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I was confused, as were Saint, Onyx, and even Viktor.
"You don't recall that minor detail?" Nico asked Viktor.
He didn't seem to like being called out from his obvious disapproving expression, but he answered, "No. I'm going based on the mention of this event from my forgotten memories that I haven't sorted through yet. I'm only aware of this invite because of Roberto's invitation."
"Is he still in a coma?" Dimitris asked.
Viktor nodded slightly. "If he doesn't wake before the show, I'll be attending in his place. However, if I do, the pack will know of his absence and that's going to cause problems."
"It won't," Nico announced. "No one is going to defy Willow being Alpha after that show."
"Why not?" Saint asked. "Why does it feel like you know something we don't?"
Nico chuckled and placed his hands behind his head.
"Are you not connecting the dots?"
"I don't think you're giving us enough dots to connect," I voiced.
"The fashion show isn't a warning, but an event that underhandedly acknowledges the newly selected suitor for the chair. Meaning the decision has already been made, solidified, and will be executed when the right triggers are unlocked."
"Triggers?" Onyx whispered.
"There are special requirements an individual has to meet to be considered worthy of the throne," Nico revealed. “Those requirements are triggers that have to occur months in advance before an individual in the current seat of the chair can consider stepping down."
"Wait a minute," Onyx began and turned his head to look at Nico. "You're not implying that we've been lead to this moment."
"If you want to think of it like that, you can,” he admitted.
"You're implying Willow is the chosen suitor," Viktor muttered. He clearly wasn't beating around the bush with this.
"Wouldn't it make perfect sense?" Nico suggested and lowered his arms to place them on his knee. He then leaned forward as if he were about to reveal some sort of secret.
"Let's think about it, shall we? Willow was born of royalty, or we can play it down as half royalty. At a certain age, she was forced to remain in Roberto's care, and obviously, Viktor's memories were wiped. Years went by and Willow was neglected, tormented, tortured, and dealt with a bunch of bullshit. She was basically outcasted from every avenue. She wasn’t a wolf because she was a 'late bloomer'. Not a witch because of her instability. Not a human obviously because she carried traits of a wolf and witch. Surely if you're outcasted to be nothing, you’d eventually give up and disappear, right?"
He had a point, and we nodded at the idea and watched Nico's eyes darken tremendously.
"So what if those were all trials? Tests to see whether she'd survive the endless turmoil that hit her left and right? Trials that were overseen by this High Court to determine if she'd be a worthy enough candidate to take on a chair?"
It made good fucking sense, and the longer the silence thickened in the office, the more I realized he could be exactly right.
"I don't think many realize the High Court isn't solely witches or magic users. From the archives, there is a fae member, a wolf king, and the leader is a wolf queen," Nico revealed. "I know this because it's generational knowledge handed down to me. Obviously, these members on the High Court are decades old, with a few living closer to the thousand-year range."
Now it made sense why Neo had switched to Nico - his royal heritage delivered generations of power, knowledge, and memories.
"Then you're literally implying that Willow was meant to take this chair," Saint concluded with seriousness as he rested his arms on his knees and leaned forward.
"I feel there has to be one more trigger to confirm it, but that would make sense in regards to where those tattoos are coming from," Nico revealed. "Those tattoos showing up all over Willow's legs, those aren't normal incantations. They're rooted symbols, meaning they were etched into her body at a prime age when her magic was flourishing at its peak."
"What if Willow's psychotic side was created on purpose?" Everyone looked at me. "Hear me out...but what if that incident with the man who tried to kill Willow was someone who knew what Willow was being prepared for and decided to get rid of her entirely? The incident clearly got the attention of the Coven, that then aided with her survival and surged her with magic, right?"
I looked to Onyx for confirmation and he nodded. "That was the one time they were willing to go above and beyond for Willow without questions. It was also the first time Roberto had really shown that he gave a flying fuck about Willow."
"Do you think that's why he's in a coma? Maybe another trial to make Willow break and cave before the official 'celebration' of her rising to this chair?" Saint suggested.
"If Roberto knows the truth of this potential hypothesis, he could have had the intentions of revealing it to Willow after she signed the deal," Dimitris offered. "But obviously he fell into a coma."
"Since Willow didn't go insane with the presence of Willa, could they have assumed she'd probably give up down the road?" I wondered.
