Nicole’s POV
I sat in the bed waiting impatiently for Nathan to return from the meeting. Every passing second felt like an eternity, stretching out my patience and stoking the embers of my anger. A lot was at stake and the mere thought that the elders were even contemplating making Jake’s claim infuriated me even more. After everything Jake has done and the hundreds of good soldiers that died defending the territory, he deserved to be beheaded the moment he stepped into the kingdom again. He did not deserve a shred of consideration. He deserved punishment, not a seat at the table, and certainly not the throne.
I wonder how all this is making Nathan feel. He tries to appear tough, but I know all these are weighing him down. If only there was something I could do to help.
I stood and beg
