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Chapter 41
Chapter 41 THEON
By three a.m, we were being driven through the gates of my father's estate with Beta Dutton's car in front, followed by our cars and that of his security men behind us. After we parked and alighted, I stared at the gigantic mansion filled with lights. To an outsider, it seemed like a a grand place with joy, but to me, it was just a reminder of the horrors and pain I endured in this house. Miro came to stand by my side and stared at the house with me. "Home, sweet home, isn't it?"
"I don't share the same sentiment." I said.C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.
From the corner of my eye, I saw Miro look at me. "That's rich coming from someone who had the best of Dad growing up."
My hands curled into fists as I shoved them in my pockets. "That's what you think." I replied, before proceeding into the house. When I arrived, I found my father in the dining room, sitting at the head of a large dining table. To my surprise, I found him eating and I glanced at my brother who didn't seem perturbed by this act. "Your Majesty." I bowed and Miro did the same beside me.
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The stench of blood immediately filled my nostrils and when I raised my head, I could finally deduce what my father was eating. A bl***dy heart.
"Come, sit." My father motioned I to the seats close to him on either side and with a glance at Miro, I went to sit on his right while Miro sat on his left. My father signaled to someone behind us and within a minute, two covered plates were placed before us. When they removed the lid for my plate, I was faced with a bl***dy liver and on Miro's plate was a bl****dy kidney.
Miro and I shared a glance, before I leaned back in my seat.
""What's at's wrong?" "My father asked, "Want a heart instead? It used to be your favorite."
I sighed in frustration. "I don't eat this kind of diet anymore, Father."
My father slammed his han
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I his hands on the table, sending plates and cutlery jumping for a second as he glared at me. "This..." he pointed at my meal, "was just freshly cured from a lamb in Latvia! You will not waste it!" I am not the same old boy you forced to eat b***dy meat like an animal. I don't eat like that anymore."
I glared at my father as his lips curled in disgust. "No wonder, you're weak!" He snapped. "I put you both on the most potent diet that will make you both extremely powerful and you have the nerve to sit there and refuse my generosity?"
I bowed my head to show my respect. "My apologies, Father. I don't mean to upset you."
There was silence for a moment, before I heard the clinging of cutlery on a plate. When I raised my head, I found Miro cutting into his kidney before spearing a bl**dy piece into his mouth. His eyes glowed a bright yellow, as he chewed meaning his wolf was the one eating. I leaned back in my seat watching him and he watched me too with a blank expression. Even our bond could not give away what he was feeling. So I smiled to myself, letting him see how condescending it was. "For someone who talks smack about their father, you sure are eager to please him." I mindlinked.
My brother frowned and stopped chewing for a moment before signalling to the cook behind me. "I'll have his portion." He said, matching my stare as if to say, "What are you going to do about it?"
I simply shook my head out of pity for him and readjusted in my seat. A glance at my father revealed he was watching us
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closely and from the look of amusement on his face, he seemed satisfied at the tension between us.
Theon." My father said as he cut into a piece of heart. "I heard rumors about the incident at Casper's field. Rumors stating you had Alpha Eric in custody all along. Care to explain?"
ro avoided my eyes.
"It is true. I had him in my custody."
My father stopped chewing and pushed his plate forward. "Keep talking." He said with a voice that chilled me to the bone.
I sighed. "Yes, it was true Alpha Eric entered the ship at Langley's port but I paid the captain and his crew to throw him over the boat where my men were already waiting. They dragged him out of the sea and brought him to me and I kept him in my torture cabin." "So how did the Greyhounds find out he was with you?" My father asked and I recounted how everything went down. I was abroad when I got news that the Greyhounds caught one of my men who had been on the boat that night and were torturing him. Before I could fly back home, his family had been kidnapped and that was when my man confessed. Fortunately, we were able to track down couldn't have family was kept severed Eric, otherwise, they would go after the families of all my men. where his I to the exchange but then they were surprised that I agreed so easily and probably thought I had something up my sleeve, that's when they kidnapped Ryn for security. My f father's brows furrowed as he glanced from me to Miro and back. "Why would they think Ryn means anything to you?"
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"I have no idea." I sighed. I saved Ryn from Alpha Eric, they must have assumed she holds sentimental value to me." you are sure she doesn't?" My father asked as his c**ng green eyes bore into mine. "Ryn means nothing to me." I said, coldly.
"Is that true, Miro?" My father asked, without taking his eyes off me.
Miro chewed, swallowed and wiped his b***dy mouth with a napkin. He looked at me but it was my turn to look away. I really want to see how deep my brother's obsession with winning my father's approval goes. My father turned to face Miro. "Do you think Ryn means nothing to Theon?"
He sighed. "You know he has his little broken projects, Father. I strongly believe Ryn is one of them and soon he will discard her when he's bored."
I raised my eyes to meet his and wondered if he was right. Is my attraction towards Ryn nothing more than my fascination with fixing broken girls or is it because every time I am around her I feel like I can finally breathe? Or is it because I just genuinely care about being the one to produce the first female Elite ever and thus win against my father? "Fine." My father said, bringing me out of my thoughts. "This is my judgement."
I listened with rapt attention.
"Capturing and torturing an Alpha without permission is such an abuse of power and as such, you are hereby suspended from your status as my Governor. Effective immediately, your brother, Miro, will take your place." Miro stared at my father in surprise before glancing at me but I looked away. "Thank you, your Highness." My brother bowed. "I won't disappoint you." ti ww Chapter 41
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"You better not." My father said before turning to me. "Ever since the arrival of Ryn, you have not been objective as the leader of both the Elites in action and the Elites in training. Due to your...projects, one girl has put the life of the other in danger and it seems you priortize Ryn's safety more than others." I opened my mouth to object but my father raised a finger to shush me.
"Henceforth, as the Director of the Élites in training, you are temporarily suspended until the current batch graduates. You are to focus on your current role as the Alpha Commander of the Elites in action and track down all mutants. Hopefully by then, you would have gotten Ryn out of your system."
I willed myself to calm down and show my father a blank face as I rose to my feet and buttoned my suit jacket. " Noted Father, but I have one question. Who is taking my place as the Director of the Elites in training?"
"I am." A voice said behind me and when I turned a