Chapter 217 Stuck in Research

BECKY

It had been days since Cassandra had left the clinic and in the short time of her absence, the city of Anemond had changed greatly.

From where I stood in the lab, I could only see the beautiful trees and flowers that grew outside the building, but I knew all too well that the street was empty. The entire capital was like this in the daylight now.

The old Beta, Oliver Moses, had declared himself the King’s Regent in the absence of the Alpha King. There was no word of Asher Collins or his whereabouts, so the ruling of the kingdom fell on his self-appointed shoulders.

He’d imposed a curfew on the whole city, claiming that some imposters were hiding within its walls. Those imposters were allegedly responsible for the disappearance of the king. Every single day, people were rounded up and brought to Merliscire Palace for questioning. Some left without issue, but some of them faced absolute punishment for their alleged crimes. They were questioned and accused of foregoing the “truth”,