Chapter 9. Countering the King

Shelby

I don’t want to be angry at my husband. I know his duties as the king’s Beta, but I do wish he could be more assertive at times. Killing a defenseless woman would be a good place to draw the line of loyalty, right? I shake the thoughts out of my head. It does make sense that he would want to pretend to be doing the job so that no one else is assigned to do it.

I understand where he’s coming from, and I know how the king is. He is so manipulative, and I’m starting to think madness runs in their family line. Just look at his cousin, Emily.

“We need a plan–and fast,” I assert as I stand up. I can’t help but start pacing as I try to come up with ideas.

“I’ill keep the king thinking that I’m all for his plan. That’ll keep him calm since he thinks he has the whole Rose issue sorted,” Adam declares.

I turn to look at him. “The Rose issue? This is ridiculous. I wonder when Rose became such a big issue that it can only be resolved by kill