Chapter 58
Asher’s POV
“So!” I asked eagerly, my heart racing. “Is she going to be better?”
“She seems.
ns fine to me, but I think her soul is trapped,” the Sage said, his voice steady but laced with concern.
“Trapped? How?” I pressed, my frustration mounting
“She has refused to retum here!”
A subconscious frown crept onto my face. “What do you mean she has refused to return here?.. After all the sacrifices 1 have made. My voice rose. disbelief clouding my words.
“Sacrifices?” The Oldie scoffed, his expression almost mocking. “And do you think any of that is her concern?”
“All your sacrifices were out of selfishness and for your own benefit. None of that had a thing to do with her. She is probably tired of being your pawn, not having her options or a way of escape. But this. it’s the only way she can stay away from you, and she has grabbed the opportunity without thinking twice.”
ran my hands through my hair in frustration, pacing back and forth. I found it hard to believe what the Sage was saying “So could this possibly mean that she tried to kill herself too.. to avoid mel
The Sage shook his head, his expression firm. “No she didn’t, and if you are willing to open your eyes, you would realise that you have surrounded yourself with the wrong set of people.”
My eyes flickered back to the sage, my head snapping almost too fast. “Did you finally see the faces of those that are involved in this?” I asked curiously, a tiny bit of hope colouring my mind.
The Sage didn’t reply immediately, making me even more curious. “Answer mer i slammed my hands against the table, my impatience echoing within the stone walls.
“All the faces from the night of the full moon were only pawns, the real culprits remain uncovered-
“Well then let’s start from what we have! Maybe this was why we weren’t getting anywhere with our investigations, cause the main people were out there on the lose. “I need names!” 1 ordered.
As soon as the Sage was done listing the names of all that were involved in the incident on the full moon, I started investigations immediately. But then despite having caught sight of a piece of hope, I couldn’t stop thinking that there was something the Sage wasn’t saying to me and it made me
kind of restless
Day twenty six and Gemini still refuses to return… I couldn’t be more mad than I already am now.
“Do you expect me to sit back quict and wait for whenever she is ready to come and give me an heir!”
The Sage met my intense gaze with a calm demeanour. “She cannot remain in this state beyond forty–five days, Your Majesty. At that point, she must either return to the living or pass into the afterlife.
My frustration grew even more intense. “So, you’re telling me I have to wait another nineteen days to see if she’ll finally give up on me?”
“Patience is essential, Your Majesty,” the Sage advised. “Her journey in this Kingdom is not all about you. And trust me, Gemini has a lot more to do in this Kingdom than you think. She just needs time to confront her own demons and make her own choices.
“And what if the chooses to move on!” My voice wavered, betraying a rare vulnerability which I quickly masked up bravely.
Then you must respect her decision, the Sage replied gently. “Forcing her back would only lead to further suffering for both of you
I turned away, grappling with emotions I rarely allowed myself to feel. The weight of my past actions pressed heavily sipon me as I fired the posulality of lusing Gemini forever.
“And that as I could end up without I paused, unable to believe that a well–thought–out plan was now crumbling before my eyes. All the arrangements, the scheming, the manipulation it had all been for nothing.
Ifch a cold sweat break out on my forehead as I realized the true extent of my failure.
My mind refreshed spuickly to the last moments at Moonrock Pack. Could this be what the Elder had foreseen!
turned to the sage sharply, my anger budding over. “You knew this was going to happen, didn’t you?” I thundered, restraming myself from lunging
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