Chapter 6
Rissa wasn’t sure if she believed her own ears. Did that hateful little man just announce that Drake had claimed himself king? Their uncle wouldn’t do such a dishonorable thing… would he? Of course, he would. Rissa’s lips thinned to a grim line as she answered her own question. Drake was a slimy snake, always undermining their father’s decisions and hating having to follow his orders. Anyone with half a brain could see how much Drake resented his brother and his title. Everyone but her father. No matter how disrespectful Lord Drake was, Marcus always overlooked it. He’s family, was his answer to everything his brother did wrong. She’d overlooked a lot of Drake’s faults at her father’s request. He had trusted way too easily. And look where it had gotten him.
Shaking her head, sh
