Chapter\u00a0736<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0Prison\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a020\u00a0minutes\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0villa.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0largest\u00a0prison\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0strongest.\u00a0I\u00a0only\u00a0allowed\u00a0the\u00a0Elite\u00a0force\u00a0to\u00a0guard\u00a0it,\u00a0and\u00a0no\u00a0criminal,\u00a0no\u00a0matter\u00a0their<\/p>\n
strength,\u00a0had\u00a0ever\u00a0been\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0escape.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0well\u2013known\u00a0and\u00a0strong\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0allowed\u00a0prisoners\u00a0from\u00a0outside\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0territory\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0held\u00a0there\u00a0as<\/p>\n
well.\u00a0One\u00a0prisoner\u00a0in\u00a0particular\u00a0happened to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0I\u00a0was seeing\u00a0this\u00a0evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha,\u201d\u00a0Gerald,\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0guards,\u00a0greeted,\u00a0giving\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0nod\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0passed\u00a0through the\u00a0gates.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded\u00a0back but\u00a0said\u00a0nothing as\u00a0I\u00a0continued\u00a0to\u00a0walk\u00a0through\u00a0the security.\u00a0A\u00a0few\u00a0other\u00a0guards\u00a0also\u00a0nodded\u00a0at\u00a0me,\u00a0murmuring\u00a0their\u00a0greetings.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0stepped\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0doors,\u00a0where\u00a0I\u00a0greeted\u00a0some\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0Police\u00a0Force.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0contacted\u00a0them\u00a0already\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0way,\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0them\u00a0know\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0visit\u00a0and\u00a0who\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0there\u00a0to\u00a0see.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0was\u00a0led\u00a0through a\u00a0variety\u00a0of\u00a0doors,\u00a0not\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0where\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0going,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0there\u00a0as\u00a0their<\/p>\n
Alpha;\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0there\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0visitor.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0stepped\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0visitor\u00a0center\u00a0and\u00a0sat\u00a0in\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0seats.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0here\u00a0in a\u00a0second,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0officer\u00a0said\u00a0before\u00a0he\u00a0stepped\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
\u201cGive\u00a0us some\u00a0privacy,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0without\u00a0even\u00a0looking\u00a0at\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0Alpha,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0officer\u00a0replied\u00a0before\u00a0retreating\u00a0from the\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0visiting\u00a0center\u00a0was\u00a0set\u00a0up,\u00a0so\u00a0the\u00a0guests\u00a0were\u00a0on\u00a0one\u00a0side,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0prisoners\u00a0were\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other,<\/p>\n
separated\u00a0by\u00a0clear,\u00a0soundproof,\u00a0and\u00a0bulletproof\u00a0glass.\u00a0They\u00a0could\u00a0communicate\u00a0by\u00a0phone,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0set<\/p>\n
up\u00a0at\u00a0each\u00a0visiting\u00a0station.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0doors\u00a0swung\u00a0open\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0side\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0glass,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0guards\u00a0walked\u00a0through,\u00a0pulling\u00a0a\u00a0prisoner\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0them.\u00a0My\u00a0back straightened\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0tired\u00a0and\u00a0worn\u2013out\u00a0face\u00a0of\u00a0Levi\u00a0Churchill.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0also\u00a0looked\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0beaten.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0cuffs\u00a0around\u00a0his\u00a0arms\u00a0and\u00a0legs\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0so\u00a0none\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0abilities\u00a0worked;\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0as\u00a0weak\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0human.\u00a0Easy\u00a0to\u00a0beat.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0saw\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0lowered\u00a0himself\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0seat.\u00a0He\u00a0slowly\u00a0grabbed\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0ability\u00a0and\u00a0brought\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0ear\u00a0while\u00a0the\u00a0guards\u00a0stepped\u00a0back,\u00a0refusing\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0their\u00a0eyes\u00a0off\u00a0him\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0second.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0picked\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0end\u00a0and\u00a0brought\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0ears.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0honor\u00a0do\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0for\u00a0this\u00a0visit,\u00a0Alpha?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0drew\u00a0out\u00a0the\u00a0word\u00a0Alpha\u00a0like\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0bitter\u00a0taste\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0tongue.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0Lila\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0Blackwell?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0straight\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0point.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0there\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0mindless\u00a0conversation\u00a0or\u00a0beat\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0bush;\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0there\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0answers\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0fuck\u00a0out\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0go\u00a0home\u00a0and\u00a0spend\u00a0time\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0mate.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0raised\u00a0his\u00a0brows,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0corner\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0lips\u00a0twitched.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy\u00a0do you\u00a0ask?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnswer\u00a0the\u00a0question,\u00a0Churchill.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0leaned\u00a0back\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0seat,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0busy-\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0slammed\u00a0my\u00a0fists\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0table\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0me,\u00a0rattling\u00a0the\u00a0phone receiver\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0process.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0am\u00a0not\u00a0playing\u00a0around,\u00a0Levi.\u00a0Tell\u00a0me\u00a0the\u00a0truth.\u00a0Who\u00a0the\u00a0fuck\u00a0is\u00a0Lila?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0at\u00a0my wits\u2018\u00a0end,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0seconds\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0tearing\u00a0through\u00a0this\u00a0glass and\u00a0ripping\u00a0him\u00a0apart.<\/p>\n
