Chapter 90
Pearl
"Executed?" I choked out, the word feeling like a blade twisting in my chest. "No, you can't! She's innocent, Ivan. She doesn't deserve this."
Ivan's lips curled into a wicked smile, his eyes gleaming with a cruel delight. "She's been accused of treason. And in my court, treason is a capital offense”
“What sort of treason is that?” I demanded as I looked at Ivan in horror. Whatever she was accused of, I knew she was innocent and there was a game plan somewhere, something Ivan was not even aware of.
“She's been feeding you with a drug. A drug to make you infertile..” Ivan pointed out, with an angry look on his face.
My mind reeled at the accusation, my heart pounding in my chest. Infertile? But why? It didn't make any sense.
"That's absurd!" I protested, my voice ri
