<h4>Chapter 506: 506-Saw Her After So Long</h4>


    <strong>Troy:</strong>


    "I cannot believe that," I said, scratching my scalp. "You’re telling me that Yorick knew what his parents were doing?" I asked her again, trying to confirm that her information was right.


    "Yes. When he arrived, I requested that he stop his parents to save us, but he would not listen. Then he callously threw Oriana aside to die," she replied.


    She continued talking while I watched her face, silently letting her know that I could not keep up with her ims because it was getting too much.


    "And you’re telling me that he has a monster for a brother?" I asked, raising my finger as I tried to remember that detail she had mentioned.


    "Yes," she answered, nodding confidently.


    "I’m sorry, Leysa, but I don’t understand any of it," I admitted, feeling embarrassed for not knowing anything about Yorick.


    "Listen, he has a brother named Charles. He’s a monster, and they are performing some sort of ritual where they need to—" she started to exin.


    As she began repeating herself, I reminded her that I already knew that part and remembered it.


    "I remember that part," I told her. "Yes, yes, they need to feed Charles Yorick’s fated mate’s close family rtions, and his mate, either chosen or whatever."


    When I finished, she gave me a blunt look.


    This was not how I remembered Leysa being.


    She looked much more confident for someone who had been in captivity.


    She also seemed more mature. She was not rolling her eyes, and she was not acting strangely.


    It was just so shocking to see.


    "By the end, Oriana was using all sorts of excuses. She was even saying that she is not Oriana anymore, that she’s Suki. I don’t know, it was just crazy," Leysa exined, sitting on the grass and picking at it, looking very weak.


    "Yeah, that is Oriana for you. When she gets caught, she starts lying," Imented, remembering her ways. She had always been like that.


    "What about you? You were ready to marry Yorick?" I asked her instantly, looking down and hiding my eyes.


    "I don’t know why I did that. I mean, I had nothing else to do. I was pretty much staying in the orphanage, waiting to return to my pack so I could redeem myself. Sadly, I cannot do that on my own. I’m just too weak. I need an alpha beside me," she replied, looking gentle.


    "You should eat something," I told her.


    I do not know what came over me, but I pulled a chocte bar from my pocket and handed it to her.


    "Oh, great. I’ve been starving," she said, snatching it from my hand and opening it.


    Watching her eat without much elegance while trying to sit straight was quite a sight.


    I evenughed at her, and she rolled her eyes at me.


    "Anyway, what are we going to do now?" she asked with her mouth full, looking like a chipmunk.


    "Now we are going to go inside and save Clementine," I answered.


    As soon as I said that, she almost bit her tongue. She let out a silent wail and covered her mouth with her hand.


    "What?" sheined.


    "Yeah, why? Why is it so shocking?" I asked in confusion.


    "You know why that is," she replied, shaking her head in disapproval. "We cannot do that. I just told you they have a monster for a brother, and they have Alpha Yorick. And do not forget, they also have their parents and their warriors. How are we going to go alone?"


    She did not believe in my strength. She was right, but I was not going to tell her that I hade alone because I was selfish and did not want to share Clementine with anyone.


    "You need to understand, we have to be sneaky with them," I said, forcing confidence into my voice as I tried to convince her that my decision was not selfish.


    "And you thought thating alone would give us more chances to save Clementine?" she asked, slowly taking another bite while keeping her eyes on me with a look that made me feel judged. She was not wrong.


    "Well, let’s just say we have to be sneaky instead of being bold and attacking them right away," I replied, quickly looking away as she kept staring at me with those judging eyes.


    "Come on, Leysa, do not be like that. We have to do something. It is not like they are going to let us leave here alive. If they saw me at the border, they will realize that I snuck out and that I had been hiding somewhere. And at this point, if the border has not told them I left already, they will start looking for me. So we do not really have time," I exined in a hurry.


    After a long moment, she began to look like she understood me.


    However, as we hid behind the mansion, chaos erupted inside.


    We heard noises, then screams, full of agony.


    Leysa and I shared a nce before we jumped to our feet because we realized Clementine was in danger.


    "I think it has started," Leysa said to me.


    Both of us rushed toward the mansion.


    "Wait, are you sure you want to go in there? There will be warriors and..." I paused when I looked up and heard Yorick scream at his parents.


    Even Leysa looked back at me in confusion.


    "Have they started fighting each other?" she asked, and I honestly had no clue what to say because I did not know either.


    "Well, there is only one way to find out. Let’s go," I replied.


    But when she followed me, I stopped again.


    "Wait, no. You are noting with me," I said, annoyed that I kept forgetting.


    "You’re forgetting I’m an Alpha’s daughter too. Let’s just go," she hissed.


    This time, she did not stop for me.


    We both rushed upstairs toward themotion.


    The warriors were so busy inside that they did not even see us run up the stairs. I also noticed that there were not many warriors around anyway.


    When I stepped through the doorway, I was struck by the most bizarre sight.


    My beautiful mate sat on the bed, unable to fight like she used to, just staring at the chaos around her.