Chapter 195: Huge Mistakes Chapter 195: Huge Mistakes His eyes scanned the contents of the message.

And his breath hitched.

A cold weight settled in his chest.

It was true.

He had been on the wrong path.

His gut, his unshakable, battle honed instinct, had been wrong.

The realization was like a blade, sharp and merciless.

He had wasted so much time.

He had been so sure.

So damn sure that Nnenna was the one, that Somto was keeping her identity a secret.

But in reality?

He had been the one lying to himself.

He had thrown away years of careful searching the moment he got a single clue that seemed too good to be false.

He had abandoned every other lead, blindly chasing a shadow.

But worst of all?

He had wasted her time.

The person who was truly out there.

Waiting.

And he had failed her.

That thought hurt more than anything else.

Arthur’s hands curled into fists.

No.

No more delays.

His mistakes had already cost too much.

He refused to waste a single second more.

Arthur’s expression was grim as he issued rapid fire orders to his subordinate.

hesitated for only a second, startled by the urgency in his prince’s voice, before

was silent,

that usually felt refreshing now seemed

his entire entourage moved like shadows, slipping through the kingdom’s

They vanished.

in

not the watchmen stationed beyond

came as ghosts, and now they left

was

uncovered gnawed at him, each

He had been wrong.

So terribly wrong.

had followed with unwavering certainty had led to nothing but

the very thing he had trusted above all

And worst of all?

had wasted precious

surface, but there was no time to dwell on

to

Fast.

he didn’t bother leaving

even consider

What would he say?

had made a

his attention on her these past few days had been for

was now abandoning her

No.

like the failure he felt he

subordinates, knowing the importance of courtesy, took

them under the doors of Carl and Somto’s

in the rush, it didn’t occur to him to leave

Carl emerged from his bathroom, his damp hair

walked past his door, only to pause when his eyes caught

folded piece

he picked it up and unfolded

eyes scanned the message

not even a flicker

muttered, his voice laced with amusement and mild

before heading toward

And with

the letter

vanishing without

Nothing new.

well, not even in his own

Typical.

held up the note and scanned the words again, his brow furrowing

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