Chapter 55 Choose: Kill Without Honor Or Loose The Beta Throne

• “Listen to me, Seraphine. I am your king, your father was my beta, I have your best interest at heart.’’ He looks at me, almost like he’s desperate. The king is desperate? Impossible!
• “What is this about?’’
• Aldrich returned to his throne, but didn't sit. Instead, he braced one hand against the armrest, looking suddenly older. "The assassin was spotted by several guards, moving through the woods like a shadow. There will be no trial."