Chapter 216

Inez wondered what this gift was that Carlos spoke of so highly. It seemed like the gift that Nyx had arranged for Morrineth was nothing simple; she then thought of the aromatherapy system that she had brought for the woman in the hope that she would stay in a better mood all day long. It seemed like she was about to get severely outshone later on, not that she had any hope of making that woman happy.noveldrama

Nyx, on the other hand, smiled at the man, quite happy with the attention and the words that he had said to her. She said to him, "You better stay the night, Carlos. I don t want anything going wrong with the gift, you know, with how things could turn out badly later on. You can go back once my mom has opened the gift. That way you can stay here and attend the party; you know how much Kill despises having people from the council in the territory."

Carlos smiled without showing any hint of irritation.

Realising that the two would have enough fun with their company alone, Inez turned on her feet and walked out of the building.

Once she left, Carlos, who was staring at her with a look of adoration earlier, scoffed. He turned to look at Nyx and then offered her a sweet, simpering smile. "Who was the woman from earlier? Why were you standing with a latent of all people, Nyx?"

"Isn t it amusing to be kind to those who would die for just a shred of kindness?" Nyx asked with a smile on her lips. Her eyes then went around the perimeter of the building, and she glanced at the truck that was standing at the end of the path. "I hope the goods are in order? Even if that thing is old and used... I would expect nothing less than the finest experience."

Carlos smiled back at the woman before saying to her, "You don t need to worry about it, Nyx. I told you... Even if I have to do something illegal, I will make sure that you get what you want without a hitch. Thus, you don t need to worry about anything."

Upon hearing the words of the man, Nyx smiled sweetly. She could almost imagine the look of surprise on the face of her mother when she would see her gift. And the thought alone filled her with glee as she started to anticipate the time of the party because there were things that she was looking forward to happening. Firstly, she had arranged a super rare gift for her mother that should make her mother look at her differently. Secondly, Selene she would definitely wear the dress that she had given to her, and even if she didn t, then she would wear something that was old and out of fashion. The thought of others looking at Selene like that and mocking her brought a smile to Nyx s face.

The only flaw was Inez; if she had known that the woman would snatch the attention that belonged to her, she would have thought of a way to handle her as well but then again, she was a latent. With her identity as troubled as that, what could that woman even do?

She commanded Carlos, "Take the gift inside the warehouse; make sure that no one touches it unless it s me. Even my brother is not allowed to take a look at what is inside the box. Do you understand?"

"As you command, Nyx," said the man as he leaned down and pecked her on the cheek. "I will wait for you at the same place; make sure to come, alright? I will be waiting for you."

Inez, who had stepped out, reached her lodge in a matter of a few troubled minutes, as the weather had turned gloomy and raindrops the size of pearls were coming down from the sky. She covered her head and descended down the path that was covered with moss and pebbles while smiling stiffly.

Upon arriving in her lodge, she couldn t help but take a look at her reflection in the glass panes of the door. Her reflection looked fine; if she was not feeling nervous, she would have thought that she looked just fine.

But something about the incoming trouble made her feel nervous. Not to mention that her ex-mate was going to be here, with Evelyn in tow. She knew that he would be here with her; Dominic had never attended any parties without shoving Evelyn in her face. Though she no longer felt anything for him, the disrespect still clouded her judgement, and it would not be any time soon that she would forget the video that Dominic had recorded of her when he was torturing her and even saved it like it was a fucking memento.

And there was this feeling like someone was watching her all the time. She turned and looked behind her, but there was absolutely nothing that was standing behind her, and yet the prickling sensation was only getting more and more intense. It made her feel jumpy and troubled and annoyed.

"Fuck," Inez cursed as she ran her hand through her hair. Her siren wanted Killian to be with them; his absence was only fuelling their anger and frustration. Inez closed the door behind her. She didn t say anything, nor did she look behind. It was nothing; she was being paranoid. Killian had asked Third Eye to rewrite the protective sigils all over the pack territory again. There were new devices purchased and bought to keep the witches away.

The pack was safe. She was safe.

But a trickle of fear continued to climb up her spine when she thought of how there was a traitor in the pack. What if that traitor did something? Like letting a witch inside the pack? But one would have noticed the break in the defences, right? It had to make a sound of alarm? Right? Right?