A crashing feeling suddenly settled at the pit of Eduardo's stomach. Nothing, nothing could explain the wave of dread that rushed through him.
Of course, he should've guessed. Lord Janos had been too quiet for a while. Too quiet if he might say. The man had been planning his moves carefully and had finally decided to land the blow now.
Despite the agreement they made after the hunt, the man still went ahead to expose that she was part of the hunt in front of everyone. And what was that about her being Lord Gabriel's daughter?
"What do you mean by that, Janos?" Elizabeth asked. The facade she had been putting on already dropped. Eduardo noticed she looked as confused and as scared as he was sure he looked.
"Allow me, Your Majesty," he stepped towards where the Dowager sat, a smug smile
