The Love that Never Really Dies (Sasha and Sebastian) novel Chapter 1647

“From the looks of it, this mountain is their hideout. Who knows how many people are hiding in its caves? It'll be difficult for us to get a good grasp of the situation.”

“That's true,” Ian conceded, his voice tinged with worry.

Meanwhile, Vivian was lost in thought.

She stopped in her tracks all of a sudden.

“Jason, I heard them refer to you as Mr. Jason. Is that because you're the high priest's son? Did they find out your mother's identity?”

“Yes,” Jason answered as he regarded her with suspicion. Her sudden question had caught him off guard.

To his surprise, Vivian followed up her question with another that was even more probing. “Then, are they going to hurt you? Your mother fled as a traitor, didn't she? If they found out that your mother brought back the Jadesons' princess, wouldn't they lose all trust in her?”

Before Jason could stop the torrent of words pouring out of Vivian's mouth, the atmosphere in the forest grew hostile.

The Jadesons' princess!

If any of the people waiting to ambush Vivian had worked under Eddie Limmer, then hatred for the Jadesons would be etched in their bones. They would never pass up on the opportunity to seek revenge, especially when Yariel's precious daughter was right within their reach.

As predicted, a minute later, people began to emerge from all sides.

The twins watched in horror through the transmitter, wishing they could teleport to Vivian's side.

Vivi is being too rash! I can't believe she did something so reckless just because we complimented her!

What now?

Vivian was tied up and brought into a cave.

While Vivian was certainly a daredevil, she was no fool. Her brothers were right—the geography was too complicated to navigate without first diving into the depths of their headquarters, which was why Vivian decided to take the risk.

Intelligent as she was, she speculated that the kidnappers would not have the guts to kill her immediately.

After all, she was the Jadesons' princess. If anything happened to her, Sebastian, along with the entire Jadeson family, would obliterate the whole place to avenge her.

Hence, she was confident that they would not harm her.

Vivian's deduction was proven true when she was brought into a wide cave. There, a man sat on a throne of sorts, surrounded by a crowd. His expression darkened at the sight of Vivian.

“You're telling me that she's Yariel's daughter?”

“Yes, commander!” Her kidnapper chirped, his voice colored with unbridled glee.

He stood tall with his chest puffed as he shamelessly waited to be showered with praise.

However, the coveted approval never came. Instead, an object slammed into the man.

With that, a man slapped Jason harshly across his face.

Jason's head snapped to the side from the impact. Blood trickled down the corner of his mouth.

“Jason!” Vivian was furious when she witnessed them doing that. The prince had never suffered in his life, and Vivian could not condone such violence.

“What are you guys doing? I came here of my own accord; it has nothing to do with them! I was the one who forced them to bring me here. My father is sick, and only something from the River of Styx can heal him, which is why we sought out his mother.”

Even in her frantic state, Vivian remembered the story Kurt had fabricated.

Yariel is sick?

Everyone's faces lit up with delight upon hearing her words, the commander included.

They had survived by the skin of their teeth because Sebastian had gone dormant for the past three years, thus allowing them to retreat into the forest and lead quiet lives.

If Sebastian was currently ill, then death was just around the corner for him. When the day came, Elysium would rise from the ashes and restore its former glory.

As for Vivian, they could erase her memory to stop her from exposing their secrets without having to murder her. After all, it would be a simple task for the Elysians.

At the thought of this, a malicious grin spread across the commander's face.q