Scarlet’s POV
I ran into the bathroom and returned quickly with a bowl of water and a napkin.
I knew better than to scream. Honestly, I had no idea what would happen if I declared a king dead.
Everyone saw him enter the room alive. What was I supposed to say? That the Lycan King walked in perfectly fine and died minutes later?
Who would believe that kind of c**k and bull story?
First off, most of them were already against me becoming Luna. Now that I’d been crowned, they’d use this moment to turn against me completely.
If Damien died… they’d pin it on me. Conspire. Bury me before I ever get the chance to take my revenge.
So Damien must not—
“Damien…” I called softly, placing my hand over his mouth.
I felt something.
A breath.
At first, I thought it was a trick of the mind—a ref
