Chapter 78

Chapter THEON

78

""What is it? Tell me

"I can't "Miro said with a shrug. "They spoke in code while I was there. They weren't directly talking to me and I couldn't pick up mich before I began my fight."

I took a moment to think and then his last statement raised a question. "Did you have a match at Club Zero?"

Miro sh**ed his gaze from me "No I had a match at Maplebees

1 swallowed as my mouth went dry. The same bar where he got kidnapped. Now his bruised knuckles made sense. He rarely bruised his knuckles at Club Zero because the contenders there were vanilla fighters but at Maple Bees, the fighters there were tough and were mostly hardened criminals taken from deli row hired to make money.

"You only get a match there now if you are fighting on behalf of a well-connected and powerful sponsor. So who hired you?"

Miro looked me dead in the eye. "Dad"

raised a brow, not particularly surprised. "You're a fighter for Dad?"

"Yes" He said smugly. I bet

I bet he had no idea what he just got himself into but I won't rain on his parade. Not now that he don't want my help anymore. "Good luck to you." I smiled before proceeding to leave the room

"He knows you will put up a fight and he's

in the waiting area and together we entered the back seat of my car and left the building, Ryn sat quietly, looking out the window while I worked on my phone, replying to business emails and checking on my schedule with my virtual

man now and you

just a thumbs up emoji in it. I scoffed and shook

Ryn

I suddenly remembered she

"Nothing" I replied.

spoke up again. I have reached out to a house agent. He's

sighed, trying to hold on to my fleeting patience. Why is everyone choosing

move out, Ryn." I said. "I am

say you were, my Prince." She hesitated. "I just don't want you having issues

felt her sadness before I saw it in her yes.

I know how precious family is. She said, lingering her pendant. "Sometimes, I wish my parents left me a sibling before they died, that way I won't feel so alone

a deep breath to take it all in.

your house agent and cancel on him. You're staying with me

"But-"

buts, please." I

of my eye, I saw her

we were about to reach the Academy, I got a call from one of

developed a way to infiltrate the North and get the flower," said

"I'll be right there.

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