"You rejected us that day. You no longer have any right on or my pup. It’s good to see you begging for your life," Alie said, sneering at him with pleasure. "You took my life as a joke, then you should consider yours the sa. I have already asked the Alpha King to punish you to death. That’s the only way everything will turn right."
Such a decision was hard for Alie to make. But she couldn’t make the sa mistake by letting Alex wander freely again. This ti she was too close to the death. That was why she didn’t want to pardon Alex.
Taking a few steps back, she turned around when Alex scread her na. "Alie, please! Give one last chance. I will make up for all of this."
But Alie didn’t stop and disappeared from his sight.
"You should have thought hundred tis before joining hands with Jodie," Gabriel stated and left the dungeon. The guard locked the tal gates while Alex rested against the cold wall with a shocking expression on his face.
"Why did this happen? Why?" Alex bellowed in frustration, but there was no response to his questions anymore.
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In the adjacent dungeon, Jodie sat shackled in the silver chains. The mont the iron gate opened, her eyes snapped open. But when she saw who entered, all the color drained from her face.
Alie stepped inside with a grim expression surrounding her face.
"You didn’t expect it to be , did you?" she asked. "What did I ever do to you for you to go so far as to approach my ex-mate and ask him to kill ?"
Jodie’s lips trembled as tears spilled down her cheeks. She brought her bound hands together in a pleading gesture.
"Alie, that was never my intention. Please... forgive ," she whispered.
Alie’s eyes narrowed. "Forgive you? After what you did to harm my unborn child? I understand won can be each other’s worst enemies, but I had never even t you before yesterday. That was the first ti I saw you, so why?"
Jodie choked back a sob. "I... I liked Gabriel. I lost control of my emotions. We shared so good monts together in the past, and I convinced myself that he might co back to . But when I saw him again, with you, it angered . I didn’t know how to handle it. I was jealous and foolish. But I see now how wrong I was. Please, Alie... I beg you, spare my life."
Just then, Gabriel entered the dungeon. He passed Karn without a word and ca to stand beside Alie, his gaze fixed coldly on Jodie.
"I thought I was clear when I told you to stay out of my sight," Gabriel said. "My relationship with you was always casual. There’s no use of begging to Alie. Your fate is already decided. You are the one who instigated this attack, so you must embrace death willingly soon," he pronounced in a cold voice.
Jodie shook her head frantically. "Please, Gabriel, don’t do this," she pleaded, forcing herself to stand despite the pain surging through her limbs. "I admit I was wrong. It won’t happen again, I swear."
Gabriel’s expression didn’t waver. "This wasn’t a mistake. It was a cri. A serious offense against the royalty. And do you know what the punishnt for that ?" His eyes locked with hers. "Death."
In that mont, Jodie felt as though the air had been ripped from her lungs. Her vision blurred as the weight of his words sank in. She had never imagined it would co to this.
Alie glanced at her for the last ti and saw Jodie falling to the damp floor of the dungeon.
Gabriel held her hand and took her out of the dungeon, not wanting her to feel upset seeing such a face.
"Karn, please tell Gabriel to forgive this ti," Jodie requested him.
"Unfortunately, I cannot do anything in this. You shouldn’t have targeted Alie," Karn said and left the dungeon.
Karn followed silently a few steps behind as Alie and Gabriel walked side by side in silence.
"If Jodie is executed, her parents might rebel against the Alpha King," Alie finally broke the ice.
"Then I’ll eliminate them too," Gabriel replied without hesitation, his tone devoid of rcy.
Alie stopped for a mont, her gaze thoughtful. "What if we gave her a different punishnt?"
Gabriel narrowed his eyes. "Don’t tell you want her to live."
"Not in the way you think," Alie responded. "Princess Katelyn told Jodie belongs to a powerful bloodline of alphas. Imagine this—what if we strip her of her wolf? Make her live without it. For a werewolf, that’s worse than death... it’s like being trapped in a hollow, lifeless shell when you’ve no wolf."
Gabriel paused, considering her words. Karn felt that would be a better punishnt than death.
"I don’t want such pests living among us," Gabriel muttered, his voice laced with disdain.
"You’re right," Alie agreed calmly. "That’s why she’ll be banished from the kingdom after being stripped of her wolf. I believe the sa should be done to Alex. Without their wolves, they’ll both be powerless, just like they tried to make feel."
Gabriel turned his head slightly, watching her. "If you’re doing this just to earn my mother’s approval, you don’t need to."
Alie’s gaze hardened. "I’m not. I want them to suffer, Gabriel. I want them to wake up every day and feel what it’s like to live without a part of yourself. To be mocked, ignored, and bullied because you’re powerless. Just like I was once. Death isn’t the end to the suffering that Alex inflicted on in just a short period of ti. He must feel the pain until the very end. That’s what I want."
Karn gazed at Gabriel, wondering if he would even consider it.
"It’s a gamble and I avoid gambling at all costs," Gabriel stated. "I may consider this punishnt for Jodie but not Alex. He must die," he affird.
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