Chapter 275. The Last Brother

Daniel collapsed in one of the chairs by the window. Doris hesitated before she joined him. "He wanted you to be safe. He didn't do it to hurt you, he wanted to make sure you weren't harmed in the war because he knew you would have been out there in the fight."

Daniel stared out the window as if she wasn't there, but she knew he was listening.

"William loves you... he loves you so much. You are the only member of his family he made sure that nothing could harm. He knew the risk when he did what he did, and he made sure that you were going to be fine-"

"He poisoned me, Doris. He killed our brothers and now our father is dead." Daniel tightened his grip on the chair. "Listen to yourself, he doesn't care for anyone but himself. He tore through his own family to get the crown. Who is he now that he has it?"

Doris bit her lip and waited for Daniel to take a breath. "I'm not defending his actions. He lives in his regret and I can see how it weighs him down every da