Chapter 739 Siege

“Ah?” Marie blinked at Derrick.

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“Dovemont cost Dan dearly to take from Dale,” Derrick explained. “So when I went after it, you’d think he’d hand Tessa over to protect it.”

“Then you’re saying she’s not in Dan’s hands?” Marie pressed.

“Not necessarily.”

“Not necessarily this, not necessarily that–what kind of answer is that?” Márie snapped. Her head spun from all the contradictions.

Derrick’s eyes narrowed. “Dovemont matters to him, yes. But what matters more is making sure Manny and Artemis and those twins don’t live.”

Marie: “…”

“So is she in Dan’s hands or not?” she demanded.

Derrick shrugged. “That, I don’t know. What I do know is she’s in the Ashen Pact’s hands. Victor’s been demanding they hand her over too.”

That much, at least, made sense. If Victor was going after them for Tessa, then she had to be there.

“Then who exactly has her?”

“Not clear. From what we know, it could be any of them.”

Marie: “…”

This was worse than no answer at all.

“Forget it! I don’t care whose hands she’s in. Put more pressure on them. Blow up Black Mountain.”

shook with

her a long, quiet

“Don’t want to do

coldly. “This is Noctarth. You think Black Mountain

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Chapter 739 Siege

Marie: “…”

he blown up Dan’s stronghold before, just

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like this, if you hadn’t married me,

Marie: “..

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mind went blank. She lifted her hand, ready to slap

ease this time, pressed a kiss to her palm, warm breath fanning over

shot through

boiling

suite, Tessa’s thoughts

“Caesarville has erupted. The Ashen Pact

most of his men to seize Caesarville by force. The Ashen Pact,

glanced at Tessa, who sat fidgeting and restless. A smile tugged at his lips. “No need

“Yes, sir.” He

remained. He approached,

“What’s on your mind?”

startled her. “Ah!

and gulped twice before muttering, “I was thinking… Marie must be going crazy

wasn’t stupid. Once she realized Marie didn’t know she was with Victor, she understood Marie’s frenzy in the

had thought Victor was just

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