Chapter 178. Crowning Ceremony

Elise’s POV

I stood nervously next to my dad’s chair and waited. Owen and Caius hadn’t said anything for twenty minutes. From where he was sitting with his mother, Kalix kept looking at me. He tried to stay hopeful, but we haven’t heard from Owen in too long. with

The King stood up and walked to the edge of the stage to speak to our people. He spoke out loud and through our mind link so that everyone in the Kingdom and council could hear him.

“Today, we are all here to see the end of my time and the start of my daughter’s. I have put my blood, sweat, and tears into this Kingdom to keep it safe from the many threats we have faced in the past and may face again in the future. Even though my child will be a Queen without a King, I will still be around to help her. In two weeks, she will choose a mate and make the next King for her people.” He gave me a hard look, so I knew I couldn’t change his mind. The crowd cheered both for me becoming Queen and for the idea that t