Aiden’s POV
My emotions were a storm of rage and chaos. Someone… some worthless being, had dared to hurt my woman, and for that, they would pay.
Seeing Rose cry, watching her shatter into sorrow, it tore me apart in ways I couldn’t describe. I would do anything for her. Anything.
I had already mind-linked Fred, instructing him to investigate. He was dependable. If there was something to uncover, he would find it.
Now, I held Rose’s trembling hand as we stepped into the grand hall together. The moment we entered, silence fell like a hammer.
My presence...my aura… commanded it.
Every head bowed. Every pair of eyes dropped. The entire room shifted into deference, all attention snapping to us.
“Who dared to conspire against Rose?” My voice cracked through the hall like thunder, reverber
