Chapter 81: Summoning her to the meeting hall
Ben hesitated to reply, but still nodded after a brief moment of thoughts.
“I’m not so sure, but I am certain that the person Joan worked for was Miss Mireya. I don’t know what the work is about, but it is definitely related to his death.”
Damien didn’t say anything for a while.
If what Ben was saying is true, then the poison must have been added to Joan’s wine when he went out with Joselyn last night.
Joselyn was probably used to attracting Joan out, the culprit knew how to make use of other things to get what he wanted.
“Do you know where Joselyn is?” Hazel asked, and Ben shook his head.
“I have no idea, since last night, she has been absent. Initially, I thought she was on an errand, but after what happened with Joan, I am certain that her disappearance has something to do with this matter.”
“Was she on shift last night?” Hazel asked again.
“No, she was not.”
So, that was why she was not among the group of maids that were summoned last night and that was the reason why nobody knew that she had been absent.
Certainly, Joselyn must know something.
Damien turned to Killian and gave an instruction, “Find Joselyn and bring her from wherever she is.”
“Yes Alpha.”
Hazel thought of something and quickly asked Ben again, “Did Joan bring any goblet of the wine he drank or anything?”
“Not at all.”
Hazel nodded.
As expected, Mireya wouldn’t be so stupid to leave the goblet containing the poisoned wine with Joan. Her secrets woupd be exposed without much investigation if she did that.
Damien did not keep Ben after that, “You can leave, you will be summoned if there’s anything else.”
Ben secretly heaved in relief, finally relaxing.
He had been afraid that the Alpha would decide to punish him for keeping such information to himself for so long.
Ben walked out of the hall like he was being chased.
Killian left not long after.
“You knew about this?” Damien asked Hazel and she nodded.
“I was about to tell you that she’s the one I’m suspecting.” She answered calmly and Damien frowned.
Then he sneered, "Trying to outsmart me in my own territory? Nice move.
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“What news do you have?”
That afternoon, Albert came back again.
“Alpha, I have examined the drop of blood and found out that the guard has alcohol in his body system. The alcohol served a cooling effect on The Rot poison, allowing it to be effective after ten hours.”
“So he ingested the poison through wine?” Damien asked and Albert nodded.
“Something like that.”
“Bring Mireya and Ben right now.” Damien’s deep voice echoed in the hall and two guards walked out the moment his voice fell.
It was certain now.
All evidence was pointing at Mireya.
Hazel seemed to remember something and asked Damien, “Is the black ridge pack under the western lands?”
The dark shadow pack was in the west, but Hazel had no idea if the black ridge pack was the same.
Damien shook his head, “We might be close to each other, but the black ridge pack built its territory in the east and it has another branch pack close to the southerners.”
“So, that means their relationship with the southerners is not bad?” Hazel asked meaningfully.
Damien quickly understood what she was trying to say.
If the black ridge pack people are close to the southerners, it would be easier for Mireya to get her hands on the south's medicines and cosmetics.
Damien’s frown deepened even further, but he said nothing and merely waited.
Mireya, on the other hand, had a bad feeling when two guards came to tell her that Damien wanted to see her.
“What for?” She asked, feigning composure, but the guards had their lips shut.
“We have no idea, the Alpha merely wants to discuss something with you in the meeting hall.” One of them replied and Mireya frowned.
Could they have found something?
That was not possible.
She had made sure that all evidence that could lead them to her has been destroyed completely, so what could the Alpha want to discuss with her?
Mireya became slightly flustered, but her expression did not change much.
“I have something important to attend to, so can the Alpha wait until evening?” She asked in a soft, gentle voice.
But one of the guards stepped forward and stood behind her, in a position that blocked any of her chances to go anywhere.
“I’m afraid we can’t do that. Miss Mireya has to follow us now.”
Mireya’s guard, who had been silently standing by the sides, also stepped forward.
“What do you think you are doing? Is this how your Alpha forces his will on others? My Lady has something else to do, so why does she have to follow yoy?” One of her guards demanded angrily.
Together with two other guards, the three stood between Mireya and the two guards sent to summon Mireya.
However, the two guards did not move at all.
To them, they received the order to bring Mireya to the Alpha and they would do that no matter what gets in their way.
Both parties remained in a standoff for a while until Mireya finally spoke, “It’s okay. I will follow the two of you. I want to see what your Alpha has to say that would warrant you people taking me to him forcefully.”
Her voice was slightly cold at this point, but it was as though the two guards did not notice the change. One stood behind Mireya and the other led the way to the hall.
On the way, different thoughts went through Mireya’s mind, but she dispelled each one of them afterwards.
No matter what happens, she has nothing to fear or worry about. Hazel probably had said something to Damien and he must be suspicious, but there was no evidence against Mireya, so there was no point.