RedNovelThe Abandoned Lycan Queen 131 Chapter 131 Elena's POV We were nearing the place where our car was parked when Zara suddenly nudged me.
"What?" I asked in confusion and followed the direction she was signalling, finding many high-ranking officials gathered in the nearby garden shed with Deacon.
"Should we greet him?" Zara whispered as I kept my eyes on Deacon. After a bit of inner contemplation, I nodded my head and started to walk.
"Gentlemen," I greeted, interrupting their conversation.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSlowly, Deacon, who had his back to me, turned around with a look of surprise in his eyes. "Done already?" he asked.
Laughing a little, I raised a brow at him as I gestured to the ton his watch. "Looks like you are expecting for longer? I even gave Queen Liz a visit." His lips stretched into a smile as he stared atwith admiration. "I didn't know my wife-to-be was so capable." Standing up, he went besideand waved his hand at his friends before guidinga few feet away from them. With a bit more privacy around us, I becmore serious and said, "We need to talk." -He was taken aback for a little while as he weighed my expression before he sighed and gestured to his car a few meters away from us. "Alright then, let's get in." As we stood beside his car, I turned my head to Zara and gestured to our car. "You can go back to the pack house first. I'll be with Prince Deacon for a while. Callif you need something." She looked atfor a while, a bit hesitant. "Are you sure?" I nodded my head without thinking twice. "Absolutely.
Shrugging, she nodded her head and smiled. "Okay, Princess." With a teasing look in her eyes, she added, "I won't argue with you. Have fun!" She gavea teasing look, even wiggling her brows before she got into the car, making both Deacon andlaugh.
Shaking his head, Deacon commented, "Zara is the bravest omega of a princess I've ever known." "That's because she's not just my omega. She's my friend," I uttered genuinely.
Zara had been there forsince I could remember. When I was a child, she'd be my playmate. When I was studying, she was my helper. And when I beca warrior, she avoidedwith everything I needed.
Up until now, she would go far and beyond her job description just to make sure I had everything I needed. "Con," Deacon invited as he opened the door of the passenger car for me.
After saying my thanks, I sat down inside and put on my seatbelt.
"Tell me, what is it?" he asked as soon as he got comfortable in his seat.
After recounting what happened inside the Mother Queen's residence earlier, I could only let out a sigh. "The king He visited Queen Liz earlier when I was there, and we had a conversation. He started questioning the 1/2 Chapter 131 effectiveness of your decision and seeing my thoughts about it as testing my loyalty toward you." Instead of being angry, I was surprised that he looked even amused about it. "That looks like something he would do, actually." "What happened next?" he asked, his fingers tapping the steering wheel while his other arm rested on the window.
I shrugged and smiled at him. "I told him the truth. That war isn't clean, and you made the best calls under fire." "And that..." Shifting from my seat, I faced him and looked deep into his eyes before continuing, "...that I trust and believe in you." We stared at each other for a long tbefore the smile on his face widened. "You answered well."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLooking away from me, I was able to see how his ears turned a little bit red. Still Il Ο 11 avoiding my eyes, he continued, Strategy is always marred by emotion. War isn't math with an absolute answer, it's chaos."
After nodding thoughtfully at him, I decided to lighten up the mood a little bit by commenting half-jokingly, he was smiling the whole time, actually, which made it feel a bit strange because it didn't feel like it was a genuine one."A smirk formed on his lips as he laughed a little. "With him, you never really know." After shaking his head, he shifted the car into drive mode and started it.
We were engulfed with comfortable silence on our way back to my pack until we halted at an intersection after a traffic light turned red.
I could feel him glancing ata couple of times, but didn't say anything. With curiosity eatingalive, I sighed and looked at him. "What is it?" "What?" I laughed. "Just say it before whatever you're keeping in mind kills you."
He hesitated for a while before sighing. As his face turned serious, his hand that was on the shift rod slid NO down to my hand and squeezed it.
"Did my mom make things difficult for you?"
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