Chapter 297. Karl

JACOB

“You didn’t tell me they were relatives,” I blurted out, unable to stop feeling annoyed by that detail.

“No one was supposed to know the entire plan,” Fabricio poured himself a drink and sat down. We were alone on the balcony.

I looked at the horizon, the hills blocked the view, I couldn’t see the palace where my wife and children were.

“Yes, except me. You forget that I’m the king,” I looked at the count sternly. “I’m an exception. Don’t you think so?”

He looked at me with fear, he knew that when I spoke, I provoked that in people. However, that fear gave me peace of mind. I knew that a king had to provoke that dose of fear in his friends and enemies alike. Like an equilibrium that was not challenged, that fear made me feel alive. That they were afraid of me, gave me a feeling of growth.

“It won’t happen again, Your Majesty,” he bowed.

I raised my eyebrows, that was all I said to him before leaving to take a bath and then, head to the