Chapter 343: She Was Lonely

As if trying to stir things further, King Eglon did something calculated. He had Karen brought back to their cell the night before, placing her right in their midst like a spark tossed into dry grass.

But nothing burned.

No fights. No shouting. Not even a single insult thrown.

They simply… ignored her.

Utterly.

They isolated her as if she didn’t exist, like a ghost among the living.

And when King Eglon got word of it the next morning, he frowned.

He had hoped for fireworks, for drama.

But it seemed he had miscalculated.

He had picked the wrong people for his show.

Karen, now sharing a cell with the very people she had betrayed, tried everything she could to make them listen, especially John.

But he wouldn’t even look at her.

He had already made up his mind.

He would rather die with honor than live with a stain gifted by her hands.

And then, to her shock, Ekene made the same decision.

Karen blinked rapidly, unable to hide the disbelief in her eyes. “What? You too?”

Even Abuchi and Nnenna were stunned. They pleaded with John and Ekene, trying to get through to them, trying to shake some sense into their stubborn minds.

“We’ve already lost so much,” Nnenna said softly, her voice shaking. “Must we lose you too?”

But the two men stood firm, their silence louder than any argument.

“We choose our path,” Ekene finally said. “And we’ll walk it with our heads up, not under a shadow.”

There was no hatred in his voice.

Just clarity.

The king refused to appear weak or encourage an uprising by sparing his own

still had a chance. They

simply chose not

the others stopped trying. They stopped persuading, stopped

They respected their decision.

sometimes, grown men walk into

it unfold from the shadows of

deeper than any

wasn’t just about pride, it was a rejection of

Of everything she did.

than let her be the

moment, Karen finally

never been for

It was for herself.

fear in her

the need

maybe, Abuchi would love her back if

Now she knew.

was too late

not argue

Did not plead.

corner of the cell, her back to the others, waiting for the

guard said, his voice dry and

no room for protest. No

already understood, this

father, gently reached for his wife’s hand and then for his daughter’s. Together, they stepped forward with quiet courage,

and Nnenna followed in silence.

footstep echoed like

inside the cell, Karen watched them walk

something broke

herself—”I saved them… I tried to save

did it feel like everything was falling

it feel like she was

Her chest tightened.

her life, yes. But in

She had lost Nnenna.

She had lost Ekene.

John and…. Abuchi,

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