Chapter 151. Attack

DOVE

I was still holding the baby in my arms when the guards raised the alarm. The shock left me speechless as all these men came with the news of Clarisa’s attack, crowding in front of me and pleading for the king’s presence. It was too late; Rachel disappeared as if she had never been here, leaving her son in my lap, hoping that he would survive the coming danger. The kingdom would soon be caught in a terrible storm; that was clear, and we had to prepare for that moment. I held the little one and pressed him to my chest as I saw him begin to notice his mother’s absence.

“Your Majesty? Are you listening to me?” one of the guards asked. I knew them all; I knew their names by heart from my time in this castle.

When I finally calmed down, I stood up and stepped forward to be led to the scene. Jacob had arrived earlier; he was perplexed, as was everyone else present. The first body I saw was Lion’s, lying on the floor, and I shuddered at the thought that he might be d