Chapter 224 - So Many Questions (2/2)

"I will not drop my knife until I see my brother out of this place in one piece," Emmelyn was so stubborn She bit her lip and pressed her knifepoint on her dress to show her seriousness

Mars felt his heart drop to the floor He was scared to death that Emmelyn would act irrationally and hurt herself because she was not in a good h her dress and Mars iar to drop their weapons

"Drop your swords and let hirabbed the knife fro his own hand in the process

He didn't care He tossed the knife on the floor and hugged Eirl couldn't hurt herself further

Eer than her Her effort was futile

Mars held Ehtly and whispered in her ear, "Ssshh Honey, I will not hurt Killian You have ain"

"Let le, but Mars didn't want to let her go He was scared she would do the unthinkable

At that moment, he couldn't trust Eain? What would happen to the baby?

Emmelyn looked like she was possessed when she pushed the knifepoint on her chest earlier to save Killian

Mars couldn't go through the saar and Gewen dropped their swords right at that instant, when Mars ordered them

However, they both moved closer and now protected the crown prince with their bodies

The two men looked at Killian with fierce expressions, as if threatening him if he dared to come closer and attack the crown prince, they both would o for Emmelyn' sake," said Mars firuards wouldn't try to kill you"

Killian shook his head in conte to this tea You all act like barbarians with no manners"

He turned to Ellena and chided her "I can't believe you let your friend treat ave you to find the witch and get his curse lifted"

"Killian!" Ellena grabbed his ar She thinks you are her brother If you are not really her brother, then she hness what actually happened back in Wintermere"

"What happened in Wintermere?" Mars asked immediately He looked at Killian intently

Mars wanted to know everything His heart was palpitating, he didn't want to le word from Killian's mouth

"I found the Bellevars in Wintermere and they told ive your family" Ellena said with a hoarse voice "The witch lived on a mountain filled with monsters, so they asked Killian to help me Without him, I would have been dead by now"

Mars stood still in his place His expression was murky after he heard Ellena's words He hated the fact that he owed Killian soave you the location of the witch?" Mars asked Ellena probingly "You do know that it is so hard to believe, right? How could they easily sell the friend that they had been protecting for years, just like that?"

"You are wrong about Duke and duchess Bellevar," Ellena replied Her face looked contorted with so htly in Mars's embrace "They NEVER wanted your faood people"

"I don't understand" Mars stared at Ellena, trying to make sure he didn't mishear "If they never wanted my family to be cursed, why didn't they ask the witch to lift her curse? And why did they have to flee Draec and live in exile if they really were good people?"

Mars felt that the more Ellena answered his questions, the more questions he would have