Replacement Bride for the Alpha of the North - Chapter 133

Chapter 133: THE SUSPECT AND THE CONSEQUENCES
“You create this poison,” Zaya said. “This poison could kill the shifter’s wolf spirit and take away magic user’s ability to use their magic.” Zaya looked at Dawn. “I am not blaming you for something that you didn’t do in this life, but because Zenith turned back time, there are consequences for that.”

This was what Zander and Zenith wanted to discuss with Zaya.

“If I have not yet created this poison, so why this is already in your hand?” Dawn looked at Zaya with confusion. If it was something that she created, she should be the one, who made it, but the fact it was already in Zaya’s hand didn’t make any sense.

“I got my past memories a few months ago, but I think I am not the only one who experienced this.” Zaya’s voice was gentle and emphasizing the fact she didn’t put the blame on Dawn. “You joined a sect after you killed Zenith. You created poison for them and my best guess is someone in the sect must have gotten their past memories back and created this poison ahead of time.”

“I? Join a sect?” Dawn didn’t remember. The memory she got after she killed Zenith was; she died alone in her bed, she was so old and weak, to the point, she couldn’t even lift her finger. “What sect?”

“I still don’t remember that. I think neither of us did.”

Dawn’s mind was jumbled up when she learned about this revelation. “What is your role in this?”

Zaya looked at her sadly. “Suffice to say that we were not in a good term in your first life.” But she squeezed her hands. “We can change that now, just like how you put aside your grudge against my brother after you learned what he had done to you in his first life.”

Dawn fell silent.

“You don’t hate my brother, do you?”

“No. I don’t.” This one thing, Dawn was sure about.

“Good.” Zaya beamed again. “Oh, by the way, I have not yet told my brother about any of this, can you tell him later?”

“What?” Dawn was surprised.

Zaya laughed to see her expression, but then there was a knock on the door and Aurel’s voice traveled inside.

“Princess Zaya, are you inside? Zaya? I just heard that you returned this morning.”

“Ugh, I don’t like her.” Zaya furrowed her brows, she didn’t even try to hide her dislike toward Aurel. “She is too clingy.” Whether it was to her or Zenith. Zaya felt uncomfortable with her.

“I don’t like her either,” Dawn muttered under her breath.

“Right?” Zaya hugged Dawn and kissed her cheek. “We have the same taste on people!”

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“The last execution will be held three days from now, the last trial ended this morning. The council of elders and the advisors disbanded this morning. They raised a ruckus, but that’s for you to clear things up.”

Zander groaned when he heard all of that from Zenith. His brother was merciless, the moment he opened his eyes, he forced him to listen to all of these.

“Can’t you give me some time to rest first? I am sure Dawn said to let me rest.”

“You have been unconscious for more than a week, you have rested enough.”

“I was sick,” Zander complained. He sat down on the bed, his expression changed, he looked more serious now. “They didn’t find anything in my food, drink or anything. There is no black magic, or else, Pyro would be the one, who noticed it first. There is nothing.”

There was nothing that could be the reason of why Zander relapsed. All of the warriors had been investigated, their enemies had been tortured to squeeze all the information they could get from them, but there was still nothing.

But…

“There is one person.” Zenith looked at Zander.

“I think we have the same person in mind,” Zander replied, they didn’t say it out loud, as they continued the conversation through mindlink.

This was a rare moment for the two of them having a calm conversation and agreed to one thing.

“That’s it,” Zenith finally said after the silent discussion. He stood up and was about to leave, but he warned Zander first. “Don’t bother my mate anymore.”

“It’s not like I wanted to be poisoned.” Zander tilted his head. “She is so talented, she can help us with this.”

“No.”

“Don’t be too possessive.” Zander still had his own worry about the prophecy.

“She is pregnant.”

“What if… what?” Zander was surprised by what he heard. “She is what?”

“She is pregnant. I don’t want her to deal with any of these craps.”

“I am going to be an uncle?!” Zander was happy, as if he would be the one, who would become a father.

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“What are you doing here?” Aurel didn’t even hold back herself when she saw Dawn was inside Zaya’s bedroom. She didn’t expect to run to her here.

“I invite her here,” Zaya replied in a matter of fact tone. She then opened one of the luggage and gave one item to Aurel. “For you.” She smiled harmlessly.

It was a jewelry box, where inside you could find a match of a pair earing and necklace, they made of gold and ruby stones.

“You don’t have to do this,” Aurel said while laughing. Looked very happy with the present. “I feel bad because you didn’t bring anything for Dawn.”

Dawn didn’t know why Aurel felt the need to bring her down even at moment like this, but Zaya shut her up real quick with her innocent statement.

“Who said that?” Zaya frowned, she looked like Zander when she made this innocent face. “The rest inside that luggage belong to her.”

Dawn coughed lightly to stop herself from laughing. That was very smooth, even if the rest of the item inside the luggage was not for her, she was thankful for Zaya to put Aurel in her place.

However, Zaya meant what she said.