Chapter 39

• Helena sniffled, her head pounding, and leaned into her mate. She needed his touch so much.
• “Why are you under house arrest? What happened at the trial?” she asked, not moving away from him.
• “There's an old clause in our laws, saying if an heir in the royal family sees his parent as a threat to the society and not able to rule anymore, he could challenge him in a duel to the death. It's almost archaic, but it's still valid. And after my father started drinking and not doing his duties properly... He fit the criteria.