Chapter 229 - 228

"This place is a fucking circus, a circus." Kai said, hitting his fist on the ground. 

Him and his best friend had been thrown into the dungeons. Him the prince had been led to the darkest parts of the palace as if he had been some kind of criminal and was thrown inside a dump and moldy square room that was smaller than his shoe closet together with Lun. 

"We're screwed." Lun mumbled. He was looking  at the ground, playing with a piece of moss that was growing from the cracks in the stone tiles and Kai looked at him. 

"What the hell happened?" 

"I don't even know myself. They stormed into my room and dragged me to the throne room. They said they had found a dead body. His pack found him when they returned from the tour. He had been left back to recover and they're speculating that someone entered his room while he was sleeping. Being too weak to react, they stabbed him in the heart with some kind of weapon and killed him."

"And they think we did it?" Kai asked.

"Yeah. You were missing and I did not attend the tour so we were the only people that weren't there during the possible time he died. We are fucking doomed. It would be fine, if anyone else had died it would be fine but a fucking werewolf?" Lun cursed, shaking his head. 

"Why didn't you say anything? You were just standing there silent." Kai told him and the tall vampire scoffed. 

"Did you see your brother? He looked as if he was going to faint at any moment. I didn't want to make things harder for him." 

"What? Are you stupid too? So what? You were going to sit there and let them assume we did it? Because I certainly did not kill that nobody and I am pretty sure neither did you." the prince said, wearing a deep frown on his face. "Someone is trying to set us up." he concluded and Lun looked at him, deadpan. 

"No shit sherlock. I bet it's that little bitch. Alloy." Lun said and Kai nodded. No one else would have the audacity to think of something like that. It was truly ridiculous, what did she expect to achieve after this? Getting him out of the way? She certainly knew that the punishment for their so-called crime was being executed. Especially during a time like this Cecilia would not be able to spare them even if she wanted to. 

"I don't get this. It is so weird, there is no sense in this plan." Kai commented and rubbed the back of his neck. 

"I don't think it's just because of you. I think she really wanted to sabotage the treaties. She knew your mother wouldn't just let you get executed so she probably tried to at least create enough conflict to ruin the event. Loyd would not let this get unpunished, you know that, you saw it." 

"Yeah but what could she win from it? A war? Who would benefit from a war?" Kai asked. 

"I have no idea." Lun said "What I know is, if she really did it and she organized it well then we will be dying soon." 

"We won't die." 

"Man, not now that I finally got to be with Xan." Lun whined, an agitated expression on his face. "Why do things like that always happen to us?" he wondered and the young prince shrugged his shoulders. He was actually wondering the same thing. The moments of peace were quite few lately but at the same time he didn't wish to let that girl ruin his excitement about having Philip back. 

"They won't let her set us up. Not Xan, not Philip, not even my mother." Kai told him, trying to encourage him. 

"Xan is a pussy, Philip is also a werewolf and your mother kind of hates us both, also she is in a very tough spot right now so please allow me not to be so motivated and optimistic as you." Lun said. 

"My brother loves you, you know, he wouldn't let you get executed." 

"Let me have my doubts on that too please" The tall werewolf said. It was the first time I had seen him so pessimistic. He was always the one who thought there was a way to get away with anything but now he looked as if he had already given up. 

"Is it because of my brother? That's why you're not putting up a fight?" He asked him and Lun giggled, his head touching the wall as he raised his face for the first time. There was only a small window in the dungeon, barely bringing some light in. Lun focused his eyes on it, a bitter smile resting on his face.

"Loving someone is really bothersome."

"Tell me about it." Kai agreed.

"Even now all I could think about is that I don't want to get him in trouble. Is this me?" he asked, more asking himself than his friend who was in the dungeon with him. They remained silent for a little bit, no sound in the rather empty rooms until footsteps were heard. Someone was walking down the stairs, not a hurry but still his footsteps were slightly rushed. Both of them looked towards the exit, seeing the door open and a man standing there. 

"They will search your rooms." Xan announced, his face pale with worry. 

The crown prince looked at his lover behind the heavy and cold bars. He made his announcement, his face showing every sinlge worry that traveled in his mind. They were in a tight spot, Lun knew that from the start but seeing him this way, broke his heart. In reality he was scared, afraid that Xan would not help him. 

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Hello! What do you think about the whole murder? Do you like the story so far? Please let me know.. Also tell what do you think what will Xan do? i'd really like to know how you see him in a situation like this.