ZEUS
I knew there would be a shitstorm after the summit, but I didn’t expect to be dragged to court.
The whole thing was a f*****g joke.
Nyx had legally walked away from that marriage, and Kael didn’t waste a single second marking and marrying Zora.
By every law in the book, it was over.
But Kael, in his infinite desperation, had dug up some ancient law; a Trial of Claim. He claimed he never signed the final papers, meaning that in the eyes of some dusty old books, Nyx was still his.
This was a chance.
The elders who hated Nyx saw a way to kick her out. Duke Armand’s people saw a way to make me look like a fool and get me to marry Vera.
The trial was to be held at the Hall of Judgment, a place usually reserved for blood feuds and wars. The fact that we were using it for a mar
