The Lycan King's Fate Calling novel Chapter 1108

Crystal's POV:

Adela panicked and immediately backtracked, only, she sounded even more ridiculous than before. "I— You misunderstood what I said. Yes, I can swim, but you pushed me so suddenly that I wasn't able to get my bearings. And—and my legs cramped as well!"

"Ah, so you're changing your story now? Are you sure this will be the final version?" I gave her a mocking smirk. It was genuine, too. I really was amused by her blatant display of stupidity.

"I don't know what you mean. All I know is that you tried to kill me!" Adela's eyes glinted with malice. Gone was the gentle innocence she had shown Rufus and Laura.

I sauntered over to her and crouched to meet her eye level. "The news that you saved the king from the water is widespread in the palace. You say that I tried to kill you by pushing you into the water? Do you think I'm dumb like you?"

Adela flushed at my words. "It's not that strange! People could have died from being pushed into the water without prior precautions!"

"No, but what is strange is that you don't seem to know much about the imperial palace, despite your incessant claims of being the future queen. In order to prevent unfortunate accidents like drowning, the ponds and pools in the imperial palace were purposely designed to be shallow. And average adult can stand in the water, and the surface would only reach their chest. If I was really trying to drown you, why would I choose a communal area with shallow waters instead of some remote lake or, better yet, the open sea? If I were that foolish, I would have been ousted as the Alpha of the border a long time ago." I stood up and snapped a branch off the nearest tree. Then, I swiped at Adela, grazing her cheek with the rough edge of the wood.

Our little audience cried out in unison.

Adela dazedly stared at the branch on the ground. She reached up and touched the scratch on her face, tiny specks of blood smearing her fingers. "You do want to kill me!" she screamed.

I winced and covered my ears. Damn, this bogus she-wolf sounded worse than a pig being dragged to slaughter. I suppose it shouldn't be surprising for her to fail time and time again when she was this mindless.

"You see?" I challenged her. "If I wanted to kill you, a mere branch would be enough. Why would I bother causing so much just to get rid of you?" I flashed her a taunting smile.

Adela scrambled to her feet and pointed a finger at me. "You all heard that, didn't you?" she addressed the crowd. "She just admitted that she wanted to kill me! Seize her!"