chapter 55

Though werewolves heal fast, Nathan’s wounds are so severe that even aided by thrall magic, he’s still confined to his bed two weeks later. I get updates on his condition multiple times a day, from an entire team of thrall doctors and physical therapists.

With every positive health milestone he achieves, the more I allow myself to be angry with him. He had to know that by announcing us king and queen of both Toronto and Greater London he would create an uproar. I had to scramble to organize an emergency council meeting, to force them all to swear fealty again.

At least, those council members who aren’t currently in our dungeons.

Not that I could trust any of them, even when they trembled on their knees in front of me. People are scared of me, so my video address at least did something. But there’s no way people just happened to come to the coronation armed, no way they just happened to have those weapons concealed well enough that security didn’t detect them.

The riot was planned, and