Damien’s POV After delivering word of my judgment, I called my enforcers to ensure the punishments were to be carried through. Ethan and Victoria had until the morning to disappear. Victoria had never really been on her own before, which was why I had told Ethan to look out for her. He had been an honorable man up until his involvement in this. I hoped that would extend to the here and now, and he would do as I asked. Claire was under strict house arrest now, with an enforcer posted at her door. Once her baby was born, her life would be forfeit. I’d already exiled her once, but she continued to plot. I had no doubts, from even before the messages, that she was the one who had arranged all of this. The messages just proved it. She was a smart woman. She could have used that intelligen

