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  He left, leaving the wolfish torn between his conscience and his sense of justice.

  Eventually she chose the latter, which in turn brought the idea that the alpha should not enjoy life for too long, and she will help him to do so.

  ***

  [Two hours later]

  They were sitting in a bunker where Jasper used to interrogate really hard cases, and poor Gina certainly wasn't one of them.

  Her wrists were tied and hung behind them on chains under the ceiling, so that she did not touch the floor with her feet.

  Dante had already given her a dozen or so blows with a whip with metal thorns, so the woman's back looked like a slush and didn't want to heal, because Withell lovingly poured water with silver all the time, but she was still silent.

  - We will try again - repeated the werewolf, putting the empty bucket aside and giving a sign to Silveres to refill it with corrosive liquid. - Where is Hale?

  Verber barely opened her swollen eyes and looked at her executioner, who was just waiting to inflict pain on the wolves again. However, even though the floor was wet from her blood and she was drifting away from time to time, she preferred to die rather than give her friend to someone like that.

  - Talk, you fucking bitch! - He got annoyed in the end, but she just spat at his feet.

  He turned to the wall to cool down and put a stone mask on his face. He did not want his friend to consider him an insane lunatic who murders random members of the pack in the dragon.

  - Kill her," he ordered in a calm voice, and after a while the head of his former employee lay at his feet. - Have the omegas clean it up and then trace Amanda's phone.

  - You think she has it with her? - The werewolf was surprised. - I don't think she'd be that stupid.

  - Well, I thought so too, but when the Verber barrier fell, I managed to capture the biggest fears from her mind, and that was one of them.

  Beta nodded his head with understanding and immediately left the bunker, passing it on to the subordinates he met on the way to take care of the body and the leftovers he left behind on the floor and on the walls.

  He bypassed the guards at the entrance to the main house premises and quickly got to the office where his beloved laptop was lying on his desk. Finding Hale was now so easy that he could not believe it himself.

  And although he knew she deserved the wrath of the alpha, he already sympathized with her.

  Chapter XV

  Before Dante managed to figure out the system and locate Hale, they lost the whole next day.

  So when, two days after the luff's escape, he finally found the answer to the question of where it had hidden, a stone fell from his heart and ran to Jasper immediately to give him the good news.

  - You won't believe it," said Silveres, going down to the living room, where the alpha in fever was leaning over the world map.

  He assumed that the girl could be anywhere now, and if she realized she had a tool of her own destruction in her hands, she would quickly get rid of it, and they would wander around like children in a fog.

  - Did it work? - He raised his eyes from the table to his friend, staring at him with a spark of hope.

  - Castle Cambe, England" recited Dante with a smile. - The only problem is that the next flight is not until one o'clock at night.

  - The route would have been," cursed Jasper, intensively thinking about other possibilities, but unfortunately he did not have a private plane, so they were at the mercy of the local carrier. - Book your tickets. I will not let it get away from me.

  He threw the paper map into the corner, including Google Maps on his phone and poured a lot of whiskey into his glass.

  - When I get you, Hale, you'll never run away from me again - he repeated, tasting these words and absorbing the entire contents of the crystal vessel with one draught.

  ***

  Victoria was impatiently drumming her fingers against the marble table top, unable to focus on anything, and certainly not the breakfast that Klara had just served.

  - You found it? - She asked for the hundredth time her son, as worried as she was.

  The ruler had already made countless phone calls, so the vampire was finally expecting positive news.

  - Yes, she has finally received the expected answer. - She stayed in Castle Cambe with her family.

  - So what are you still waiting for? Grab your pilots and fly before that dog warns you! - The queen pushed Colin to the terrace. - You can stay in one of our Scottish castles. Enough service and security there.

  He did not listen to what she had yet to add. With superhuman speed he circled the property and headed for a private landing site, arranged in a clearing behind the forest surrounding the palace park.

  He didn't even have to give special orders as the machine was waiting for him in full readiness since Withell called and demanded his lost property back.

  The king had no time to teach him court etiquette and provide a whole list of tips on how to treat women, as he immediately understood that Amanda had simply run away from this idiot.

  For half a day he tried to think like her and finally came to the conclusion that if he had been in her place, he would have fled to his hometown and the girl's hometown was London.

  He easily found the address of her parents, and then just asked the devoted aristocrats to visit them and politely asked if they could talk to their daughter. Luckily, Mrs. Alice turned out to be a very open-minded person and told the nice gentlemen from the office that the brunette, after extremely hard times in America, stayed with her grandmother in the charming Castle Cambe.

  - Where to, ladies? - He was approached by a vampire, who was both a good friend and a great pilot.

  - Castle Cambe, England - informed him. - Best at a vampire pace, Ronan.

  The boy leaned over stately and smiled cunningly under his nose, as if he couldn't wait for a crazy flight.

  - Of course, my lord, he opened a white metal woven door and let Deveth through in front. - I can guarantee that we will be there before Withell.

  - I trust you," assured the king, putting on heavy headphones, which he didn't really need for anything.

