Chapter 83: Finding the maid

All gazes turned to Mireya, especially Hazel’s.

She wanted to see how Mireya would prove herself innocent in this situation where she was almost exposed.

“Nothing is pointed at me, you all are just making baseless accusations because I am not one of you. You are all just assuming that I fed Joan the liquor, do you have evidence?”

“I did not call any guard.” Mireya began firmly. “And I certainly did not order anybody to work for me. If Joan and that maid, Joselyn left together, then have you considered the fact that they probably went to a brothel and that Joan offended someone he shouldn’t and was poisoned? Why is all evidence pointed against me just because of some rubbish a guard is saying? Most every immoral act in the pack be traced to me because I am a guest?” Mireya spat.

Albert spoke as soon as her voice fell, “The Rot poison was gotten from the southerners and we found out that your pack has a close relationship with them and even get exotic cosmetics from them.”

Mireya scoffed, her expression sarcastic, “You must have been given false information, I have never purchased anything from the south.”

Albert raised a brow and asked again,“Never?”

Mireya didn’t even hesitate to retort, “Never! Our lands are not on good terms like you said, it is a lie.”

As her voice fell, the doors suddenly opened and all eyes turned to the entrance.

Killian walked in first, his expression devoid of any emotion. He held a small cloth bundle in his hand and a few warriors walked in after him.

Behind them, a young lady in disheveled and dirty plain clothes stumbled forward, her wrists tightly bound like a special rope made from the root of wolfsbane. The kind of rope was so that if she struggled too hard and the hard rope tears her skin, the essence of the root would enter her bloodstream and it would affect her wolf.

The lady’s face grew pale when she felt the presence of the Alpha in the hall and her body trembled.

It was Joselyn.

The maid who Ben claimed had left with Joan to visit Mireya last night.

When Mireya saw Joselyn, her heart thudded violently.

What was she doing here? Wasn’t she dead?

Joselyn looked as though she had been fished out from a pool of dirt, she also had tiny wounds on her body.

Killian pushed her gently forward, seeing that she remained still at the entrance of the hall.

“Alpha, I brought Joselyn. I found her when she was being attacked by several men in masks. Thankfully, I had taken a few men with me, so it was easy dealing with them, and I was also able to snatch an emblem belonging to one of the masked men.” Killian reported before passing something black to Damien.

Mireya could not see what it was, but she knew it wouldn’t be anything good.

The moment Joselyn entered, Mireya knew nothing would go well anymore.

How could Joselyn be here? Shouldn’t she be dead by now? What were those men doing?

Mireya had so many thoughts in her mind, but none of them showed on her face.

Killian continued, “When I found her, I noticed that she had been trying to run away, but had been captured by the masked men. I found this cloth bundle with her.”

Killian held up the cloth bundle and Matilda took the initiative to search the bag. She stepped out, took the bag from Killian and began rummaging through the bag, raising every stuff she gets her hand on for the people in the hall to see.

Soon, she raised a pouch containing quite a number of silver coins which was rare for an ordinary maid like her.

“Where did you get so many silver coins?” Matilda asked and Joselyn trembled.

“I…I…”

Matilda dipped her hand into the bag once again and brought out a small vial.

When Mireya saw the vial, her eyelids jumped and she almost cussed out loud.

Why does she still have the vial? Didn’t she ask her to dispose of it?

“Where did you get this vial?” Matilda asked Joselyn again and Albert stepped forward, took the vial and opened the lid.

He took a small whiff and his nose scrunched up.

“It is an aphrodisiac from the south.” He announced coldly and Joselyn fell to her knees with a loud thud.

“P…Please, spare me. I didn’t know, I…I didn’t know it is an aphrodisiac and never intended to harm anyone.” Joselyn cried, her voice trembling.

Killian sneered, “Then, why were you running away?”

Joselyn sobbed, unable to give a reply.

“I…I was just following orders.” She finally said, her tears falling in large drops. She continued, “I thought it was just a sleeping pill, I didn’t know it had such an effect.”

Last night, after adding the drug to the wine she was given, she served Roman and lingered around, witnessing the whole process where Joan had led Hazel into Roman’s chamber and how Damien arrived.

Knowing that the plan had failed, she knew she was done for, especially when Mireya called her and Joan for a drink. She gave an excuse and was able to avoid drinking, but early the next morning, she packed some of her things and tried to run away.

Who would have expected that she would be attacked and just when she thought it was over, Beta Killian rescued her and brought her here.

Joselyn didn’t want to die.

So, she began confessing with tears in her eyes.

“It was Lady Mireya!”

Mireya cut her short before she could even speak, “Do not speak of what you don’t know. How can I be sure that you were not told what to say by the person who brought you here to put on a show for us here?” After saying that, she turned to the people in the hall and said, “What if this is a means to frame me by someone here? What if you all are just led in the nose by the person?”