Chapter 132

Doria's abduction had been a three-hour ordeal, too short for anyone in Thenswy to catch wind of it or blow things out of proportion. Only a handful of people guessed what might have happened. Andrew's role in saving Doria and punishing her assailants was apparently too trivial to be mentioned, much less have an effect on anyone's life in Thenswy. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for Zach, whose life in Twindon had been turned upside down. Grief had eaten away at him and made him haggard, but revenge was not an option for him at this juncture. With so many of his men captured and trouble coming after him, Zach did not have time to consider vengeance at all. Overnight, Zach had lost half of his toughest and most capable men. That alone diminished his pride and control over the city by a great deal. It didn't help that other forces in the city had been getting restless and taking advantage of Zach's vulnerability to usurp his place. However, despite what Zach had gone t