Thorne POV The conversation with the king and queen was not a great conversation. I’ll admit I didn’t expect much from the two of them. There was a time where I lived and died by the word of my king, but when I became mated to his son I lots most of my respect for the both of them. I was not equipped for the power struggle that the courts held. I was a warrior and a weapon. If it won’t for Soren and Zephyr determination I would have prostrated my self in front of my king and done what ever he asked. But now I would sooner stab him in the back if my mates just asked me to. I was annoyed that my new mate felt she needed to justify her self to the power hungry couple. I could feel Zephyr anger radiating. He felt controlled and manipulated most of his life, he acted out by sleep around and

