when Rosalie is working… being queen and all that,” he said, still trying to be nonchalant. “And Rosalie went to help Georgia and Talon.” 

He had my attention now. My brain was trying to catch up. That last part sounded dangerous. “Help them how? What’s wrong with them?” 

Soren sighed. “It’s kind of complicated, but essentially, we went on a journey to retrieve some sort of flower called the Nightmare Lotus, or.. oh, Midnight Lily! It was supposed to save your life, which I guess it did. Anyway, we were attacked while we were there, and Georgia and Talon stayed behind with a few others to fight while Rosalie and I escaped back here to get you the flower.” 

“Midnight Lily?” I repeated, and he nodded. I vaguely remember some legendary flower called Moonlight Lily, but I’d never heard of Midnight Lily before. 

But that wasn’t important right now…! 

“Why the f*ck did you let Georgia go?! She can’t even shift yet!” I scolded him. 

“Yeah, like any of us could stop her. Be realistic, okay, brother?” He rolled his eyes. “I’m as worried as you, but does it help? Now, the good thing is that it’s quite hazardous to get there and it makes it impossible to bring in large troops. So hopefully, Talon and Georgia were able to fight Madalynn’s group off. Rosalie should be there within a day.” 

I frowned. “I need to go too!” Once again, I tried to push up off of the bed, but my head was swimming, and I fell backward. 

Soren chuckled, sol glared at him, “Always gotta be the hero, huh, brother?” he asked. 

“I do what I think needs to be done.” I glanced at him. 

have to be this serious

clown all day long?” I

him growling under his breath, but then he rolled his eyes again. “Fine, fine. Do you,

strength to stand up, so I had to make peace with the fact that I really wasn’t ready to

of protecting themselves. If you have the time and energy to worry about them, why don’t you focus on regaining your strength and make yourself useful again.”

a point.

trouble to make sure I didn’t die, and I couldn’t let her down by not

done for me made my heart yearn to

again. Whatever my intention was at that time, I was beginning to regret it. Those words would complicate matters between us. She might not

she leave?” I asked

“You just missed her.”

anyway? Did that mean she didn’t want to see

“Did she

to

on the ground, waggling left and right. He nodded with a smile. “Yes,

but Soren just had this mysterious smile on his face that made me

me knit my brow. “Brother, don’t stare at me like that. You asked me a question, and I answered. If you want more

could he still

“…What did she say?” :

to be greatly entertained. “She said she was glad that you

That was it? 

didn’t know what to think, but I

look at me like that. It’s what she said. Why don’t you just talk

ran away to avoid me just now, would she try to avoid me going forward?

what should I

use in overthinking it. Soren

get up, and this time, with Soren’s help, I was successful. The world was still a little topsy turvy, but I could feel myself

are you going?” Soren asked me.

around a bit, try

beside me as I wandered around the cave.

of my thoughts, “I thought your whole plan with Behar and Madalynn was

I retorted, “Have I asked

walk away like that; you’re gonna fall!” Soren caught up to me and continued, “It was stupid on the surface. But then when I realized why you did all that, well, it turns out you were right. It

my gaze, but I really didn’t

the back of his head and cleared his throat, “Well, um, anyway, I just wanna say I’m beginning to realize I’ve been wrong about you

the second half of the sentence so fast that it took me

I asked.

it and protested loudly, “Hey, not nice at all! You heard me the first time!

a right b*stard,”

his eyes. I straightened my face and said to him, “Hey.

obvious that

say, “For keeping me alive from Behar and

tongue seemed to get stuck and the cave was

squeezed out his reply, “Don’t mention it. I didn’t do it for

since he and I had a conversation like this.

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