CHAPTER 230: AN OMEGA FAMILY

"Dad, I’ve not taken any rash decision. You can call the council and then what? Everyone will say to me that Zilia and Idris should be handed over to Luke. What’s the guarantee that Estelle will be returned alive?" Casaio questioned his father.

Gabriel, who had come to discuss an important matter with his father, regarding his mother, ended up hearing the conversation between his father and Casaio.

"You aren’t going alone," Gabriel’s voice echoed in the room as he walked inside.

Casaio turned around to check while Raidan’s eyes moved to the door.

"Did you hear everything?" asked Casaio.

"Yes. That bastard challenged us. Let’s show him what we can do," Gabriel stated.

"No! Amelie will be harmed if we do that. You aren’t coming with me," Casaio said.

"What did he tell you? Why would Amelie be harmed?" Gabriel frowned, patiently waiting for his brother’s response.

"Speak! Are you going to hide things when the situation is so vulnerable?" Gabriel shouted at him.

"He specifically asked not to bring you," Casaio replied. "I have no intention to involve you in this matter."

"He is scared of me," Gabriel said. "Do you want to know what my beta has found out about Luke Hunter?" he arched his eyebrow and took out the phone from his pocket.

Earlier, when he and Amelie had a small argument, which turned into a talk of understanding, they both returned to their rooms. That was when Karmen sent an important message with a document to Gabriel.

"Luke Hunter’s family was killed fifteen years ago on the charges of theft," Gabriel said. "And his original surname wasn’t Hunter, but Luke Harty. He was from an omega family, who lost everything in a business. Now, the question here is how he became an alpha. He has a grudge against us because Luke did file a petition to pardon his family and reinvestigate. But it was rejected."

Raidan took the phone from his son and zoomed the document to read.

"Gabriel, that’s a useful information. However, it’s about Amelie and her pup. We can’t risk their lives. I think Luke has someone planted within the palace to finish that task," Casaio asserted.

"Did he tell you that?" asked Gabriel.

"Yes. That’s why I don’t want you to come with me, nor Nick should accompany me," he affirmed.

Raidan lowered the phone on the table and settled on the chair.

"I ensure Amelie’s safety. Gabriel, you should accompany Casaio and bring Luke here," said Raidan.

"Dad, don’t do this. You have seen already how–"

"You’ll hand over Zilia to Luke. That’s my final decision. If you question it, I’ll consider it as a blasphemy," Raidan pronounced. "Zilia is a spy and she can’t be a part of this family anymore."

"I won’t go until I make sure myself that Amelie is safe," Gabriel said.

"Dad, you made a wrong decision by rejecting such a plea and let Luke’s family die," Casaio argued. "Don’t do this to Zilia. I will take the responsibility for her actions."

"You want me to lose you to save a traitor!" Raidan raised his voice.

"You won’t lose me," Casaio said.

Gabriel felt his elder brother again had fallen vulnerable to the situation.

"Dad, let’s not do what Luke wants," said Gabriel. "We have no surity about what he will do next. That’s why the best way to stop this to capture Luke. He is the one, who started it and created such a big territory from our own. I know you’re worried for Casaio, but you should trust his abilities." He calmly explained to his father.

"Gather the best alpha and beta warriors," Raidan ordered, his tone softening now. "Also, take Zilia and Idris as a bait there. You can make the further plan to save them. But if you truly want to save Estelle, you need to take them there."

"Dad isn’t wrong," Gabriel said, turning his head to Casaio.

He paced in the giant study for a few seconds, contemplating before agreeing with his father.

"Dad, I’ll take both of them across the border. I will do the rest of the preparations too. I will take Dominick with me. Gabriel has to still recuperate, so taking him there isn’t advisable," Casaio stated.

"You’re right. Gabriel, you need to take a proper rest. Let Casaio handle it on his own. He’s the eldest prince, after all," said Raidan with a grim look.

~~~~~

Luke sat on the throne, gazing at Estelle, who was bound in the shackles made of silver and wolfsbane. "Your Alpha is on his way to rescue you," he said with a smirk.

"Just kill me," Estelle said with a pale look on her face, still struggling against the bounds. "Because once Prince Casaio will be here, you won’t stand a chance against him."

"You think that Casaio is stronger than me!?" Luke mused and chuckled. "Your foolish Alpha Prince couldn’t find out that Zilia was a spy for ten years. He was madly in love with her and still is. It will be fun to crush him and show him who has the upper hand here," he added.

"But Zilia didn’t either give you every information you wanted. That was why you kidnapped me. Zilia didn’t kill Prince Casaio in the past when she was once ordered for it, and she did it again by not agreeing to you," Estelle mocked him.

"You call yourself as supreme, but your acts are cowardly, Luke. You can’t win against us. Evil had to end some day if not today, then tomorrow," she affirmed with a determined gaze.

Luke clenched his fists and his wolf’s features started appearing on his face. Estelle saw how his eyes shifted in color and she knew... He might kill her.

Luke left his seat and strode to her in anger. Holding her chin in his fierce grip, he continued, "I’m not evil. If there’s someone evil, then your king and his entire family are. They are the ones, who should’ve been dead a long time ago."