Riley's POV
"With all due respect, my King, I don't think any of this is my fault," I said, holding back my anger.
"It's not?" Soren's expression grew even sterner. "Then tell me who had trouble with my cabinet member's daughter? And who stirred up the whole school so much that students couldn't even attend classes?"
I gripped the bedsheet tighter. "åSomeone put a silver needle in my shoe. My foot is bleeding right now as we speak. Was I supposed to just do nothing and say nothing?"
"You're not supposed to cause such a massive disruption, if that's what you're asking," he said icily.
This was ridiculous! I gritted, "Ezra made that call. I didn't ask for any of this—"
"Ezra isn't the most even-tempered person in the world, but he's never acted this extreme before. I'd very much like t
