Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 168

Chapter 168: Sending a message (3)

By now, Selene had gotten up from the ground since she wasn’t injured. She didn’t intend to run out to stop Xavier from killing the stranger following them but worried about the town guards coming to them again.

Selene was tired of hearing the town guards at the gates. She didn’t dislike that her husband caught the attention of the town guards but she was annoyed that the town guards never noticed what they had to put up with to lead to someone dying.

Why was someone else following them now?

"Your shoe," Selene noticed the bloody mess as Xavier started to walk back to her. "We should wash it off quickly. I know where there is water to use."

"That bat, you said the king made the wrong enemy. Is the king following you, me or both?" Selene asked.

"You," Xavier replied.

Selene didn’t want it to be her being followed. The king’s obsession with the women at Xavier’s side was getting out of hand. She hadn’t said much before the king yet he was going to these lengths to keep an eye on her.

"I do not understand why he must go this far. What have you done that he wishes to trouble with your life like this? Or, is he simply bored?" Selene wondered.

Xavier took Selene’s hand to walk with her away from the fallen trap. "He is a fool. He has always been that way since he believed his father prized me over him. Now he feels he must show that he is better than me by obtaining all that I have. He thinks stealing women will upset me."

"Well, wouldn’t you be upset if I were gone?" Selene asked, but she knew he wouldn’t go that far.

"He would need to get his hands on you for that to happen. I wouldn’t be walking around my estate fuming like he wants me to be. I would kill him," said Xavier.

"Then, I would have to help hide you for killing the king but I do not mind it. Perhaps we can go beyond the town to the small home I visited with my parents when we left town for a moment. You must send someone there," Selene said, only now remembering the home.

Selene continued, "I know how to get there."

"I will send someone when we return to the estate. What led you to wander outside? Did you find a clue?" Xavier asked.

"I remembered waiting for my father to come back from his walks and I never knew where he was going. To think he’s been setting up traps all along. He must have been certain I wouldn’t play out there since it was so lonesome and I truly believed at some point there was a monster," Selene replied.

The trap only opened up more questions for Selene. Was there a small chance it wasn’t her father who did it and it was Trevor during his time here?

Selene shook her head, moving on from the latter. Unless Trevor had trouble with someone trying to approach him, it was only her who he wanted to keep out.

"My parents did a good job at hiding what troubles they faced. I grew up thinking our family was normal with no drama surrounding us. Living in this town, I should have known it was suspicious that our lives were quiet," said Selene.

Xavier continued, "It’s no secret which family your mother belonged to. Having a woman from a group of purebloods who remain out of sight since the war must have had the court thinking they could trap her to get some answers." _{ƒrēewebnovel.com}