Zachary scoffed in response. “The royal forces? Do you really think that would scare me?”

He then pointed his gun at the ceiling and fired several successive shots.

Bang! Bang!

The bullets struck the chandelier on the ceiling, sending crystals raining down.

Just then, the door to the study room burst open, and dozens of armed soldiers rushed into the room. More soldiers stood outside the window of the study room, and all of them trained their guns at Zachary.

Sherlyn entered the room last, flanked by more armed men.

to live, Zachary.” She had a gun

what are you doing?” He had never imagined

he pointed his gun at Zachary to protect Charlotte, his mother’s actions represented the Laurents’ declaration of war against the Nacht

wholly unnecessary and out of

think you could

“Such insolence! Even if you’re not scared of our soldiers, there’s still the Lindberg family, and we have Mr. Lindberg’s best men with us. There’s no way you’d be

it,” Louis

for far too long. I pity your ignorance about the evils of the

outside the window suddenly crumpled over just as Zachary

Sherlyn could only watch as bodyguards from the Nacht family stormed into

stuttered in

had arrived home just then, and he immediately apologized. “Zachary, please

doesn’t know any better. Our families have been on good terms for many years, especially Mr. Nacht. It would be

Zachary asked, though he kept his piercing gaze on

equation.” Robert hastily changed tack and offered an olive branch. “Let’s sit down and have a talk over this, shall we? We shouldn’t exchange arms at all costs. Please accept my

tossed the gun in his hand to Robert. “I wanted to have a peaceful talk, but Lady Sherlyn is being impolite. This gun belongs to

to tell off his wife right then and there, but

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