Scheming Duke
And Ava was right.
Before they could even walk inside Damon's mansion, a messenger arrived, telling them that an emergency had happened and that Alex was captured by the soldiers.
"You have to stay here," Damon said. "I will come back once I sort everything out."
"No." Ava shook her head. If anything goes wrong, she can just run towards the Arena. After staying in this place for a couple of days, she already knew that once she go towards the Arena, she couldn't come back out unless she win over and over.
"This is the Duke's— "
"Then I should go," Ava said. "If you think about it, the Duke must have done something to get to me. Meaning, Alex is there because of me."
"Let's stop ourselves from thinking ahead of— "
"If the Duke has that personality, then it is only right for him to do something like this." In fact, it was too predictable. "I am coming with you."