“Wait a minute. There’s a child here I cannot allow to leave.” Turning to the children, I frowned. “Which one of you is Alva?”
The soldiers took a look at each child they were holding, trying to find the one called Alva.
A few moments later, one of the soldiers finally came forward with a little girl who appeared to be blind.
Immediately, a boy came rushing out and took Alva in his arms protectively. He shot me a brave, but angry look. “What do you want with her?”
I was able to recognize that this was the boy who was hiding behind others. He must be Felix.
“Oh, what do I want, you ask?” I pointed at the little girl named Alva. “This girl was the leader and reason that these children were able to escape. What do you think I should do about that? The only right thing to do now would be to kill her. Just to warn everyone else not to do it again.”
Flora’s POV
Felix stood in front of Alva and knelt down. “Please don’t! Alva doesn’t know anything. She can’t even see anything! How could she possibly lead the escape?”
Geoffrey smiled indifferently. “I don’t care. She has to pay for what she’s done. Do you understand, little guy?”
Alva quietly stood behind Felix, her little face full of confusion. “Felix, don’t cry.”
Felix choked back his sobs as he turned around to pat Alva’s head. “I’m not crying.”
Alva stretched out her arm and touched Felix’s face. “Don’t lie to me. I can hear the sadness in your voice.”
Felix pursed his lips. Finally, he burst into tears.
“Please, Alpha. Don’t kill Alva. You can kill me if you want. I was the one who asked her do it.” Felix broke down. It was only in this moment that I was reminded he was but a fragile child.
“Felix, no!” Alva fumbled around for Felix’s hand.
Geoffrey just looked at them impatiently and waved his hand. “Arrest Alva.”
“No!” Felix jumped up and protected Alva from the soldiers.
But with the soldiers’ tall physique and weapons in their hands, Felix was nothing but a helpless lamb before them.
One soldier simply grabbed Felix’s collar and threw him to the side.
Alva was startled. Taking a small step forward, she tried to find Felix. “Felix! Where are you? I’m scared…”
I wanted so badly to stop the soldiers from catching Alva, but Geoffrey did not forget to have more soldiers block me and Warren.
“Geoffrey, they’re just kids. Why can’t you just let them go?” I roared.
Without even looking at me, Geoffrey asked in a flat tone, “Just kids? Because of this one kid, my plan today was almost completely ruined! She did something wrong, and now she has to be punished for it. I don’t care if she’s a kid.”
“Do you really think you can still do whatever you want? Listen to the people, Geoffrey,” Warren’s tone was cold. “The truth will eventually come to light. Sooner or later, the lycan king will find out about everything you’ve done.”
Geoffrey scoffed at Warren. “It doesn’t matter. As long as I win.”
Meanwhile, Felix was still trying to fight off the soldiers. His tiny body became a shield for Alva and he was not going to leave even if the weapons were going to stab through his skin.
“Run, Alva!” As Felix held down a soldier’s leg, he shouted. His shoulder was already dark red with blood.
Alva felt around for Felix and wandered around.
Her white dress was dirty and her hair was a mess. Like a homeless little animal, she cried hysterically.
Using the back of her hand, she wiped her tears, but she only ended up smearing blood on her face.
I felt pity for her. If only I could skin Geoffrey alive right now! That bastard!
“You won already, Geoffrey. Let them go!” I gritted my teeth.
Geoffrey continued to ignore me and told the soldiers to arrest Alva.
I lowered my hands. I didn’t know how many times I had felt this powerless again.
The place fell silent and everyone stopped talking, even the werewolves inside the wall. There were complicated expressions on their faces.
I turned to them. “See this? This is the system you want to keep. The comfort of your life now is built on the foundation of broken families! For a long time, you have turned a blind eye. Now, look at them. Will you still be able to live your life inside the wall with this weighing on your mind?”
Geoffrey’s POV
I was shocked to see the shame on everyone’s faces when they heard Flora’s words.
This was the first time I had ever seen regret and hesitation on their faces. A frisson of unease unfurled within my belly.
“Mind your own business!” I glowered in Flora’s direction, and then instantly ordered the soldier to gag her.
Warren kicked the soldier away and placed himself in front of her like a protective shield. “How dare you hurt her?”
Hidden behind Warren’s bulky body, Flora poked her head out with a dubious expression. “Did I say something wrong? You are the reason the border has become a living hell!”
As soon as she made this accusation, the werewolves on both sides of the wall stared at me as if they were the ones who had challenged me.
My temper was rising. These people were so ungrateful. If it wasn’t for me, the border would have been conquered by vampires a long time ago. Now, just because an outsider had spoken a few words, they were doubting my ability to govern.
I snorted. Just as I was about to give them a piece of my mind, my phone rang.
I took out my phone and saw that Hobson was calling. Why was he calling me out of the blue?
Was something wrong?
I answered the phone with a frown.
“Sylvia has run away.”
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