Reclaimed

Chapter 100.

Chloe clamped her mouth shut to stifle a scream.

Veronica’s dead body was lying on the ground, right in front of her eyes. Blood was pooling. Chloe stepped back urgently to avoid her shoes being tainted.

And she was shaking violently in fear. It took her almost a minute to utter, “Y–You killed her…”

“Yeah so?”

Silas shrugged. He took a towel that Layla just handed him and wiped Veronica’s blood on it.

Neither of them seemed to find this a big deal. They reacted as though Silas just killed a fly and not a human being.

Silas turned around to look at Chloe and smiled, “Don’t tell me that this is the first time that you ever see a dead body.”

“I…I saw dead bodies on the battlefield before… But never this close…” Chloe stuttered.

“Well then, you must be one lucky little princess.” Silas chuckled, “But if you want to be my mate, as the Rogue Queen, you have to get use to this

gs fast.”

kind of

The Rogue Queen.

Chloe was dazzled by that title.

She was going to be Queen one day…And how awesome was that!

Her fear at heart was quickly replaced by excitement and thrill.

“You are right. I over–reacted.” Chloe took a deep breath and said, “Sorry. It won’t happen again.”

“There is my girl.”

Silas applauded her with a smile.

“You handled this very neatly. So, is there anything else that you want to tell me?”

“Yeah, there is one more thing.” Chloe said, “Today I overheard Aurora asking Angelina about the Great Canyon and if they can access it without the rogues noticing. So do you think they will-

“-try to sneak in there? Yes, they definitely will. Damien is desperate to find out more about me. Sneaking into my kingdom is the exact thing he will do.”

Silas paced back and forth in the room with his eyes blazing with crazy enthusiasm.

“And this is great…you know? Having them there in my territory…It works out perfectly. Isn’t this great, Layla?”

Layla bowed humbly, “It is great, my King.”

Chloe didn’t understand why they were both so excited. From her perspective, the alliance was already at the front door of Silas’s headquarter. It would only be days before the alliance took down the Grace Ruin.

So Silas should be anxious right now, not happy.

“I don’t understand. Why is this great again? You already lost the Crimson Fortress to Damien. If he attacked the Great Canyon-”

“No. He won’t attack the Great Canyon.”

Silas shook his head with a mysterious smile.

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“The alliance has just been through a brutal war. Damien is too nice an Alpha to force his soldiers to go to another war soon. The thing that he most likely will do is to sneak into the Great Canyon himself with Aurora and try to dig out more dirt about me.”

Silas spread his arms and laughed, “We can’t compete with Damien on the battlefield. But we can–and WE WILL–overpower him in my territory.”

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Chloe nodded hastily.

Now she was excited as well.

She couldn’t wait for the day when Damien was overpowered, when he was brought down onto his knees and begged for her and Silas’s mercy.

A chill of excitement was sent through her whole body just picturing that.

“So what now? We will just wait for them to go to the Great Canyon?” Chloe asked eagerly. “And what about Veronica’s body. We have to bury it.”

“We never wait for anything. We MAKE that happen,” Silas smiled.

Chloe wanted to ask more.

Yet Silas waved his hands at her dismissively.

“You should go. You are gone for too long already. Let me worry about Veronica’s body.”

“But-”

“GO.”

Silas strengthened, in a final sort of way.

“Make yourself seen. You will need an alibi for what happens next.”

***

Aurora and Angelina spent the entire day in the shelter checking on those injured soldiers and civilians.

When it was almost dusk, Chloe came over to the shelter to help them out.

“Where is Veronica?” Aurora asked when she saw Chloe come by herself.

“She was still in the office doing the bookkeeping work,” Chloe replied with a sweet smile. “She is a bit slow with the math. So she asked me to give her some alone time alone to finish the rest of the work.”

“Has she been helpful? Do you like having her around?” Angelina asked.

“Oh yes. Very helpful. And I like her a lot!” Chloe nodded. “She told me how hard it was to live with the rogues. Poor girl, she has been through a lot. I am really glad that she is starting a new life right now.”

Aurora and Angelina exchanged a look of delight.

Both of them were pleased to see Chloe make new friend.

“That is wonderful,” Aurora softened her tone and said to Chloe. “Veronica was on the wrong path, and she made some mistakes. But she corrected it in time, just like you. I am happy to see you two connect to each other.”

“A new life, a new chapter, for the both of you,” Angelina added.

Chloe smiled sheepishly.

-Thank you so much for your nice words,” she said. “In fact, I have a little suggestion. Why don’t we throw a party and celebrate everything? We did just win a battle. And everyone is recovering. I think we deserve a night to have some fun.”

“It is actually not a bad idea,” Aurora pondered. “We were so caught up in everything that we never really had time to celebrate our triumph.”

Angelina agreed, “And Alpha Damien will be back soon. He can join the party later on.”

“Great. It is settled then. Let us have the party in the City Hall. I think they have a large enough banquet hall to fit all of us. I will let everyone know. Angelina, can you and Chloe prepare the food?”

“Sure thing!”

Aurora went outside to call everyone about the party. Chloe followed her and said, “Aurora, congratulation.

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Aurora was bemused, “What for?”

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“I heard someone talking about it… They said that Alpha Damien wants you back as his Luna? I am so happy for you,” Chloe smiled.

Aurora felt a bit awkward. Damien’s proposal was supposed to be a secret. She didn’t know how Chloe found out about this, probably from Jared, or one of the Gammas.

“I…haven’t made up my mind about it yet.” Aurora paused, “But it is nice to hear you say that…especially given what happened in the past.”

“Oh you meant my old history with Damien? Please, it is ancient history already. I don’t have any feelings for him anymore.”

“You will find the love of your life one day, Chloe. And I bet he is just as great as Damien.”

“Oh, I certainly will. And I know that I will be so happy with him…So much happier than when I was with Damien.”

There was something weird about Chloe’s tone. But Aurora couldn’t quite put a finger on it.

Chloe gave Aurora a meaningful smile and waved her goodbye, “I need to help Angelina with the food. See you at the party, Aurora!”

Aurora made a few calls to let everyone know that there was going to be a party at the City Hall. Then she joined Angelina and Chloe in the kitchen. Together, they made stews, grilled ribs, stakes, and pies. It would be a feast.

When they brought all the prepared foods to the City Hall, there was already a crowd gathered outside.

All the Gammas, soldiers, Balvina, Kass, Glen…Everyone was here.

“Hey, where is Veronica? I didn’t see her,” Glen asked as soon as Aurora arrived.

“Chloe said that she was still in the market’s office. Don’t worry. I will go and

get her later myself.”

“Let’s set the food in the dining hall first. And I will go with you,” Angelina said.

They entered the City Hall together as one large group. When they reached the dining hall, Chloe stepped up and pushed the door open.

The dining hall was spacious, and its decoration exquisite. Towering, vaulted ceilings adorned with the chandeliers cast a warm, ambient glow over one large oak table.

It wouldn’t be hard to imagine how hectic this place used to be before the war.

Chloe was the first to step into this room.

She suddenly let out a sharp cry the next second. Staggering back, her back bumped with Aurora.

“What happened?” Aurora asked with a frown.

She followed Chloe’s horrified gaze and saw what Chloe was staring at.

There was a dead body lying on that oak table.

It was Veronica, with chest ripped apart and her eyes wide open even af

after

death.

And there was a something written on the lien tablecloth, in Veronica’s blood:

A gift from the Rogue King.

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