Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 210

Chapter 210: Coming to his senses (2)

Gabriel entered the palace in search of Darius. He had been here many times trying to get Darius’s attention but failed each time.

Today, Gabriel would not leave until he got to speak with Darius about what he wanted. It was an urgent matter which could not be left for someone else to steal this chance from him.

Now, Gabriel stood outside the room Darius was in. He knew Darius was purposely making him wait in hopes he would go away but Gabriel could stand here all day. Nothing was going to stop him from becoming the town’s hero once again.

"The king will see you now."

Gabriel smiled, feeling this meeting was off to a good start already.

When Gabriel entered the room, he saw a woman gathering her things. He remembered the woman to be named Juliana, a close friend of the queen who would now serve Darius with all his needs.

"You’re starting to annoy me, Gabriel. I gave you all that you asked for but then you continue to seek me out. I am not your friend, I am your king," Darius reminded Gabriel. "It was your reward but I can have you sent out of the palace for this. Is that what you want?"

Darius tidied himself and then sat down. He expected more from Gabriel when it came to troubling Xavier and Selene but Gabriel was boring.

"I am sorry for bothering you but the matter is urgent. I am most grateful for where you have placed me in the palace and I know that you are not my friend. I have come up with a plan to take some stress off your mind. Let me be the one to hunt down the ones responsible for the attacks," Gabriel offered.

Darius was annoyed at first but now Gabriel managed to capture his interest.

Darius had been ignoring the little pests creating noise around his kingdom but with the others eyeing his place as king speaking of solving the attacks, he had to act fast to take the credit for it.

"Why should I use you when the town guards are working hard to deal with it? Why put yourself in more danger when you have not long returned from war? What is it that you truly want?" Darius asked, sensing there was more to this offer. "Be honest with me."

"After some time in the palace, I have come to realise my place is going where there is danger so I may get rid of it. My skills are more useful there. I hope it will be one less thing for you to worry about if I am leading the town guards. Make them have to follow me," Gabriel revealed his intentions.

Darius laughed, amused by what Gabriel wanted. Gabriel was a man who never stopped trying to reach for the top. "There’s already someone leading the guards. I have never once gotten any complaints about his work. It would seem like I am favouring you if I remove him and place you. Wouldn’t it?"

"I see it as the king doing what is best for his kingdom. The man in charge of the town guards has not dealt with this matter quickly enough. From my experience, the guards failed to bring Lord Blackthorn down after my mother was killed. Then Selene’s friend died. They need someone like me who will get the results you want," said Gabriel.

Darius thought it over. If Gabriel was busy with this then Darius didn’t have to see his face in the palace. A vampire like Gabriel never belonged in the palace.

"If I put you in that position and you fail me, there won’t be a spot for you in the palace to return to. Your name will never be on another invitation to the palace for a ball. If I do this, you must do whatever it takes to bring these people to me so I can kill them. Can you promise me that?" Darius asked, deciding to give Gabriel a chance.