Chapter 13

Adelia's Point of View

"The king will have our heads if one of your spies fucks this up, Harold! That's what I mean by that!" The old geezer's voice carried across the room with an echo.

I glanced at a tense Siya by my side.

Took in the way he held his head up by his chin. The bored expression on his face. But how utterly taut his body was.

Although I found their arguments amusing and lapped up the fact that they were freely letting me in on all of this information, what I didn't like was the fact that we were two hours in and no closer to an end.

"Fuck the king! Let him find out! Phaedra has plans in place that will stop him from coming even close to us!" Another fool snarled.

They were arrogant, then. An easy enemy to read and anticipate, seeing as they had no self-control when it came to their tempers. Their egos made their moves whilst rational thought failed them.

Once upon a time, I had been much the same.

"When is this going to be done?" I asked loudly. Remained staring at my