The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 169
Iris was all smiles and pleasantries when I met her at our dining room. I’d instructed the staff to serve coffee, tea, and snacks for our little meeting. I sensed Iris’s energy in a small, hazy way when we sat down across from each other at the table, but it was difficult to read.
Each individual I interacted with, it seemed, had a different pattern to their emotions.
Alexander, for example, felt his feelings deeply and intensely. His touch provided incredibly clear information to me, and was overwhelming in its capacity to inhabit my body. Whereas Nina’s emotions were more… swirly and uncertain.
hadn’t touched her yet, and wasn’t sure if I could or would do so. Touch helped a lot, and certainly made the perceptions much clearer.
bout his mother?”
er throat. “Sure, sure. Yeah, I’m ready. Go ahead.”
nic. Anxiety. Nerves.
was bracing herself to start lying
bout myself.”
head, curious. “
untruthful. Or even… planning on doing so.”
u just tell me… why are you so anxious right now?”
d her round eyes went wider than wi
omise you I am not judging. Just tell me why you’re afraid. Please. Let’s st
. It’s just… if I tell you guys everything… will I have to leave? I’m afraid that I will n
k at me.” She hesitated, but warily met my eyes.
red than before.
hen we will have you stay until you have recovered. I promise you.”
he panic and anxiety start subsiding.
n the other direction now.
ou or anything like that, but just know – I will know if you are lying.”
aid, “Alright. I’ll tell you.”
till I was back here again, and watching TV news, and saw her face…
when Alexandra was getting sick. I didn’t know who she was. She was just… around. She was pretty, in a scary way. Red lips, dark hair, and the whitest teeth. She looks different now of course, she’s older now, but… that’s her…”
rlet do something
wn in slow motion. “Yes. Mm-hmm. That was when it started.”
did sh
the kitchen. Scarlet – she stopped me just outside the kitchen doors. I, um… I took the tray right from her. I knew she was not a servant. I didn’t know why she was doing that, but she was
on her knees and let her face
she was stalling.
e need to know that, too.”
get help, that’s a thing I’ve thought about. But I was frozen for some reason. I couldn’t bring myself to touch her. But I kept calling her name, hoping she’d wake up. And then I stopped doing that. But I just stood there and stared at all the blood. I didn’t wanna see it, but there it was, and I couldn’t look away.
Th
d she had a man with h
an look like? Had you seen him before?”
e two of them do – they must have seen yo
Yeah. They saw me.” Her eyes flicked up and down my face now, giving me some kin
What?”
something secret. I promise I’ll tell you. I just… either I remember it wrong, or the things they said I just don’t understand. It doesn’t really make sense, but it’s all I know, I swear.”
an opportun
ld like, you could tell me the story while I touch your hand, and if you tell the truth, I will know and I will believe you.”
s the table and reaching out her hand.
took hold of it.
king again. And got through the rest of the story fast.
athroom. Like that was going to get me anywhere. But the man got me, he took hold of my dress from the back, he hooked his fingers into the collar, and pulled me around to look at him. That’s when I saw his eyes, that’s why I remember them being blue. Then I heard a metal clicking sound.
o loud, and ringing, but I still heard Scarlet screaming, too. Just the voice, not words. And then footsteps. And… I think I was being dragged, maybe, by my ankles…
really can remember. And… I’m sorry. That… that I lied before. I just didn’t want… um…”
anced myself from her strange and dark energy. “It’s okay, Iris. Really. It’s fine.”
lieve that Iris wasn’t lying with this story
lieved she really didn’t know who
But I did.