ROYAL BLOOD
One hand still clutched the rope he had been untying, but his lifeless eyes stared blankly at the night sky.
The sound of waves slapping against the hulls felt mocking now, a cruel reminder that escape was within reach, yet barred.
Just then Amber's eyes flickered to a body… too familiar to go unnoticed. It was her son… Legon!
His body lay on the boat… lifeless, soaked in a pool of his own blood.
Titran's breath hitched, his jaw tightening as he stepped forward, scanning the shore.
Amber clutched at his arm, trembling, torn between grief and dread. Her son, her only son…even though crippled from birth, now laid dead.