Crossing the Border (Rania) novel Chapter 82

Chapter 82

Kean couldn’t believe with what she heard. She widened her eyes, and opened her mouth, trying to say something to convince her otherwise, but she didn’t know what to say.

The way Rania looked at her was not usual. There was a determination in those eyes.

“Kean, please. Give me time. Your goal is to stop the war, right? You don’t need to go through a civil war with the king. You know it will shed more blood if that happened.” Rania took her hand and looked at her eyes deeply. “Please, I only need time, can you give me that?”

“What should I say to the people in the Movement?” Kean lowered her head, she didn’t want to look at Rania, because she felt betrayed.

“You can convince them to give me time, and I will try my best to convince the king to stop the war.” Rania squeezed her hands. “There is no need to spill more blood. There will always be people who died if there is a

war.”

“But it might be for a greater reason.”

Rania shook her head. “There is no great reason for someone to die.”

Kean then lifted her head because Rania’s words triggered her. “And yet, the man that you defend right now killed other people just because he could.”

Upon hearing that, Rania didn’t have the answer. She pressed her lips, and stared at Kean, she knew that she couldn’t convince her.

“I will take my leave, good night, my lady.” Kean then retracted her hands and then stood up.

Rania could only watch as Kean walked away from her, she felt the pang in her heart, and then fear, because she didn’t know what she would do, and what she would say to the Movement.

She cursed herself for being so naïve to think that Kean would at the very least, listen to what she said, or considered her solution. It was not as simple as that.

In the end, Rania was left defeated. She stared at the distance, and wondered what they would do when they learned she backed off from their plan.

The only member in the movement that Rania knew was Kean, and Killian. But then, if Killian was part of it, it meant Caden was also behind it.

And her father…

But, she didn’t know who was their spies within the palace. They could catch Maximus off guard and killed him. The thought of it alone made Rania sick to her stomach.

***

“What did you say?” Killian was furious.

“She backed out,” Kean repeated what she said.

“No way!” Killian cursed under his breath, he was very upset. He learned that Maximus had captured Caden and the former beta Alaric, both of them were on the way here in a tight security.

He didn’t know what to do, but shit wouldn’t go well at this point. Fuck. They were so close to kill the king, but now all of this happened.

“Why?! Why she backed out!?” Killian had to restrain himself from lashing out because they were not alone.

They were in the corner of the kitchen, people were talking, which drowned out their voices, but if Killian was too agitated and then raised his voice, of course, they would hear him.

Right now, a few people glanced their way with curious look on their faces. From their perspective, it could be seen as a couple fighting.

They were not a couple, though, but Killian didn’t mind it. He didn’t care what they thought, because his mind was a jumble mess.

“Why?” Killian asked in a lower voice, which scared Kean a little bit.

Kean then told him what Rania had told her before. The solution that she offered, and then the fact that the civil war would bring more casualties. In a way, Kean knew that was a good solution, she would have agreed if it was not for her personal vengeance too.

She wanted the king dead, as because of him, she lost her parents, and that was something that she could never forgive. She was being selfish, and she knew that.

“Stay close with her, I will tell you what to do later.” Killian then left.

Lowering her head, Kean felt dejected. She didn’t want to be close with that woman again. She felt a complicated feeling. She was happy they were close before, because she liked her, but now when their opinion differed, she couldn’t bring herself to smile genuinely.

“What happened? Are you in relationship with him? Were you fighting?” One of the omegas, who watched how Killian stormed out of the kitchen approached Kean with concern.

“No, it’s okay. I am fine.” Kean didn’t deny, or confirm what she said, but the omega didn’t press further, because she thought Kean was not in the mood.

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take.

“She was punished for the crimes she committed.” Alaric didn’t meet the king’s eyes, as he stalked toward him.

“They are not my siblings! Killian tortured me!”

“Nonsense! He always wanted to be a big brother for you!”

“He groped me! He wanted me in sexual way! I told you that before, but you don’t want to listen, because you want a son! You regret to have me because I am a woman!”

“You only threw a false accusation because you were bitter! Because you want them out of our life! You only want me for yourself!”

Rania couldn’t believe that was what her father was thinking, but then she was not surprise, she knew about it for long time now,

“I don’t want you for myself. I want a family too. I want you to be happy…” Rania’s voice faltered, and Alaric could see the sadness in her eyes, and somehow it hurt him. “But they hurt me, and you don’t even believe

me.”

Rania pressed her lips. She watched how Alaric open his mouth, but closed it again, because he didn’t know what to say. It felt pointless to say that they didn’t want to hurt her. It felt like screaming to the void.

“It’s okay now. I am out of your life. You can be happy now.”

The room fell silence, but when Rania turned around, and was about to leave, Alaric grabbed her arm. “There is important thing I need to talk with you.”

Alaric knew this change of topic would only worsen the situation between them, but it was a critical condition, and Caden was being held in the dungeon.

“You need to get Caden out of the dungeon. Say whatever you need to say to convince the king that mean what you told him before. It was a mistake. A huge mistake on his part, and he was remorseful. Whatever you say to get Caden out of the dungeon.”

“Why should I do that?” Rania narrowed her eyes. “Let him rot in there.”

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