This\u00a0was\u00a0my\u00a0fucking\u00a0prison;\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0do\u00a0just\u00a0that\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to.<\/p>\n
Levi\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0belt\u00a0of\u00a0laughter.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0more\u00a0stupid\u00a0than\u00a0I\u00a0gave\u00a0you\u00a0credit\u00a0for,\u00a0Gavin,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0shaking\u00a0his\u00a0head,\u00a0humor\u00a0clear\u00a0in his\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cDid\u00a0you\u00a0really\u00a0think\u00a0it was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0that\u00a0easy?\u00a0Did\u00a0you\u00a0honestly\u00a0think\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0over?\u00a0I\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0locked\u00a0up\u00a0here,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0to watch\u00a0out\u00a0for.\u00a0That\u00a0precious\u00a0Moon\u00a0Gem\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0fought\u00a0so\u00a0desperately\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0back\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0never\u00a0yours\u00a0to\u00a0begin\u00a0with.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0blood\u00a0boiled\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0words.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0talking\u00a0about;\u00a0it\u00a0belonged\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0father,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0his\u00a0before\u00a0that.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0him\u00a0the\u00a0satisfaction.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes\u00a0Lila\u00a0have\u00a0it?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0assumed\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0who\u00a0stole\u00a0it and\u00a0replaced\u00a0it at\u00a0the\u00a0auction,\u00a0unless\u00a0Daisy\u00a0ran\u00a0away\u00a0with\u00a0it\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0stole\u00a0it\u00a0from\u00a0my\u00a0mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0does,\u201d\u00a0Levi\u00a0said,\u00a0cocking\u00a0his\u00a0head\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0side\u00a0like\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0searching\u00a0for\u00a0something\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0face.\u201d\u00a0Though\u00a0it\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0really\u00a0belong\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0either.\u00a0However,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0back\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0family\u00a0it\u00a0came\u00a0from.\u201d<\/p>\n
Was\u00a0he\u00a0saying\u00a0the\u00a0Moon\u00a0Gem\u00a0belonged\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Blackwells?<\/p>\n
\u201cImpossible,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0teeth.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0it?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0raising\u00a0his\u00a0brows.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0only\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0your\u00a0father\u00a0told\u00a0you.\u00a0But\u00a0your\u00a0father\u00a0lies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0the\u00a0liar,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0growled.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0are.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen\u00a0why\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0me\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0liar?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0clenched\u00a0my\u00a0fists;\u00a0my\u00a0silence\u00a0spoke\u00a0volumes.<\/p>\n
Levi\u00a0leaned\u00a0forward,\u00a0his\u00a0eye\u00a0icy\u00a0and\u00a0filled\u00a0with\u00a0dark\u00a0humor.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0family\u00a0has\u00a0their\u00a0thing\u00a0back\u2026\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0after\u00a0you,\u00a0Landry.\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0watch my\u00a0back\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0were\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
With\u00a0that,\u00a0he\u00a0hung\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0stood.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0stared\u00a0after\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0left;\u00a0I\u00a0came\u00a0for\u00a0answers,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0leaving\u00a0with\u00a0even more\u00a0questions.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ruby is a master of holiday romance and slow-burn love stories that warm the heart like a crackling fire. Her novels weave festive magic with lingering glances and tender moments, drawing readers into cozy worlds where love unfolds one snowflake at a time. Off the page, she\u2019s baking cookies and dreaming under twinkling lights.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 736 Chapter\u00a0736 The\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0Prison\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a020\u00a0minutes\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0villa.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0largest\u00a0prison\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0strongest.\u00a0I\u00a0only\u00a0allowed\u00a0the\u00a0Elite\u00a0force\u00a0to\u00a0guard\u00a0it,\u00a0and\u00a0no\u00a0criminal,\u00a0no\u00a0matter\u00a0their strength,\u00a0had\u00a0ever\u00a0been\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0escape. It\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0well\u2013known\u00a0and\u00a0strong\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0allowed\u00a0prisoners\u00a0from\u00a0outside\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0territory\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0held\u00a0there\u00a0as well.\u00a0One\u00a0prisoner\u00a0in\u00a0particular\u00a0happened to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0I\u00a0was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shadow-slave-by-author-novelnozi-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21805\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}