398 Falling dominoes (1/2)

Alex's lips twitched, definitely not wanting to agree with Zeke even though he understood what Zeke was trying to say.

”F*ck!” Alex cursed. Troublesome things just kept coming like falling dominoes. They were all coming at him at once! They were not giving him a moment to solve one problem before another one came tumbling down on him. What the hell was going on? Was the world so damn against him?! It was like all the gods who used to favor him were against him now!

”Abigail would cry again if I did that. She ran away and I only talked about the possibility of marrying someone else. What would she do if I did this too?” Alex shook his head.

”Then, how about you ask for her blood instead? The reason why none of the women can satisfy you anymore might be because of her.”

Alex's gaze at him turned sharp. He looked shocked at this suggestion and his face became hard.

”She's not a meal, Zeke,” Alex told him, firm and serious. He was even glaring at Zeke like he would attack him if he ever mentioned that again.

But Zeke wasn't bothered. ”It's not like she'll die from it, Alex. Just a taste might do. Besides I'm pretty sure she would rather let you drink her blood than go through with the other options,” he explained. ”If you don't do anything and you end up going on a rampage, you know she will be the first to come to stop you. Don't forget what she did in the forest and what you did to her.”

”How did you even know about that?”

”Alicia told me.”

Alex bit his lips, looking down again. His hands started trembling. He knew this feeling all too well. It was starting.

”Stop being stubborn, Alex. You will regret it if –”

”Shut up, Zeke. Leave,” he ordered, not looking at him.

Zeke sighed. Although he didn't look surprised anymore. He had been dealing with this troublesome creature for a long time now, after all.

”Fine. Do what you want. I am not going to waste my energy on you this time, Alex,” Zeke countered and he finally left, leaving Alex sitting by himself, seemingly in deep contemplation.

Zeke landed on a slanted roof, away from the watchtower, and glanced back once more when someone spoke from the shadows.

”Are you sure about this, Your Highness? What if he destroys the palace?” One of his men was also on the roof, scratching the back of his head.

”He won't. Abigail is in there. He will most likely go to the forest so make sure not to lose him, Riev.”