  When Ronan made sure everything was working and displayed as it should, he led the plane a little forward, speeding up on a lane of juicy green and gracefully ascending as if the machine were, although half the weight of the machine.

  - I advise you to be patient - advised Colin the pilot. - We will not arrive faster than in eight hours, but it is still a lot of time in reserve.

  - We intercept Amanda on the spot, I'm going back on a plane with her, and you're heading straight for our territory in Scotland," the vampire informed him. - Can you do it?

  - Can I do it? - Ronan laughed, amused by the king's question. - You know perfectly well that yes.

  Deveth also smiled gently, reassured by his friend's assurance and laid out more comfortably in the armchair, closing his eyes.

  He did not intend to sleep at all, but to use his free time to remember his beloved girlfriend with longing. In his imagination they were sitting next to each other again on a stone bench in the garden and gazing in silence at the sunset.

  He was completely immersed in it and did not know when the desired hours had passed.

  - I will land in the field, near the house - Ronan informed him. - The coordinates were given to me by your good friends while you were sleeping.

  - I will have to thank them personally - the king sighed, but he felt an extraordinary excitement at the thought that he would immediately intercept Hale and do it first.

  - All you have to do is introduce them to your future wife. They will be delighted! - A vampire made a joke, hitting a friend in the shoulder. - Anyway, I can't wait to get to know her better myself. Recently she has somehow escaped me in the palace.

  - I didn't want her to feel trapped, so I slowly introduced her to court life," explained Colin. - Wait, isn't that her?

  Downstairs, at a considerable distance from the ground, from where
a human would not see much, but a vampire could see everything perfectly, a girl in a yellow dress hung laundry on strings hanging between old apple trees.

  - We'll soon find out - Ronan squinted his eyes and forced the machine to go straight to the place he chose.

  Once he managed to tame the metal monster, he turned off the engine and jumped out of the middle just after the king.

  - I'll wait, and you go," he urged him. - In the meantime, I will fill the tank.

  Colin didn't need to say it twice. At a vampire pace, he found himself in the orchard where he saw Amanda and, seeing the house door open from the garden, he knocked shyly, looking into the rustic interior with curiosity.

  - Who are you? - He was surprised by the question of a low old lady in a flowery dress, who was shoving suspiciously at him.

  - Good evening - he made up for it quickly, because it was already after sixteen - I am looking for Mrs. Amanda Hale.

  - You're the heartless monster - she purrs, nodding her head to confirm her words - and I'll tell you that you don't look.

  He didn't manage to say anything in his defense, because behind the old lady she appeared interested, shouting in disbelief at the guest.

  - Colin? What are you doing here? How did you find me? - she strangled herself when the first shock was gone.

  - Listen - he started, a little distracted by Greta, who is on guard, you have to fly with me to Scotland. Withell has come across your trail and will definitely get here by tomorrow.

  - Dagmara and Vanessa? - She threw herself out of her mind. - Are they all right?

  Deveth went dark, knowing that there was no good news.

  - They are alive, but the alpha has fallen into fury. He forbade them to leave the main house until you find yourself.

  A terrified brunette dropped her head.

  - What about Grandma? What about the parents? After all, she can also hurt them if I run away with you - she got scared, but Colin has already thought about it.

  Pani babcia powie, że ruszyłaś w głąb kraju do znajomych i poda wymyśloną lokalizację, a ty będziesz już wtedy bezpieczna — wytłumaczył, patrząc na zegarek. — Proszę cię, Amando. On zrobi z ciebie uległą służącą, którą latami będzie niszczył i sprawi mu to ogromną przyjemność. Nie pozwól, żeby odebrał ci tych, których - you love. I assure you that you will never see them if you give yourself freely into his hands.

  The girl looked carefully at the old lady, who patted her on the shoulder, encouraging her.

  - Take your things and run away, darling," the vampire supported. - Greta will show these nerds where they belong.

  - Please don't tell your parents...! - she screamed, even before she disappeared upstairs.

  It's a good thing she didn't manage to unpack, because she would have to spend much more time to hide the traces of her presence.

  After a few minutes she was back downstairs with her luggage in her hand. She tenderly said goodbye to her beloved grandmother and together with Colin they left the trampled path between the apple trees in the orchard, going straight to the plane where Ronan, smiling, was already waiting for them.

  - So much noise about you - he giggled, opening the door from the machine. - Nice to meet you, Amando Hale.

  The brunette stopped in front of the stairs, looking suspiciously at a quite friendly looking redhead.

  - Who is it? - She whispered to the king, although the pilot heard it anyway.

  - Ronan Bradwey - introduced by Deveth - a very good and old friend of mine. Nobody rules in the skies like him.

  Amanda masked her shame with a gentle smile.

  - It is also very nice to meet me - she said. - Please forgive the excessive suspicion, but this is due to recent events.

  - I'm not angry at all - Ronan laughed sincerely - and I invite you inside.

  The girl entered first and had to admit that the plane was quite unusual. It wasn't big; it could fit several people inside. She estimated that apart from the pilot and his possible assistant, there were about twenty more, because she counted so many seats. She suspected that she had never seen such a model, because it was constructed at the special request of the king.

