Omega's Rebirth-Chapter 47: Tend To Her ()
Neveah watched her father’s act of concern through tired eyes as he gave out strict orders and if she had been able to, she would have released a scoff.
Alpha King Lothaire Raul was the most accomplished at performances that Neveah had ever known, no one could play out an act better than he did.
"Your Grace, the Princess is the only one still conscious, perhaps she can tell us something?" Alpha Dane asked in deep concern as he strode over to a gasping Neveah.
"Yes, Veah requested to be brought here... she has a report to give but I do not know if she can speak in this state." Alessio revealed.
"Veah... child, your aunt Leen is in danger. I know you are in pain, but please do us this favor." Alpha Dane asked earnestly.
Alpha Dane’s tone stirred guilt in Neveah’s heart but she forced the feeling away, in the end, this was for the greater good.
Mount Vernon would seal all their fates if they were forced to go there, not just Neveah’s...but Luna Colleen’s pups would ultimately be endangered and Lucas’ fate was to loose his life in the death challenge against Alessio.
Neveah understood why she had witnessed those last few moments after her death, it was clear to her that her fate would ultimately influence Luna Colleen and Lucas.
For this reason, Neveah could not take any risks, the trip to Mount Vernon could not happen... this would be the best for everyone.
"Veah...if you know something, speak." Alpha King Lothaire said to her.
Neveah knew her visit to the guest palace had not gone unnoticed but it was okay since she had a counter plan.
There was nothing to hide, she was also a victim herself.
"I... the palace kitchens turned off their lights early last night... I could not sleep and so I headed over for a late night snack..."
"But since they had turned in early, I took my snack from the kitchens in the guest palace." Neveah revealed in a strained tone, gasping for breath.
"We all take our meals from the guest palace! Could that be the source of the problem?" Alpha Scrooge asked in alarm.
"Yet we are all perfectly fine and only the females are affected." Alpha Varleston murmured.
"Whatever it is, it gives us a place to begin investigations. Thank you, Princess." Alpha Dane said in a tone of gratitude.
"Alessio, take Veah to the Omega healers and then I will entrust the investigation of the guest palace to you. You have until the day is up to bring me a report." Alpha King Lothaire ordered.
"I understand." Alessio said as he turned and strode out of the hall.
Neveah heaved a trembling sigh as she thought back to some years back.
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A thirteen year old Neveah released a gasp of pain as the cup clattered out of her hands, the water contained within spilling all over the ground.
Neveah coughed out a mouthful of blood as she lifted a hand to wipe the wetness trailing out of her eyes, a look of horror on her face as her hand came away red.
Blood...there was blood trailing out of her eyes, out of her nose, her ears and mouth.
"What... what did you put in it..." Neveah gasped out as she stared down at the water she had just sipped from before lifting her gaze up to her Governess.
Her Governess smirked down at her, a look of satisfaction on her face as she watched Neveah’s pain.
"You see...after trying out different mixtures, I finally found one that could provide me the desired effect."
"Torture you with excruciating pain yet it is neither deadly nor will it leave any damage to you...a poison that causes just excruciating pain and nothing else."
"What is even better is that it has absolutely no effect on males, how ingenious." The Governess commended herself.
Not many poisons could be active on a werewolf due to their natural advantage over humans, Neveah knew this clearly.
A poison that could affect a werewolf would be deadly to a mere human as she was thought to be.
And so she knew it truly must have taken repeated testing for her Governess to finally come up with this torture method especially for her.
The Governess had always loved playing with poison, it was why she was so valued by the Alpha Queen and had been especially placed at Neveah’s side.
The little herb garden of the Governess was in fact filled with different poisonous herbs which the Alpha Queen put to use to get rid of her enemies.
The Governess had recently fed Neveah the Moon Whisper on orders of the Alpha Queen, it was only that Neveah still overcame the poison.
Neveah could not help feeling guilty to all those victims who may have endured pain or lost their lives while serving as test experiments to the Governess.
"Now... your father would not be able to protect you from this, after all... I did not mar your beautiful skin." The Governess gloated.
Neveah released another quiet gasp of pain, sucking in deep breaths as she struggled to swallow down the screams that bubbled up to her throat.
"Grovel and I will give you the antidote... the antidote when mixed with the poison will take away all the pain and the bleeding and paralyzing symptoms will only last for a day." The Governess said.
"I... I would rather die!" Neveah spat out as she pulled her legs closer to her chest and wrapped her arms around them, shivering whilst struggling to bear with the excruciating pain.
"Whoever sees you now will feel you are on the verge of death and you must feel so too due to the pain...but trust me, you are perfectly fine."
"This is only a warning Princess...if you ever tell on me to the Alpha King again, I will make sure you loose the ability to speak forever." The Governess vowed, her eyes glinting with hatred and malice.
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"To cover up a trail of smoke, there are two surest methods." Neveah thought to herself, meanwhile she slowed her breathing so it appeared as though she was unconcious.
The first was to get rid of the trail entirely but in a situation where this first method could not be utilized, then the second method came in.
Start a bigger fire...a fire so great the smoke exuded completely overwhelms and overshadows that initial trail of smoke till it begins to look insignificant.
In this case, the initial trail of smoke was the murder of Neveah’s Governess, and the greater fire was the situation in the Hall of the Omega healers.
Neveah was deep in thought as Alessio carried her into the Hall of the Omega healers.
No word had been said of the death of the Governess and Neveah knew it was not because her body had not been discovered,
It was simply because compared to the situation at hand that threatened the peace treaty of the Eclipse Domain, the Governess’ life or death was ultimately insignificant. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Neveah wondered what the Governess would think if she had been alive to see that her murder would mostly likely be dismissed without an investigation.
Would she still choose to make the same decisions she had made even when it became clear that she was not as treasured by the royal family as she believed herself to be.
Yes, Neveah knew her father well enough to know he would cover up the death of the Governess.
With the Eclipse Lunas falling ill from what might have been poison, the fact that the great Eclipse Fang territory was not as safe as it was thought to be already undermined the authority of the royals.
If it was revealed that a murder had also taken place on the same night, right under the nose of the Alpha King, the warriors of Eclipse Fang would never be able to hold their head up high ever again.
This was why the death of the Governess would only be investigated after the Eclipse Alphas had taken their leave and by then, Neveah would also be long gone.
"It is fine if you have no regard for your life, but why must you chose to go to the guest kitchens today of all days?" Alessio asked in a low grumble as he lay Neveah down and called for an Omega healer to begin tending to her immediately.
Neveah guessed Alessio believed she was unconscious, but she was still taken aback by Alessio’s question and that emotion reflected in his tone, was it... concern?
"You came into my life without seeking my consent first, do you presume you can leave so easily? Your life is mine Omega...you are not allowed to die without my consent." Alessio said in a dark tone.
"Tend to her...if anything happens to her, I shall have you buried along with her." Alessio vowed to the Omega healer before he rose to his feet and strode away.
As Neveah heard Alessio’s retreating footsteps, she could not help but wonder...
’Just what exactly was that about?’
