“YOUR Grace, Lady Klarine has refused to touch the meals we prepared. She keeps throwing the food at the servants.”
Duke Noxton’s expression darkened, his jaw clenching at the report of Klarine’s defiance. When the trial had concluded and the verdict was delivered, he had been left with no option but to play his final card as commander of the Claverence Knight Order, invoking his authority to protect his heir. The original sentence had been death — a punishment far too severe, though undeniably justified. Yet, through his motion for reconsideration, the Imperial Court had yielded. For the time being, Klarine was to be confined within the duchy until she gave birth to his child. Once the heir was safely delivered, however, her execution would be carried out without delay.
He set the paper
