Chapter 20 • Malik

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"She is full of rage and I believe every word she said

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"She is full of rage and I believe every word she said. Arista is not playing around. We have to take this seriously. We have to act now!" Brack has been ranting for the past hour. His worry is cumbersome.

All of us are have gathered in the office again. With the exception of Miracle. This she needs not to know. Stress lines are written all over my family faces. I pity Arista. She does not know the wrath she has unleashed.

"The quicker we deal with this the better." I unfortunately agree with Brack. Time is of the essence. If Miracle or anyone should find out the details of our families deep dark secret, all will definitely be lost.

Lives would be at risk.

This will not do.

"We must execute her, immediately. I see no other way." Looking at their stricken faces, they know it's the option.

"It won't work. Not right away anyway, she has someone on the outside, if they hear of her death they will leak the information." Now that does put us in a quandary. Brack seems so sure of this. Who would willing be working with Arista to accomplish this evil deed? Priscilla then springs to mind, but I brush it off, she wouldn't be callous enough to think she could fool any of us here. Miracles brother pops exclusively into my thoughts but he does know any of us, I forgo that thought. Trying at best to wrack my brain on who could be the culprit, I'm at a loss.

"Should we tell Miracle?" My mother ask, everyone in the room gasps. If Miracle did indeed find out she undoubtedly would leave us all. That's my first conclusion: the second being, it could mean her death. That I will not allow.

"We will not. It would put her danger, she must not ever know," I vehemently tell them. "He would kill her!" Hoping upon hope that she will not meet her demise. That my family will see reason.

"She will find out eventually Malik. She really needs to know. It's just not our secret to keep anymore. She is now the Queen, Miracle does not need to be blindsided by this." My mother informs, in-between her sniffles. She's been crying since Brack so ungraciously told us of this news. My heart breaks for her. Her pain is unyielding. Only coming second to our fathers and our very own pain.

Debating over this, concluding that she may indeed have a point. I still hesitate to inform Miracle of our secrets.

"Telling her will only upset her more. She's already pensive about the binding ceremony, we need not drop more on her full plate." Though her worry is understandable, my views on the binding vary. I do not mind preforming the ritual in front of our subjects. I rather like the idea of showing all that she's mine and none can touch her but us. The thrill entices me. I would never voice this opinion of mine to her. It will only cause her more apprehension in the long run. I do not wish to send her in a shame spiral.

"I'm with mom on this one Malik. We can't keep this from her. Sooner or later she will find out. Better it comes from us than someone else." Lucias doesn't falter in his statement. I on the other hand still remain determined.

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