  She sat in the first chair from the shore and let Colin skillfully fasten her belts.

  - Are we flying to Scotland? - She made sure, but she also felt a slight excitement at the thought that the ruler was taking her to some old, ancestral castle.

  - Yes," confirmed Deveth. - There are so many vampires living there that if Withell had tried something, he would not have left the country alive.

  - I just hope they won't hurt my grandmother or parents - she sighed, feeling as if a speeding up machine was flying. - I would never forgive myself for that.

  - Don't worry - the king comforted her. - I don't think he's brave enough, but if he tries to hurt someone, the protection I left near their homes will react strongly.

  The brunette breathed a sigh of relief and looked at him with gratitude.

  - Thank you - she whispered, feeling much more to the vampire than just gratitude for saving her life again and possibly her family.

  Chapter XVI

  Queen Victoria was relieved when a message from her son reached her.

  They were safe, and Amanda rested whole and healthy in her private chambers, under the professional care of the entire staff of doctors and nurses.

  - How do you feel? - Colin sat at the edge of the bed, looking at the girl with love and devotion.

  Both of these things seemed to go unnoticed.

  - Is this necessary? - pointed out two nurses who stood nearby and smiled at the patient, not being able to let their future queen feel bad for even a moment. - Why do you treat me as if I were sick?

  - You lost consciousness when we got off the plane," the king reminded her, and she turned over annoyed by her eyes. - I was terrified.

  - We've all been through a lot recently - she sighed - maybe that's why?

  - The doctors agreed that your body was exhausted and when the adrenaline stopped working, he finally gave up - he comforted the brunette. - You got some vitamins and tomorrow should be all right.

  - Then I guess I'm allowed to see the castle? Please - a supplicatory look was stuck in it and although the vampire's heart was softened from it, he could not give in to the girl's charm.

  - Tomorrow you can visit all nooks and crannies from dawn till dusk, but today I can't let you do it yet - he spoke in a powerful tone, from which her back was shivering.

  He didn't really talk to her that way, but it happened to her by accident to hear him address others like that and she always felt a strange excitement at the very sound of that unusual voice.

  She chased her thoughts for such behavior and sighed, allowing one of the vampire nurses to improve her pillow, check her heart rate and add water.

  - What about Vithell? He probably already knows... - She whispered, closing her eyes and reaching for the glass.

  The king touched her cold cheek with his hand and one lonely tear came down.

  - I don't want to go back to him.

  She spoke so quietly that if it wasn't for her improved hearing, he probably wouldn't have understood her.

  - You won't come back," he assured, smiling gently. - I will never allow it.

  He leaned over to kiss her forehead, which she mixed up slightly. She didn't like it when he did that, because she felt strange. Definitely not how a person who treats a vampire ruler only as a good friend and not an object of desire should feel.

  - You don't have to be ashamed of your feelings, Amando - he turned to her, giving a sign to the nurses to leave for a while. - I know that you have wanted me since we first sat together in the rose garden.

  She burned with a juicy blush, having no idea where to divide her eyes. Yes, she couldn't deny it, but she also didn't expect to turn to her so directly. It was foolish of her, because she knew that she shouldn't let her feelings carry her away, and yet she had a crush on the vampire and still a king! She hadn'
t escaped from one of the problems yet, and she had already fallen into another.

  - I... - she took care of herself, but nothing sensible came to her mind. - I'm sorry.

  He was surprised by her reaction, but before he could respond, she continued her lie.

  - I know that I shouldn't have allowed it - she whispered, turning to the wall. - Please don't bother with that. It is really nothing special.

  Patrzył na nią w taki sposób, którego nie potrafiła rozgryźć, ale zdecydowanie jej się nie podobał. Jego tęczówki odbijały światło, ale pozostawały czarne niczym otchłań bez dna, która pochłonęła ją bez reszty. Nim się zorientowała, co właściwie robi, jej usta znalazły się zdecydowanie zbyt blisko jego ust. Szczupłe palce wampira wplotły się w jej gęste włosy, przyciągając jeszcze bliżej siebie. On pozostawał niewzruszony, podczas gdy jej serce biło jak oszalałe, a oddech niezdrowo accelerated. She lifted a look on him as if she was expecting it, but he only had to gently smile her thirsty lips with his, then he smiled victoriously, letting her go so suddenly that she felt the sudden cold blows of cold in the places where his hands disappeared.

  - For nothing special, you experience it very much - he said, getting up from the bed and approaching the window, from which there was a beautiful view of the spacious courtyard and forest surrounding the buildings.

  She couldn't believe that he approached her like that. She wouldn't have suspected him of such a thing, but she had to admit that his cleverness impressed her.

  - I was not sure of my feelings - she tried to save herself by proudly raising her chin.

  He looked at her with malicious sparks in his eyes.

  - And now you are?

  What was she supposed to answer when he looked at her with his eyes shining with excitement, and she couldn't even get her thoughts together in his presence. She could have cheated herself, but there was no point in him. Anyway, he already knew everything he wanted to know.

  - No, but you probably did - she bite back, also getting up, although a little wobbly and approaching the place from which he was looking at her.