Chapter 0861 Jackson, Gabriel, and I immediately focus on the bedroom door, which is roughly splintered now, just moments from being ripped from it hinges. I squeeze their hands, suddenly thinking that my decision to come back here might be a little rash

Who is on the other side of that door?

What are their orders?

Gabriel groans, his legs buckling beneath him in his weakened state, falling back against the bed.

"Oh, for heaven's sake," Jackson growls, storming for him and ducking one shoulder beneath Gabriel's arm, standing again and propping my other mate up. "When they come through that door, you need to be a cruel Prince again. Can you manage that?"

Gabriel growls a bit, glaring at Jackson, even as he nods. "Ariel," he says, gesturing to his side, begging me to come there. "They need to believe you're on my side."

I nod and immediately move there, tucking my hands behind my back and attempting to look as innocent as I can, like I didn't just poison their Prince.

Almost the instant that I take my spot the door shatters, pieces of it coming slamming down.

Soldiers shout as they flood into the room, but they stutter to an awkward stop as they see the Prince standing before them, a nasty sneer on his face, apparently quite well - even if he does have his arm around a sneering Alpha that they don't recognize.

snarls, and I snap my head to him, a bit surprised at how easily he falls into

a quick bow.

laughing low. "At my Luna's hand!? You fool.

Gabriel's authority is absolute. "Be gone!" he snaps, waving a hand at them. "If I wished to be

soldiers

takes an aggressive step towards them, snarling low, letting his canines extend to

at the soldiers retreating backs as they scurry away - probably to report to the King.

turns his head to me. "They'll be close to their quarters, but confined.

apparently finding Gabriel's weakness distasteful, and bends low, scooping Gabriel up

turn. "Jacks, he was just poisoned, it's not his fault that he's weak And Gabriel, he's helping. I'm not going to be

the door. Jackson comes to my side as we stride down the hall and then quickly outstrips me so that

to keep

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him. Gabriel gives confident

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