Raven's mind was reeling.
Gerald. The king's most trusted advisor. His uncle. The man who had served the royal family for years.
He was the client. He had hired the Guild to kill Ava. Had been planning to kill Aaron next. Had been orchestrating the destruction of the entire royal line just to seize power for himself.
The revelation should have shocked her more than it did, after all, she had been warned by the witch that Gerald sought the throne.
But hearing it confirmed, seeing the smug satisfaction on his face as he confessed to his treachery, watching Aaron's world shatter as the betrayal sank in. It made her chest tighten with an emotion she couldn't quite name.
Fury. Yes, that was part of it. Fury at Gerald for using the Guild, for making her and Kaden unwitting pawns in his sc
