THE KING’S UNWANTED BABY MAMA
he says, turning the page slowly, ceremonially, “and the majority declared that you are to be hanged until death.”
A wave of whispers erupts, satisfied murmurs, cruel approval, dark delight. Some don’t even bother to hide their smirks.
Hanged.
They wanted to kill me.
Kill my unborn child.
I stare ahead, empty, shattered.
But the judge raises his hand for silence.
“However,” he continues, “His Majesty the King, despite the accusations, despite the supposed betrayal showed you mercy.”
My throat tightens.
I look up instinctively at Adrian.
He doesn’t look at me.
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