All Chapters of LUNA'S SECRET: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

LORD LIAM'S POVHer screams were incredibly annoying and grating to the ear. The servants kept whispering and pointing at me, thinking I was bullying her. Duh! Do I care about what people think about me? Absolutely no. “Let me go, you beast. Ah!” She kept crying and struggling. Pathetic. Not an ounce of decorum befitting royalty. “Richard won't let you go if you hurt me. What did I do wrong?” Threatening me now huh? I turned to her, my eyes cold and ruthless, sneering at her. Olivia walked to her and slapped her, a huge smirk on her face. “How bold! You actually dared to kill an esteemed soldier right under the emperor’s nose.”“I didn't. I didn't kill anyone. I have never killed anyone in my life. I swear.” Our dear Erica cried, struggling against the guards. Cade rushed to me at that moment and looked at Erica hesitantly. “Lord Liam, we searched every inch of her room, nothing was found. There was not a specter of bloodied clothes, except…”My ears immediately perked up and

I looked at Jasmine’s pleading gaze, then at the bleeding Erica, feeling hesitant for the first time since this nonsense started. “That won't do. Everyone knows that you all in the emperor's palace are loyal to that gold digging mutt slut. Even if you find something, you will say it was not.” Olivia cut in. “But letting her be in a room alone with men is against ethics. The men won't be let off either.” Jasmine insisted, looking confused and frustrated. Olivia smiled broadly, and I immediately realized that she had thought up something utterly evil to do. “I have a solution. Since being alone with men is improper, and letting you women search her won't convince the public, there's only one option.” Everyone frowned as they listened to her, her eyes twinkling as if she thought up something amazing. She was hyper excited. Whatever she was about to say won't be something kind or helpful. It would be vicious to put it mildly, or downright evil. “We can just strip her here where every

LORD LIAM'S POVRichard’s words brought tears to my eyes and I clenched my fists. The physical pain was nothing. The one killing me was the pain in my heart. I never knew that a day will come when Richard would look at me with so much hatred and pain because of a woman. I never expected a day when Richard will choose a woman over me, or say such hurtful things to me. “Richard…” I whispered, clenching my fists. He took deep breaths and shut his eyes. He seemed to feel as much pain as I was feeling, or even more. He was struggling; visibly. Richard opened his mouth to speak, but made no sound. He tried again and failed. He took a deep breath and licked his lips, as if trying to keep the tears away from his vocal chords. “Liam, you have disappointed me so much. I never knew you would ever put me in such an awkward position. I thought you had the good sense to make sound decisions. I thought I could trust you with everything about me. But rather than protect my woman, you humiliated

EMPEROR RICHARD'S POV I carried her limp form into her room, my heart hurting more than anything I had ever experienced. Her room was scattered, furniture thrown around. They seemed to have also ransacked her room. How bold! Although I knew that Erica had been acting suspicious. But no matter what she did, this kind of humiliation is unwarranted. It simply shows they have no regard for me.I know what Liam was thinking. Since I was gone and won't be coming back for a while, it was finally time to eliminate the woman he saw as a threat, unworthy of me. And his ‘infinite wisdom’, he had selfishly hurt the woman who mattered the most to me. The only one who pulls me in, like gravity. I had suddenly felt a sharp pain in my heart on our way back, making me cancel my plans of touring the countryside, and went straight to the imperial city. The first indication that something had gone wrong was at the gates, the hushed whispers and people avoiding me, instead of the resounding cheer and

EMPEROR RICHARD'S POVBy the time Jasmine finished recounting what happened, I was boiling with anger. “How could Liam do such a thing?”Conrad entered at that point, probably already heard it from one of the men. “Your majesty, to be fair, the one who stripped her totally naked was Olivia. It was not his fault. Lord Liam only wanted to check for signs of claw. But Olivia moved faster than anyone could realize, causing this. He didn't intend for it to escalate like this.” Jasmine muttered. Even now, everyone was still defending that traitor. How could he disgrace his brother’s woman? Even if she did something, couldn't he quietly handle and resolve it without creating such a huge commotion? He didn't just dishonor her, he sewed shame like a robe and wore it on my wife. “He wanted to check, and he didn't see anywhere else to investigate her, he had to bring her out in public to be ridiculed and despised. Very well then, very well. It seems Liam no longer respects me. My words must