Chapter 224: I WILL NOT LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU

Oliver Brooks.

He was here, and he was the source of the dreadful feeling Seara sensed. How could he get here? No one knew how he could get through their defense and be here.

But that didn’t really matter because the real problem here was the fact that he was here. It meant some of their people might have been compromised.

"It has been a long time, Seara," Oliver said in a light tone. He was unfazed to see that Kayden and Jared were there.

"Mr. Brooks, what are you doing here?" Kayden asked to buy them some time. Seara was certain that Leigh was using the mindlink to reach as many warriors as possible and get them to come here immediately.

Lidya was on her way to inform Dmitri about what happened here, so in a way they should be pretty safe.

"You know who I am, Seara; come here." Oliver ignored Kayden’s question as he stretched out his hand to get Seara to be by his side. "There are a lot of things that we need to talk about, and I have a great deal for you."

The way Oliver talked to Seara and ignored the rest of the people there was unsettling. He treated the warriors like the air. They were nothing in his eyes, and probably that was how he saw them.

"I don’t know you enough to go with you," Seara replied. She tried to keep her voice firm, refusing to show how scared she was at the thought that they had been surrounded by the devils, but she was too late to feel them all.

Or... Perhaps something happened in Grand Sturm City, and they didn’t receive the correct information, given that their communication system was down.

They didn’t have a stable way to communicate with the people in Grand Sturm City; that was why it was unnerving to see Oliver here.

"You know me, Seara. Don’t pretend that you don’t know me." Oliver narrowed his eyes. "There are a lot of things that we have to talk about. There are a few misunderstandings between us."

Oliver took a few steps closer toward Seara, and Kayden pulled her behind his back as he glared at Oliver viciously.

"There is no misunderstanding between you and me, Mr. Brooks," Seara said.

For a brief moment, she thought Oliver might know about her ability to sense the presence of the devils. However, she soon realized it was not the case.

On the last night they were at the residence, Zade had exposed that Jude and Oliver had been corrupted by the devils, so Seara was certain that was what Oliver meant when he said she knew who he was.

"You better follow me, Mr. Brooks." Jared took a step closer, but Oliver’s eyes were still fixated on Seara, and when he spoke, he ignored the warriors again, as if they did not exist.

"I am Daven. I am your mate." Oliver stretched out his hand toward her. "Come here, Seara. You must not believe it that I am your mate; I will answer whatever questions you have. I will answer them all. There are a lot of things that we need to talk about too."

Daven kept his hand stretched out, waiting for Seara to reach for him, but he wondered why Seara didn’t look surprised at all when he told her about himself. She looked... aloof.

"I know you thought I was dead. No. I didn’t die. I am here, and I am here for you." Oliver became impatient. "This place will be destroyed. You have nowhere else to go, and if you still want to live, come with me."

Indeed, she wasn’t surprised when Oliver said he was Daven. He was one of the devil’s pawns. Of course, he lived; people like him were hard to kill.

"Even more when you say that you are Daven. I have nothing to say to you." Seara felt something bad might happen, especially with the way Oliver spoke. "What do you mean this place is going to be destroyed?" This was the statement that made her heart palpitate wildly.

However, Oliver refused to answer that, and several warriors appeared from behind him and climbed the stairs, while Jeremy arrived on this floor from the other side.

Seeing that there were a lot of people here, Oliver didn’t look scared. He simply looked annoyed because he only wanted to talk to Seara. Now, however, there were a lot of people who would intervene in their discussion.

"Oliver?" Jeremy was shocked to see Oliver there; he was stunned and stopped in his tracks. Kayden immediately came to him and held him back when he tried to get closer to his old friend.

Jeremy blanched when he saw him here.

"Is that... you?"

Seara was the one who answered him. "No, he is not. He is no longer your old friend, Jeremy. He is an enemy. He has been corrupted. Your childhood friend is gone."

The words were harsh, but Seara didn’t know how to go gentle with it, because Jeremy still wouldn’t take it well no matter how she beautified the words.

Before this, Jeremy seemed fine because he had not seen Oliver in person, which helped him cope with the situation and the reality that he had lost his best friends from childhood.

But the thought was always in the back of his mind. He also made a mistake earlier when they were at the seaside house regarding the matter.

And now, it was much more difficult when Jeremy saw Oliver in person.

Even so, Oliver didn’t pay attention to Jeremy because he was not his mind’s priority right now.

"Come with me, Seara. You will be fine. I will protect you." Oliver’s voice was so gentle. Even though the appearance was clearly different, Seara still could sense Daven’s presence behind Oliver’s face. "I have failed to protect you before. This time, I swear, I will not let anything happen to you."