Chapter 6 Evidence

• KIMBERLY'S POV
• The moment Gillian spoke up, I realized that she had set me up. It was a miracle that I was still alive.
• “What? You think she mentioned Tommy? He wouldn't have let her just walk,” Kyle, Gillian's brother, asked.
• Gillian looked at me and smiled. “I think she isn't as stupid as we think she is. Maybe she didn't mention it,” she said.
• I ignored them. I didn't talk to them. But at least, I knew that they were up to no good. They wanted me dead.
• After getting into my room and locking the door behind me, I looked at the plate of food in my hands.
• I was starving. And that was food. Who cared if it was meant for The Lycan Prince?
• So I ate it.
• …
• The evening went by so slowly. And because it was the first time that I had relaxed in a few days, I finally had time to think about what had happened.
• I felt so sad when I thought about my mom's death. We didn't even get a chance to bury her. I didn't even know if she was buried already.
• So as I lay there and let tears fall from my eyes. I couldn't control it.
• When I heard a knock on my door, I quickly washed my face and pretended like nothing had happened.
• But seeing that it was Marina, I felt a little relaxed. “The queen mother wants to see you,” she said.
• I furrowed my brows. “The queen mother?” I asked in confusion.
• “Yeah,” Marina nodded. “She came by earlier. She's in the Black house. I'll take you.”
• I didn't think I had a choice, so I let Marina take me. I had so many questions. Was the Queen Mother the Lycan's Prince's mom?
• The Black house, just like they called it, was painted black. It didn't look as bad and scary as I had imagined. It was at the other end of the compound.
• When I got in, the middle-aged woman dismissed Marina. She was elegant, and anyone would know that she was from the royal family.
• “So you are Kimberly?” She asked when I bowed to her. I didn't even know if that was what I was supposed to do.
• I nodded quietly. I was a bit on alert. I didn't even know why I was meeting her.
• “You are beautiful. I finally understand why the king wants you so bad in the family,” she said.
• I furrowed my brows a little. The king wanted me in the family? I didn't know anything about it.
• She sighed and looked at me. “I won't beat around the bush, Kimberly. This is a dangerous place for a human. I want to help you,” she said.
• I looked at her and sighed. “How?” I asked. It didn't make any sense that she just wanted to help me.
• She sighed. “I can help you get away from the Lycan Prince. He is as dangerous as everyone says. If you stay, you will be dead within weeks, if not days,” she said.
• I was a bit confused. No mother would say such things about her son. So I began having questions in my head.
• “And what do you get in return?” I asked. I wasn't so stupid. I knew she was up to something.
• “You help me get rid of him,” she said. “A person like him can't be the king. It will only mean more death for the humans, and that is dangerous for everyone.”
• What she said made sense, but I just couldn't trust her. Still, I decided to play along to see what she was up to.
• “I want you to meet someone, Kimberly. He is going to help us in this,” she said.
• I was still confused when she made a call and handed me her phone. “Be good. He is our only way out.”
• When the call on the other end was picked up, I saw a man. It was a video call.
• “Hi, Kimberly? My name is Agent Kane,” he said.
• I tensed up a bit when I heard that he was an agent. What was I doing talking to the FBI?
• “I'm sorry about your mom. I should tell you that she was buried earlier today,” he said.
• Tears welled in my eyes, but I tried to remain so calm.
• “Kimberly, we are looking for your dad. He is charging me homicide,” he said, and my eyes opened wide in shock.
• “No!" I said. “He didn't kill her. I was there.”
• The agent looked at me quietly for a while. “I want to believe you, Kimberly. But do you have any evidence?”
• I fell at a loss. “I don't… but he didn't. It was those… the animals, the night creatures…”
• “If anyone heard you speak, they would think you had gone crazy, Kimberly,” the agent said. “But I want to believe you. Let me help you. We don't want your dad to lose his job or go to prison. Do we?"
• I took a deep breath to calm myself down. “What do you want?”
• “Evidence,” Agent Kane said. “I want you to gather as much evidence as you can. We both know what Mr. Devon and his friends are capable of…”
• “Who is Mr. Devon?” I asked in confusion. I didn't know Myles' second name yet.
• “Your soon-to-be husband,” Agent Kane replied. And I shook my head at him. “No, it wasn't him. It was the other group, the vampires…”
• “We don't know that, Kimberly,” the agent said. “But we can find out, can't we?”
• I was silent for a while before shaking my head. “I won't do it. It's dangerous,” I said. He wanted me to spy on that crazy man? I would be dead if he found out.
• “Then I guess we have to bring your dad in for questioning. Maybe he'll give us something useful,” he said.
• And I sighed deeply. I didn't want my dad to go to prison. And if he were brought in for questioning, it would also ruin his career.
• “I know it's hard, Kimberly. But you have to choose between that animal that gives no shit about you, or your dad. It's up to you,” he said.
• I fell silent again. What was I supposed to do? “All you have to do is gather a little evidence that will prove that your dad is innocent. If things go out of hand, you can call me. I'll get you out immediately,” he said.
• “But…”
• “I'll give you a few days to think about it,” Agent Kane said. “I'll reach out to you soon.”