FORTY-TWO

Eden pov

“What?” I shouted, effectively startling every man in this massive room.

I didn’t intend to react like this, it just happened. Just a brief moment ago, I noticed how mutilated Lucius' flesh was and now, someone was claiming there had been an attempt on his life?

What on Earth was happening here? The King was a mystery, how did anyone figure out how to get close to him, and most importantly - why? Why would anyone try to kill my mate?

“Eden, my love, let’s sit down first and then, we can get to the bottom of this,” Lucius urged me toward the end of the massive table and sat in the chair at the end of it. I was about to take a seat next to him, but instead, he pulled me on his lap and muttered, “a personal throne for my Queen.”

No one besides me seemed bothered by his behavior. I understood intimacy for as long as it wasn’t a public matter, and honestly, even sitting on his lap felt intimate.

“So, where do we begin with this?” Lucius spoke up as soon as all the men took th