Thane sat quietly in his room—speaking was something he could no longer do anyways.
He sat still, unable to believe that his own people could turn on him. The council members, his father. No one cared to look his way or believe him. None of them read the signs he was trying to pass, signaling them that all was not well.
Marrying Alexa had become a very expensive mistake. Sadly, he was only beginning to realize this. She was turning his own people against him in order to ride on—undisputed with whatever agenda she had in mind.
His amber eyes glowed faintly in the dark, his mouth magically sealed by Alexa, punishment for trying to defy her.
He wasn't the same again, well... not after seeing her consume all those people's energies from their core and render them as good as lifeless.
She
