Chapter 49

“So you think I’m a monster? Who, out of the two of us, is torturing the people? Blood on my hand is nothing compared to the blood that has been spilled because of you.”

Before Matthew and King Alexander move forward, they look at each other.

“I did not make my people suffer! I did everything I did for them.” The strong arguments of King Alexander.

“The people should serve the king, not the other way around!” Xavier came out of the dark and looked at the king with deep thought. The king’s earlier comments about him and his father have left him speechless.

Matthew put the sword in front of Xavier’s face. “How dare you go into the king’s room without being invited! Do you want to die?!”

Matthew hasn’t felt scared of Xavier since the first time he saw him. But this was the opposite of how the king felt about it. He looked frightened right away, and the hands that held the sword shook.

“How did you get into the castle without being seen?!” The king’s