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    “How long is he going to ignore me?” Den asked. He was way calmer than thest time they talked,


    Karin opened her mouth, she tried to tell him something, but she didn’t know where to start. She could just live, and it wouldn’t be a problem, leaving Den alone with his own assumption that his punishment would end soon after the king calmed down.


    Den was still under the impression that he would return to the pce one day. Even though he was no longer the royal beta, but the pce was the only ce that he knew, a ce that he could call home.


    However, Den would stay here for long, surrounded by the warriors. He might not be put in the cell, but this ce was a jail for him in a way.


    Karin could just walk away without saying anything, unburdened herself from the responsibility to deliver the


    news.


    Yet, she couldn’t let Den’s hope rose only to be trampledter on.


    “Don’t… get your hope high, Den,” Karin said. “The king will be very busy from now on. He will… have a lot on his te.….. I think it will take a long time for him to finally lift the punishment. I meant, a very long time.”


    Den clenched his jaw. He was not stupid, he knew the underlying meaning behind what Karin said. He knew what it meant.


    “Are you trying to tell me that he will not even remember me?” Den ripped the bandage off and asked her the most obvious question. “Do you mean to say that this will be my prison?”


    “There is nothing to be decided yet.” Karin took a deep breath. “But, I can tell you will be here for a long time…”<fn047c> This update is avable on FιndNovel</fn047c>


    Den’s whole body was trembling, he was trying to hold back his emotion, but he didn’t do a good job in that mater, because when he spoke again, his voice had a sharp edge on it.


    “Leave,” he said curtly.


    Karin didn’t need to be told twice. She left the room, and soon enough after she closed the door, she heard the thrashing sound that came from inside.


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    Rania tried to stay awake, but during the trip back to the pce, she fell asleep, she rested her head against the window of the car, but because of the bumpy road, she hit her head several times.


    “Come here,” Maximus said. He pulled Rania towards him, and rested


    dher


    head on hisp.


    Probably because she was too tired, or too sleepy, but Rania didn’t fight back. She let him to pull her closer, which made the king happy enough.


    Maximus caressed her head, and yed with her hair, which helped Rania to sleep even deeper.


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    When they finally reached the pce, Rania woke up. She looked hesitated before she got out of the car


    “Do you want your old bedroom back, or do you want to stay in different room?” Maximus grabbed her hand and led her inside the king’s pce.


    Eiten had set off to fight the ck Stone pack and its crony. Therefore, he wouldn’t be around for a few months until everything was settled.


    Rania pointed at the direction of her old bedroom, indicating that she wanted it back.


    “Sure.” Maximus couldn’t be happier to see how responsive she was. It was way better than anything else. “Let’s go to your bedroom.”


    And when they arrived at the front door of her bedroom, Maximus didn’t enter like he used to, instead he stood there and stopped her for a while.


    “Good night, Rania.” He leaned over and kissed her forehead.


    Rania flinched a bit when his cold lips pressed against her temple, and after that, she immediately went into her bedroom and closed the door.


    Maximus even heard the clicking sound, where Rania locked the door.


    For a long moment, Maximus simply stood there. He didn’t do anything, but stared at the close door. He breathed deeply, inhaling her scent that still lingered in the air.


    And when he finally walked away, he didn’t go to his bedroom, instead he went to see Elder Gayle in his ce.


    The elder looked surprised to see the king was there, but it seemed, he had expected his visit.


    “Is there something I can help you with?” Elder Gayle was wearing simple clothes. He was ready to get to sleep when he was informed that Maximus was there to meet with him.


    “I want you to fill the position as the royal beta,” Maximus said without preamble. “It will be temporary until I found someone suitable for the task for the long run.”


    Elder Gayle didn’t seem surprised when he heard the request. He had expected this as well. He then went to pour two sses of bourbon for both of them.


    “So, he finally crossed the line,” Elder Gayle said with a deep sigh. He knew what happened in the beach house and what Den had done.


    He didn’t believe Den would go that far, but he should know that sooner seeing how agitated he was with Maximus as day went by.


    “He didn’t cross the line. He burned the path.” Maximus still had the intention to kill him.


    The reason why he didn’te to visit him was because he didn’t want to hear him yapping about how right he was, and how he justified his action, because by that time, Maximus couldn’t promise he would be able to keep his rage in control.


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    “I see.” Elder Gayle handed over the ss to the king, and he sat down next to him. “He loves this kingdom. more than anything. I hope you understand that.”


    Maximus knew that. “I do. But, it doesn’t justify his action.”


    “No. It doesn’t justify his action,” elder Gayle agreed with him. “It’s a pity he took the wrong path.”


    Maximus didn’t feel the same, because it was Den’s decision in the end.


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