“The most part of all princes have more delight in warlike manners and feats of

chivalry than in the good feats of peace.”

Sir Thomas More

Lily screamed first.

And then a lot of other people screamed.

There was a lot of ruckus.

The guards who’d been standing near the doors and the corners suddenly swarmed the king’s body or what was left of it. None of them tried to touch or attack

Griffin, although they did watch him with wary eyes. I don’t think any of them.

really knew what to do. I imagine there’s training and protocol for when a rogue or an enemy attacks your King, but what about when your Prince decapitates him?

I didn’t scream.

I didn’t cry.

All at once, a cold sweat broke out over my entire body as if the room had turned to

ice. My body certainly felt like it was frozen I couldn’t move or think the way I wanted to. All I could see was the fallen King’s head and his lifeless eyes.

He beheaded the King.

He beheaded the King.

Oh

my God, he beheaded the King.

Those words ran on an endless loop in my mind as I stood in the same spot, my

feet stuck like glue.

Clark! Can you hear

trying to grab

suddenly in front

shoulders and his

what he was saying but his voice felt distant. and

someone had plunged me

am I going into

that what this

just watched someone get

not retreat into my

he said, “Just keep looking at me. Don’t worry about anything

Protect me?

from

from one hand. He was staring

next move.

of this had happened in mere

beheading, the screams,

you might be missing out on the complete

over the body. It was just

like hours.

those seconds

we made eye contact, and he

Oh, God.

and Sebastian instantly pushed me behind him and assumed a

saw the way that Sebastian stood in front of me and his eyes narrowed. “What is this?” he asked and

actually speaking, I would’ve told him that Sebastian was just

all I could do was watch

even more and he growled back. It was louder, deeper, and it exuded power. Several of the wolves whimpered in response.

down.

Sebastian said, “I

those who stand in the way of

No.

Please no.

haze I’d been floating in. It couldn’t let Sebastian die protecting me. No, I wouldn’t let

I choked out and I forced myself

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