Xavier
The council chamber’s echo still rang in my ears as I left. She remembers… The words had hit Dominic like a blade, and I’d watched the mask crack on his perfect face.
Good.
Let him wonder.
Let him squirm.
He thought he could bury secrets beneath titles and thrones. But I was done playing the silent brother. If this war was built on lies and curses, then I would be the blade that cuts through it.
“Rogues at the eastern border,” the guard informed me as I strode down the hall. “They’re aggressive feral. No signs of retreat.”
Of course.
Convenient timing, Dominic.
I ground my teeth. “Assemble a team. Not the usual guards.”
The soldier blinked. “My lord?”
“You heard me,” I growled. “Handpick ten of our best. Skilled trackers. Fighters. Wolves who don’t ask questions.”
“Yes,
