-Joseph-
I look down at the queen’s body lying on the ground. I should feel something. I should care that I just killed my own mother. I don’t, though. She was going to kill my Cora. She ordered her to let her!
I wish Cora hadn’t linked the king, but I can’t be upset by it. She’ll always do whatever is necessary to care for our son, even if that means asking for help from the one person I want to stay the hell away from her. I don’t know why he isn’t here yet, though.
I sit on the rock wall, waiting for him. It’s now or never. There’s no sense in pretending like I’ve not been planning this. Still, it weighs heavy on me.
“Where are Cora and Peter?” the king asks, looking around. He didn’t come out of the door closest to his office. No, he took a longer way to get here. The k
