Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 138

Chapter 138: 138- Innocent Smile

Jasmine:

I stepped closer to her. "Explain that to me, Amy. The same guards who stood in front of me and refused to move aside... simply watched Arabella walk past them?" My tears spilled over again, but this time I didn’t bother wiping them.

"How is that possible?" I whispered. "How does she have more right to enter my future husband’s bedroom than I do?"

After a while, when my tears finally stopped, I wiped my face and stood quietly beside Amy, staring across the grounds. The anger was still there, but underneath it was something worse.

Confusion.

"She told me herself she wasn’t here for him," I said under my breath. "She said she came back because of the case. That once it was solved, she would leave."

Amy slowly turned her head toward me.

"Then why is she doing all this?" I asked. "Why is she getting closer to Lucien again if she has no intention of staying?"

Amy stared at me as though I had suddenly lost my mind. "Jasmine, are you even listening to yourself?"

I frowned. "What?"

"You actually believe her?" Disbelief filled her voice. "You think Arabella came all the way back here because she suddenly developed an interest in solving Anika’s murder?"

"Victor is her brother, Amy!"

"Her half-brother, whom she was never even close to," Amy shot back. "And Anika? She was my sister. She was Lucien’s sister. She meant nothing to Arabella. Why would Arabella give up the life she built for herself in the human city and walk straight back into this palace just to investigate what happened to someone she barely knew?"

I didn’t answer. I couldn’t.

Amy stepped closer. "Use your head, Jasmine. She had her freedom. She had a life away from all of us, and she still came back." My throat tightened again, but I refused to cry.

"She came back because of Lucien," Amy continued. "Maybe the investigation gave her the perfect excuse, but don’t fool yourself into believing that’s the only reason she’s still here."

"No." I shook my head. "She told me..."

"Oh, for Goddess’ sake." Amy cut me off. "Stop believing everything that comes out of her mouth. My brother marked her three years ago. Have you forgotten that?"

My eyes dropped. Of course I hadn’t. How could I?

Amy’s voice lowered. "She knows exactly what that mark means. And now she’s back in his life, sleeping in his room while you’re being stopped at the door."

Each word landed harder than the last.

"Wake up, Jasmine. She isn’t after some murder case." Amy paused, holding my gaze. "She’s after your crown... and your place beside my brother."

I shook my head hard and turned to Amy.

"No, Amy. You don’t understand. She’s wolfless, remember? I’ve been the head warrior long enough to know how to read people, and Arabella isn’t like that." Amy gave me a doubtful look, but I continued before she could interrupt.

"She always wanted to be the good one. The innocent one who wouldn’t hurt anybody or take something that belonged to someone else. That was one of the reasons she left three years ago." I hesitated before adding, "I know because I helped her."

Amy’s brows pulled together. "What do you mean? Y...you helped her? You never told me that."

Damn it.

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