Xavier's POV When I turned on my laptop, I took one look at the long list of important e-mails and felt like shutting it down again. The conference for the Circle of Kings was right around the corner and everyone had their own agendas. Since I had always presented myself as neutral and had amassed an incredible amount of wealth during my short reign, everyone was trying to rally me to their side. King Semerov was making incredible sums of money from shifter fighting and King Oscillius was making a killing as an investor. There was no way to cut that income off, at least not one that wouldn't create great hostility toward our family, and because of that there would be a push to legalize it across the board. Meanwhile, King Teferi, a good ally, was planning to give a speech to push back

