Chapter 320. A Different Battlefield

“Whether you agree with me or not, he can’t stay in the dark forever.”

Bartholomew shifted uncomfortably in his seat.

“Forever, no. But right now? He actually has stability and structure...the moment you tell him, you risk breaking that. It’s not just the knowledge, my Queen...it’s the years of silence from his mother, and that it was kept from him. He’ll see betrayal before he sees anything else.”

“He’ll see it all,” Ann snapped back. “But I’d rather deal with his anger than let him keep carrying this grief like it’s carved into him. At least anger can be burned out. Grief just festers.”

Adam leaned forward, elbows on his knees. “And what happens when that anger isn’t directed at the Lycan King anymore? What if it turns on us for keeping the secret? He might not forgive that.”

Ann arched a brow. “You think I can’t handle Greyson’s temper?”

“It’s not that, I just dont want us to underestimate what it will mean to him,” Adam said carefully. “You do