chapter 139

Most of the guests found their way back into the house and I was left standing outside with Spencer, Star, and a few lingering males in security uniforms.

“You don’t need to stand out here with me,” I said.

“We do, we swore to protect the king. That means we stay to protect you,” one of them said.

I looked at Star. “Is that blood magic still binding everyone here?”

“Yeah,” she said. “It’s holding strong.”

“I don’t want it to,” I said.

The guards shifted uncomfortably. “The blood magic has always been used for security. It’s how we stopped the last attempt. No offense.” He nodded to Spencer. “You know we were all pulling for you.”

Spencer growled. “I lost friends that day.”

“We all did,” another guard added. “We all gave up on ever seeing the king’s reign end that day as well.”

“I’m not going to rule that way,” I said.

“It’s going to take me a few weeks to get rid of all the blood magic,” Star said. “But I can disable enough tonight so that our friends can step foot on the property at