Cole's POV
After Bella showed me the paternity test, I couldn't believe it. Anger surged through me, a wildfire threatening to consume my rationality. How the hell had she managed to turn my life upside down in a single moment? And Edsel...
I pushed myself up from my throne, unable to sit still. The walls of the courtroom felt suffocating, closing in on me as if they, too, were judging me. I needed air. I needed time to think before making a decision that could alter everything.
David and Edsel were still just children. The weight of my kingdom rested on their young shoulders, and it was up to me to decide which of them would inherit the throne. But before I could even begin to consider that future, I had to know the truth. If Bella was right-if David wasn't my son-then I would have to
