“Good luck to you, Lamar.” Darius smiled.
Lamar looked back. He saw the Kalu Assassins and put up his nose as he was being dragged away. “This country has truly lost all respect from me.”
Troy laughed. “That’s fine. It never had any for you anyway.”
“You have not seen the last of me! That I promise you!”
“Yeah, sure.” Darius laughed as the palace doors closed. I’ve waited years to be able to witness that and now, he was finally gone.
Chapter 46
Adele
“Well.” Izin said. “I would have loved to see him go another way but death would only be a release.”
My father smiled. “You held off well. I was expecting to see it.”
“My control has improved since we’ve last seen each other. I haven’t gone down that road in a long time.”
“But there is another you should take.”
Izin looked over at my father and he glanced at Zayden. It had to be about Kathryn. She had to be told Zayden knew everything and her time had finally come.
Izin lightly nodded and signaled to someone at the other end of the main hall while Zayden was distracted looking towards the door.
When Kathryn came into view Izin looked at Aleksander and put a finger over his mouth. My father smiled with a nod and let Zayden continue to have a discussion with Darius and Troy about Lamar’s exit while Izin walked over to her. He planted a kiss on her lips in front of everyone and leaned into her ear before she had time to react. Her eyes were gazing towards Zayden and becoming glazed over with tears.
“Go to him.”
Kathryn walked completely stiff with her eyes on Zayden’s back. She looked ready but nervous about greeting him as his mother.
I got Zayden’s attention by tapping his arm and pointing back with my eyes. I knew he was waiting for this too but when he turned around, his reaction was unexpected. He became breathless like he was nervous too but he didn’t hesitate to take quick steps towards her and got down on one knee in front of her, bowing his head. “Mother. How could I have not known it was you?”
She was almost in tears at this point and looked back at Izin. He smiled and nodded and she kneeled down to Zayden and brought him to his feet, embracing him for what I imagined to be the first time. “My son. I thought war would always separate us but you’ve helped change the very face of this world and I need not hide from it anymore.”
Zayden held her tightly. I knew he couldn’t believe that he was holding his mother. His whole life he thought she was dead and now she was there with him. It was hard for any of us to believe but I was happy for him. Kathryn was amazing.
He walked her over to his father and Kathryn embraced my father on sight. “Aleks. Thank you for bringing him home.”
“Of course. You’re quite welcome.”
“We’re sorry we made you wait so long.” Izin said. “I should have told you a long time ago. This is now indeed time for celebrating and with that, we have something else for you.” Izin turned just slightly and I saw her. The Leccan Princess was proudly being escorted out to the King and I was now invisible. “Zayden, I have the great honor to introduce you to Princess Bianca, your bride-to-be.”
Zayden looked up at me instantly when Bianca happily held his arm. She was in a fancy yellow and gold ball gown as is how she dresses every day and had her strawberry blonde hair twisted up high with the Senian Princess crown set around it; my crown.
I waited for Zayden to protest but he never did. He just kept that remorseful gaze at me like there was nothing he could do. I couldn’t believe that. I wouldn’t.
Was this supposed to be the meaning of true peace? Was I just to sit by and let it be? I couldn’t. I loved Zayden more than anything and thoughts of him having to share that life we’ve talked about with someone he didn’t love made me break apart. I had to do something for our love and I was ready for war.
Peace for me—had to wait.
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