FORTY-FOUR

Eden pov

The rest of the meeting with the Council for the lack of better words was… uneventful.

No one had left while Lucius and I discussed my suspicions. Even the man in question still stuck around. Weirdly enough, he changed his attitude halfway through the meeting, as if someone had tipped him off.

By the time everyone left, I left like someone had sucked out the little joy I had left out of my life. While Lucius and Titus decided to stay in the office and talk about something, I wandered downstairs to the kitchen.

Some snacks and sleep sounded like a dream come true.

As soon as I rounded the corner and was about to enter the kitchen, I was stopped by voices, mentioning Lucius. Spying on people was bad, I knew it was, but I couldn’t help myself, so I pressed my back against the wall and listened.

“She is no Queen of mine. I don’t care what the King says, I refuse to accept a lowly being like her and as someone who is meant to stand above me. At this point, I would rather see