Chapter 48. The Alpha King

“If you are here to mock me, I tell you, it won’t end well for you.” He told Edward with a reproving look. “Our father doesn’t need a reason to do what he does. He just does it. I have done all I can to represent the crown and the Ainsworth family name, but he doesn’t see that. He has already concluded that I am not fit for the crown and has been looking for an excuse to act because of it. He doesn’t need a reason to do what he does, and he will make something up as an excuse. If he wants to crown you king, then so be it.”

“True, but you forget something. I do not want to be king.”

Xavier smiled and threw on his white cotton long-sleeve shirt before doing its buttons. “I do not think you have a say in this matter anymore, Edward. The king wants you to be the next king. You should be proud.” Pain bore itself in his voice, and his face was doing a hard job of keeping his emotions intact.

Robb would stop at nothing to spite him, and with both being crowned princes, th