On stage, Larissa and Haskell exchanged a knowing look as chaos unfolded below.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was just as Larissa had predicted. Draven had gotten the story of her unusual past with venomous creatures from Finley and was planning to use it against her at the engagement party.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And to make the disaster truly catastrophic, he needed bloodshed. Every guest here tonight was wealthy and powerful. An injury to any one of them would be a scandal of epic proportions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDraven is even more ruthless than I thought,\u201d Larissa said, her voice low. \u201cI\u2019m trying to control them, but it seems these creatures have been fed something to drive them into a frenzy. It will take some effort even for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this results in a few deaths and Draven succeeds in pinning it on me,\u201d she continued, \u201cnot even nine lives would be enough to save me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell, however, remained calm. \u201cI have faith you can handle it. And even if you can\u2019t, no one is taking you from me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course not. I don\u2019t fight battles I can\u2019t win,\u201d Larissa replied. She pulled a small sachet from her purse and tucked it into Haskell\u2019s hand. \u201cHold onto this. With it, the creatures won\u2019t come near you, no matter how wild they are. I\u2019m going to go take care of this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell secured the sachet. \u201cAlright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa descended from the stage. She had another sachet, but Zendar and his group would be fine. They knew about her affinity for these creatures, and having frequented her herb garden, they always carried a protective charm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As for Sapphira and Neville, she had already sprinkled a special powder on their clothes beforehand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her eyes then fell on Avril, who was protectively shielding Harriett.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u201d she thought, \u201cAvril is the only one in the Palmer family who hasn\u2019t been hostile to me. I suppose I can do her a favor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She moved quickly toward the Palmer family\u2019s table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSolomon, protect your grandfather!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFraser, Garrick, protect your grandfather!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tobias and Trevor shouted orders to their sons simultaneously. This was a perfect opportunity to impress Zoltan, and they weren\u2019t about to miss it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Solomon reacted instantly, shoving his chair in front of Zoltan to act as a shield, beating Fraser to the punch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fraser, a step behind, didn\u2019t seem to mind. He positioned himself behind Solomon. In his mind, impressing Zoltan was not worth risking his own life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The scene grew more chaotic as more vipers, scorpions, and other venomous creatures swarmed out from unseen corners.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 269\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zoltan\u2019s voice boomed over the pandemonium. \u201cProtect every single one of our guests!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell, from the stage, echoed his command almost simultaneously. \u201cEveryone, please do not run! Move toward the stage! Crispin, take your men and protect the guests.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Following Haskell\u2019s orders, Crispin abandoned Draven and began organizing the bodyguards to shield\u00a0<\/p>\n
the VIPS.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Zoltan\u2019s command, all the Palmer family security personnel began to move in an orderly fashion, directing guests to safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake this,\u201d Larissa said, handing the sachet to Avril. \u201cThe snakes and scorpions won\u2019t come near you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril, startled, took the sachet without question and offered a sincere thank you. \u201cThank you, Larissa!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa patted her shoulder. \u201cCan you do me a favor and get me a leaf from one of those potted plants?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course,\u201d Avril said immediately. Clutching the sachet, she hurried over to a nearby decorative plant to pluck a leaf for Larissa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zoltan looked at Larissa. \u201cCan you handle this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa nodded. \u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite the efficient response from the Palmer family\u2019s security, the attack had been too sudden. A few guests had already been bitten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Over at the Judson family\u2019s table, Neville wrapped his arm around his wife. \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 270\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 270\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
Wings of Broken Time by Alina Das 269 On stage, Larissa and Haskell exchanged a knowing look as chaos unfolded […]<\/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":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-throne-of-thorns-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30788","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=30788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30788\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}