Chapter 0265 The poison… “Poison. Who did you deliver the poison to?” I snarl. “I don’t know their name, believe me! My duty was to deliver it, that’s it!” He says, he’s shaking now, but I do believe him. He cannot lie under the alpha command. “Poison that you knew would harm me and my unborn pups. You knew that.” “I had to obey my master,” he says quietly. “And who is your master?” He opens his mouth, but nothing comes out. Not that again! “Tell me!” I snarl, not caring about the consequences. His eyes fill with horror as he opens his mouth. My own thoughts make me tense and I raise my hand. “You can’t say, but you can tell me every single thing that you have done. Involving the Sable, Annalise, your betrayal. Even if you cannot tell me your master’s name, I want to know everything.” I command, my eyes blazing orange. I still can’t believe that someone so ordinary, who could blend into his surroundings, was a traitor. “Please forgive me, my queen. I didn’t mean you so much pain or ill will-” I slam my hand into the table, making him jump as he swallows. “But I was only doing what I was commanded to,” he whispers. “I was the one who helped Annalise stage her kidnapping, and I was the one. The one who made sure that your food and water supply was being contaminated with the drug He lowers his head like a man defeated,
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knowing he will be punished for his crimes “At someone’s request, was it Gerard King?” I ask coldly. +15 DONUS “No,” he says, and I tilt my head, wondering if I might have just found a loophole… “Lawrence Walton?” “No.” “Zade Toussaint?” “No! Please have mercy on me. I only did what I was told I had no choice.” He pleads. “Atticus Payne?” “No, please Alpha.” Someone from this pack… “Aran King?” “No, please.” “You have sealed your fate, Ethan, the moment you did those wrongs.” “I had no choice. Please believe me!” “You could have come to me,” I reply coldly. “Or Sebastian.” “Jai O’Dell?” “No, please forgive me, Alpha. They could hurt my family-” “You have no family, Ethan. Your mother died a few years ago, did she not?” I ask icily. “But she was alive…” he mumbles. He’s scared and as much as I want to unleash my wrath on him, I also know that he seems to have been coerced into helping…. I know how those things work. First, they blackmail you with a loved one or money… and then they have enough dirt on you to destroy you. No matter how angry I am, there’s a calm clarity in my mind. I’ve run on my emotions for long enough. +15 BONUS “Things can be easier for you, Ethan, if you speak the truth,” I say quietly. “I am in charge here, and we are getting so close to finding those enemies. Pick your side carefully.” He gulps, his jaw hard as he nods. “I can’t say.” He pleads. “Hmm, you’ve said…” Think Zaia… The boy in the woods… A… “Have you heard the phrase ‘the boy in the woods‘ from anyone?” I ask. He frowns. “No, I have not.” I nod slowly. “Was it Annette Toussaint…” I trail off as a sudden thought comes to me. Ethan is a driver for the Kings… and… there is indeed a female whose name begins with A… I sit forward, clasping my hands in front of me. Someone I never would question, but the one thing I have learned is anyone can be a traitor, and anyone can play the victim. Mom was proof of that… Standing up, I walk around and lean against my desk, crossing my legs as I stare down at the man before me. Leaning forward, I force his head up by the chin. Our eyes lock and mine simmer a burning orange as I ask him my final question. “Tell me, Ethan, do you answer to Agatha King?”