"You conspired against the crown," James stated, sitting high on his bench as Baron Arnoff stood before him in handcuffs. "You fooled us all into thinking you were on our side. Instead, you raised my half-brother, w*****g your wife out to fulfill your ambitions."
"Your highness, it was all Vesky's idea!" Arnoff cried out, his lips trembling. His clothes hung loose on his lean body and the only thing he'd been allowed to do was shower this morning and shave. His hair badly needed a trim and there cuts along his face. Being a noble, he'd always had servants, a valet, to help shave.
"And you listened to him!" James retorted. He closed his eyes, pain laced in his words. "My father and Lily's father have suffered the consequences of your plotting. If I had my way, you'd be hanged and your h
