"We have to figure out a way to help him. He didn't mean to necessarily throw me into that death level," I tried to reason, which only rewarded me with four questioning glares.
I quickly added, "Okay, he did, but if he hadn't, Widow was going to kill me herself. She arrived out of the blue when I was getting checked by Doc."
"Another desperate move," Otis muttered. "But why? First, she tries to kill Cassandra unexpectedly, then drops in here unannounced when Adonis tipped them off that Cassandra was here, which was another bait to confirm her motives, and less than a few minutes after she's left there's a global announcement that Cassandra is dead and Omarion is arrested and being transferred to the toughest, most dangerous prison in the world."
"Don't forget the countless times she's probably arranged for Cassandra's death within prison. All those situations weren't simply out of the blue," Tristan added.
"She's desperate to kill me because I've hated her guts for years," I pointed out the obvious. "Does she need a reason?"
"She wouldn't risk getting caught unless she needs you dead."
"What if she doesn't necessarily want Cassandra dead but under her control?" Dominick questioned.
We turned our gaze to him as he looked deep in thought. "Cassandra is the daughter of Cyldrirth. A royal family that's extremely wealthy and powerful. We haven't even embarked on that side of the tree, but what if Widow knows who Cass is?"
"If she knew who Cass really was, why would she want us to be on the supernatural council and not Cassandra? She could have easily bent the rule and allowed Cass to be the first 'human' to be among us supernaturals. It could have brought unity and aim for change," Tristan questioned.
"You're speaking as if Widow has any intention of bringing peace among the tense borders of humans and supernaturals,” Adonis noted.
"She wants quite the opposite," Otis added. "It's obvious that those on the supreme council of power don't want humans getting the chance to try and ascend back to the control they once carried."
"Exactly," Dominick emphasized. "So think about it. We haven't heard about the Cyldrirths for a long time. Yes, many supernaturals know of their power lineage and their abundant wealth, but no one knows who the heir is. What if she wants Cassandra in a controlled environment or somewhere she can be easily manipulated?”
"To do what?" I inquired. "Call my apparent royal family that I haven't even met and threaten them with ransom?"
"No," Otis was the one to respond, looking intrigued before he pushed Adonis right off the chair to rise up.
"Hey!" Adonis pouted his lips in sadness, but Otis brushed him off with a smirk before he declared, "There are two paths she can take. The first is hoping Cassandra is dead, in which case she can later blame the humans who were hired to kidnap her and redeem Omarion's innocence or-"
"Why would she want to redeem Omarion's innocence?" I inquired.
"Omarion's a dragon god, princess," Tristan noted as if I didn't know that.
"I know," I casually replied. "He's my dragon mate."
That made all four of them fall silent and Marigold, who'd been quietly listening, flew over to my shoulder to whisper, "I think you forgot to tell them that small detail."
"Oh?" I thought about it. "Wasn't that mentioned anytime before this?"
When they continued to remain silent, I cringed and began to nervously whistle.
If we wanted to escape now, who would find me first?
"Dominick would locate you with ease since you two are fae bonded, but I have a slight urge to say Otis because he's more dangerous," Quil responded calmly.
Good to know.
"You're mated with Omarion?!" Tristan was the first to ask. "When did you two fuck?!"
"I knew we should have monitored his flaming ass." Adonis sighed as he rose from the floor.
"We should leave him in prison," Dominick suggested.
Otis was suddenly pulling out his phone and typing on the screen.
"Otis?" I questioned nervously. "What are you doing?"
"Hmm? Oh. I'm texting Everett to go kill Omarion before he reaches the jail."
"Don't do that!" I huffed and got up. Within a flash, his phone was in my grasp and he was arching an eyebrow at my sudden speed. Feeling the other's heavy gazes, I smiled and slowly backed away.
"If you're going to ask how I did that, I have no clue," I defended. "As for Omarion, we haven't had sex. He literally kissed me for a few seconds before pushing me out of the elevator to my doom! That's not very romantic, you know. Other then that, all we've done is fight and I've only gotten on his nerves by being a troublesome human."
"Well, he's right about the troublesome part," Tristan reasoned and shrugged when my judgemental eyes landed on him. "It's the truth and you know it. Now come sit back here." He winked.
If I hadn't missed him so much, I would have ignored his request. Walking back to where he remained sitting, I returned to the comforting spot on his lap and glanced at the others.
"Quil-Zu said he's my mate, and I think she's right, though I can't really confirm it until I see him again. That means we have to make sure he remains alive," I reasoned.
"They won't kill him," Otis emphasized. "They were going to originally put the blame of Cass's death on Omarion and then move the blame back on the humans who kidnapped her."
"Why?" I asked.
"Perfect set-up to make it seem as though the humans are the ones kidnapping supernaturals," Dominick answered. "Think about it. Originally it was humans who kidnapped Cass. They'll wait for people to gossip about Cassandra's tragic death with the intention of making a profit and trying to seek pity for humans. When that reaches its peak, they'll bring out the evidence that proves humans set the whole kidnapping thing up and ordered Omarion to kill Cassandra for some odd reason. If they plan it correctly, they'll make it so that other missing supernaturals 'suddenly' are found dead and point the finger at other humans who were hired to do the deed but perished along the way."
"So you mean like the two men who kidnapped me and tried to get money?" I suggested.
"Exactly. Surely, they know who exactly kidnapped you, but haven't brought it to light. They're going to wait for the right moment and then they can easily blame them. How would they defend against their motives when they're dead? Multiple cases will rise after that, leaving the supernatural world to think that humans are truly targeting them and trying to gain an advantage when it comes to our growing population," Otis explained.
"They basically want to ignite a war," Adonis concluded. "They won't get rid of Omarion because he's a god. They'll release him but force him to go along with whatever plan they're scheming...oh fuck."
"What?" we questioned.
"They announced Cassandra's death to ignite a reaction from us."
"What would a reaction from you four do with the current problems at hand?" I inquired, my mind attempting to figure out what Adonis had suddenly thought of.