Hadley had not calmed down since arriving back through the portal with his latest pet. He had been ranting about his ‘Beloved’ and it hadn’t taken the castle staff and guards long to figure out he didn’t mean the young lady accompanying him. In fact, one of the maids had lost her head for making that exact mistake.
“Hadley”, Lilly, his new pet, cooed as she sidled up to him.
He looked at her in disgust. What had he been thinking when he turned her.
“It is King Hadley or your highness to you”, he hissed walking away from her. She was still in the bloodied dress from the night before. He had wanted his other pets to take her and get her cleaned up but she refused to leave his side. He hated the clingy ones.
“Oh for the love of hell, who is in charge around here now?” he screamed a
