“You think I don’t know what’s happening in my kingdom?"
“S-Sire－”
“I didn’t give you permission to speak,” I interrupted him. “When I chose you to wear that uniform, I thought that you were worthy of it. You disobeyed my direct orders. What were you hoping to achieve?”
The guard stared down at his feet.
I tilted my head and listened to the approaching footsteps. A second later there was a firm knock on the door.
“Enter.”
Mason pushed the door open. There was a moment’s hesitation before Angel tentatively stepped into the room.
Her eyes locked with mine for a second and then lowered to the floor.
My eyes tracked her as she moved deeper into the room with Mason’s hand pressed to the small of her back.
The uniform she wore was dirty and stained with blood.
She should never have bee
