Chapter 316. A Desperate Woman and Her Sons

Bartholomew took a slow breath before continuing, his expression becoming clouded as he began to recount his old memories.

“It started almost twenty years ago in the Lycan King’s reign, this particular chain of events.I suppose, really, that you need to understand the kind of man he was before I explain what happened to Greyson’s mother.”

Ann tilted her head and snorted loudly.

“Well we already know he wasn’t exactly father of the year, I can probably guess the rest...”

“That’s putting it mildly,” Bartholomew muttered as he shook his head. “His entire court was ruled purely by fear and oppression, but what I saw that day, even knowing what he was capable of, it still unsettles me.”

“He sounds like a complete arsehole already,” Maeve quipped as Bartholomew took a shaky breath, steadying himself before he continued.

“This particular day he held an execution in public, like he always did. It wasn’t anything new at all, if you had spent enough time th