Tangled By Fate

Chapter 190 - THE DESPERATE PLEA

"A creature that is half-bird, half-snake. It is called a Basilisk," Veronica muttered.

She didn't forget. She could never forget. She never heard of mythical creatures.

Sebastian never saw the ring before. Now, he did. He took the ring from the man's hand even though he was resisting.

He stared at the ring and stated, "He is in the same group as that guy. We should take him to the tower. We will find out why they are after you and why they are connected to human trafficking."

"It almost sounds like it's a syndicate. Maybe it's a big terrorist group who causes chaos," Veronica excitedly said.

Sebastian was surprised. He mentioned, "I heard you never went outside until recently. How do you know about terrorist groups?"

Veronica told him, "I read in a detective book. A detective found a syndicate who killed many innocent people for some secret information about other kingdoms. It's one of the Marshall Nolmes series."

"You read his book series! Me too! I love his stories. He is my hero! I read his every story!"

"You too! Finally, I have found someone with whom I can talk about my favorite book. He's really cool. I'm his diehard fan. But I only have one book. Do you have other series?"

Veronica went to the library only once. She had yet to visit any library in Tybu. It wouldn't be bad if she could borrow books from him.

"Yes! They are in the tower. I kept all the books in my room."

"Will you let me borrow them? I promise not to leave a single scratch on them."

"Sure, just read them in your room or mine. You see, they are my babies."

"You have my word."

That's how two Marshall Nolmes fans had become comrades.

Sebastian remembered something and told her, "But will you have time to read? I heard Ovior takes your classes all morning."

"I can read in the evening."

"Can you?" Sebastian didn't sound very promising.

"Ahh…" Veronica couldn't say anything in return.

After marriage, she had passed the most unproductive week. Unproductive in the sense of work but productive in the biological sense.

Now, she couldn't guarantee if she could spend time without Arthur in the evening. He hardly let her be alone.

Unless he had work, he would stick to her like glue. The honeymoon period was still ongoing.

Before she could speak, they heard noises outside.

"We are under attack!"

"Aahh!"

"Please have mercy!"

"Spare my life!"

Sebastian took out the man's short knives from the bed and cautiously stepped closer to the door. He eavesdropped, trying to figure out what's happening outside the room.

A moment later, he shared his opinion, "I think Merlin brought the guards. They are capturing everyone…" He turned toward Veronica and asked, "What are you doing?"

He saw Veronica crouching down to the man in the black cape.

She responded while healing him, "He has injured his leg."

"I can see that but he just tried to kill you," Sebastian reminded her.

Veronica simply said, "He has his reason to try to kill me. I don't need a reason to heal him."

Sebastian was speechless by her words. He couldn't argue since she was correct. However, he couldn't stand it either.

He shook his head helplessly and muttered, "Sometimes I really don't understand what you are thinking. He'll try to kill you again when he has the chance."

"Let him try." Veronica smiled and pulled on the man's hood.

The man's pale face was revealed. His yellow blonde hair locks covered his forehead. His shining blue eyes were unfathomable. His thin lips were in a straight line, showing his displeasure.

She was momentarily stunned by his breathtaking beauty before sweetly warning him, "Now I see your face. If you kill me, my soul will haunt you until you breathe your last breath."

The beauty silently stared at her before looking away. He didn't want to speak.

Sebastian frowned. He wanted to bicker at him but sensing some unusual vibe he focused on the outside situation. He opened the door to go out and let others know about their existence.

However, he had to halt in his position and then quickly entered the room. He closed the door and stood there with a blank expression for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Veronica inquired. "Shouldn't we go outside?"

Sebastian replied in slow motion, "They aren't our men. They aren't royal guards either."

Veronica furrowed her eyebrows. "If they are not our people, who are they?"

Sebastian answered in a daze, "I don't know. They are wearing black clothes like typical assassins. They are killing everyone outside."

"What?!" Veronica stood up. "Even the innocent women and children?"

He nodded in reply. "I guess so. I saw two dead women outside."

"We must stop them," saying that she strode in the direction of the door.

Sebastian blocked the door. "What! No way! You are not going anywhere. If they see us, they will die us. I can't fight them all. We are heavily outnumbered!"

He would be killed if she were to go there and try to stop those unknown people.

Veronica was restless. She retorted, "But we can't just sit and watch them die. Those innocent people did nothing wrong. They don't deserve to die like this."

Her heart ached when she thought of those beautiful performers. When they were reading the documents, she saw the lists of children and men who were abducted by the human traffickers.

She shut her eyes and took a deep breath. After that, she opened her eyes and said, "Sebastian, I know what you are thinking. But please understand, there are people out there whom I can help. Don't think about those men and women. At least think about the children. As long as they are alive, I can use my power to heal them. Just this time. Please, let me go out and save those who can be saved before it's too late."

She pleaded as her eyes pitifully glanced at him, begging with her emerald eyes.