Alex’s POV
The palace was dead quiet. Too quiet. After what happened this morning, it was like everyone had lost their voices. Even the maids moved around like ghosts, tiptoeing, their faces pale, afraid that a single sound might set someone off.
Nobody came down for dinner. Nobody, except me, Elena, Ethan, and Liam. Four of us sitting at that long table built for twenty.
Everyone knew Klaus was an asshole. But finding out he’d been beating and sexually assaulting his wife? That was the kind of truth that leaves a bitter taste in your mouth.
I kinda felt sorry for Amelia. Enduring all that pain in silence must have been hell. But here’s the thing: no matter how bad things get, I don’t joke with food.
The only sound in the dining hall was my cutlery scraping the plate as I fought with
