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Ashen Pact was aplete mess, pushed to the brink from every
direction.
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When Marie heard that even minor factions had joined in against them, her mouth twitched in disbelief.
“So Ashen Pact has this many enemies holding grudges?”
Derrick took her hand,zily rubbing his fingers against hers until the ticklish touch made Marie instinctively try to pull away.
But Derrick tightened his grip.
“What are you doing?” she demanded.
“Checking the size of your finger,” he said.
Marie went silent for a moment. <i>What </i><i>was </i>with <i>this </i><i>man</i><i>? </i>
“You’re buying me a ring?”
“You should have one,” Derrick said as if it were obvious.
Marie let out a sharp “Tch.” “Now’s not the time to talk about that. I’m still pissed off.”
Pissed about Tessa.
Seriously-
“They’re getting crushed from all sides, yet they still refuse to hand Tessa over. What the h*ll are they thinking? Do they have a death wish?”
Because of Ashen Pact’s stubbornness, factions across Redwood that had never dared oppose them before were now seizing the chance.
If Tessa didn’t get handed over soon, the entire Ashen Pact might copse.
And still they refused. Were they really that hardheaded?
“Maybe they do have a death wish,” Derrick said.
His tone was casual, but there was something darker beneath it.
Marie nced at him but couldn’t read his meaning. “And how exactly am I supposed to exin this to Victor?”
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The thought made her blood boil.
Derrick stayed quiet, then his lips curved into a faint smile. <i>Exin </i><i>it</i>, huh<i>? </i>
“Why don’t you ask Abraham how to exin it?”
Marie frowned. “What for?”
“Let him exin it,” Derrick said tly.
In his mind, Tessa was already in Abraham’s hands, while poor Marie sat here fuming.
No one really knew what Abraham was up to.
Marie still didn’t get it. “Have Abraham exin? He’d probably tear me apart first!”
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<i>Ugh</i><i>… </i><i>how </i><i>did </i><i>things </i><i>end </i><i>up </i><i>like </i><i>this</i><i>? </i><i>How </i><i>had </i><i>things </i><i>spiraled </i><i>this </i><i>far </i><i>out </i><i>of </i><i>control</i><i>? </i>It was <i>driving </i><i>me </i>
<i>insane</i><i>. </i>
Frustration boiled over, and she yanked her hand out of Derrick’s grip. “Enough, stop staring at me. I’m fed up.”
The words had barely left her mouth before her stomach twisted again.
The stress of thest few days had shredded her nerves. She was working herself sick–literally.
The more upset she got, the more she felt like throwing up.
Ste slept drowsily in Abraham’s arms. Pregnancy had left her constantly tired, especially after eating.
When the phone buzzed loudly on the nightstand, she stirred awake with a groggy murmur.
“Abraham… phone.”
Her voice was hazy, her mind still clouded with sleep. Abraham’s lips pressed into a thin line as he nced at the caller ID before answering.
“Talk.”
It was Derrick.
Abraham never had much patience for him, and his tone showed it.
“Are you and Victor scheming something?” Derrick asked bluntly.
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“What scheme?” Abraham replied coolly.
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“Don’t y dumb–you know damn well what I mean,” Derrick snapped.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Abraham said coolly.
Derrick fell silent for a beat, his face darkening. <i>What </i>did <i>he </i><i>mean </i><i>he </i><i>didn’t </i><i>know</i>?
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From the bathroom came the sound of retching. Derrick’s expression hardened. “Let me tell you something–your sister’s in Redwood right now, worked up sick over this. She’s throwing up from the stress!”
Abraham said nothing.
“If Tessa’s with you, shouldn’t you at least tell her?” Derrick snapped, his patience gone.
Marie’s constant nausea only proved how much pressure she’d been under. He hadn’t noticed it before, but just now he realized she’d already lost weight sinceing to Redwood.
Her vomiting only fueled his temper. Derrick’s voice grew harsher, but no matter what he said, Abraham gave him the same cold answer.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Then the line went dead.
Derrick froze, phone still in hand, as the dial tone buzzed in his ear.
He ground his teeth.
He didn’t <i>know</i>? <i>Really</i>? And <i>hanging </i>up <i>so </i><i>fast</i>–was <i>that </i>guilt<i>? </i>
It had to be guilt.
Sebastian walked in just then and froze at the sight of Derrick’s thunderous face. “What’s with
that look?”
Derrick shot him a re sharp enough to cut.
Sebastian blinked, “What? Did I do something wrong again?”
He lifted both hands like he was swearing innocence. He’d been walking on eggshellstely, keeping his mouth shut just to avoid setting Derrick off.
But ever since a certain woman hade into the picture, Derrick’s moods had gotten unpredictable.
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Sebastian grumbled to himself but didn’t dare say it out loud.
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Derrick was about to say something when Marie emerged from the bathroom, her face still damp, proof she had just rinsed her mouth after throwing up.