"You rejected us that day. You no longer have any right on me or my pup. It’s good to see you begging for your life," Amelie said, sneering at him with pleasure. "You took my life as a joke, then you should consider yours the same. I have already asked the Alpha King to punish you to death. That’s the only way everything will turn right."
Such a decision was hard for Amelie to make. But she couldn’t make the same mistake by letting Alex wander freely again. This time she was too close to the death. That was why she didn’t want to pardon Alex.
Taking a few steps back, she turned around when Alex screamed her name. "Amelie, please! Give me one last chance. I will make up for all of this."
But Amelie didn’t stop and disappeared from his sight.
"You should have thought hundred times before joining hands with Jodie," Gabriel stated and left the dungeon. The guard locked the metal gates while Alex rested against the cold wall with a shocking expression on his face.
"Why did this happen? Why?" Alex bellowed in frustration, but there was no response to his questions anymore.
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In the adjacent dungeon, Jodie sat shackled in the silver chains. The moment the iron gate opened, her eyes snapped open. But when she saw who entered, all the color drained from her face.
Amelie stepped inside with a grim expression surrounding her face.
"You didn’t expect it to be me, did you?" she asked. "What did I ever do to you for you to go so far as to approach my ex-mate and ask him to kill me?"
Jodie’s lips trembled as tears spilled down her cheeks. She brought her bound hands together in a pleading gesture.
"Amelie, that was never my intention. Please... forgive me," she whispered.
Amelie’s eyes narrowed. "Forgive you? After what you did to harm my unborn child? I understand women can be each other’s worst enemies, but I had never even met you before yesterday. That was the first time I saw you, so why?"
Jodie choked back a sob. "I... I liked Gabriel. I lost control of my emotions. We shared some good moments together in the past, and I convinced myself that he might come back to me. But when I saw him again, with you, it angered me. I didn’t know how to handle it. I was jealous and foolish. But I see now how wrong I was. Please, Amelie... I beg you, spare my life."
Just then, Gabriel entered the dungeon. He passed Karmen without a word and came to stand beside Amelie, his gaze fixed coldly on Jodie.
"I thought I was clear when I told you to stay out of my sight," Gabriel said. "My relationship with you was always casual. There’s no use of begging to Amelie. Your fate is already decided. You are the one who instigated this attack, so you must embrace death willingly soon," he pronounced in a cold voice.
Jodie shook her head frantically. "Please, Gabriel, don’t do this," she pleaded, forcing herself to stand despite the pain surging through her limbs. "I admit I was wrong. It won’t happen again, I swear."
Gabriel’s expression didn’t waver. "This wasn’t a mistake. It was a crime. A serious offense against the royalty. And do you know what the punishment for that ?" His eyes locked with hers. "Death."
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