Chapter 3

3.

"Princess! What are you doing here?"

A sharp cry rang out.

A young girl was being dragged toward the back of the club by two large men.

It was Briar, Seraphina's personal maid from our house.

Briar's face was swollen, and her clothes were torn. She had clearly been fighting back.

After I was executed, the servants in our house were either exiled or sold.

Poor Briar had ended up in a place like this.

Seraphina frowned when she saw her.

She raised her hand and told the men to let Briar go.

Briar crawled to her feet, crying. "Princess, why are you here? My Lord, he..."

"Did Callum send you to find me?"

Seraphina's face twisted into a familiar look of contempt.

"Go back and tell him to stop looking for me. I'm going to divorce him."

Briar looked at her in disbelief.

"Princess, how can you be so cold? My Lord died because of you..."

Suddenly, Kaelen moved.

He lunged forward and drove a wooden stake straight through Briar's throat.

Briar's eyes went wide.

She made a horrific gasping sound as blood sprayed across the floor.

Seraphina jumped back to avoid the blood, looking at Kaelen with annoyance.

Kaelen said coldly, "She was your maid, yet she dared to speak for another man. What use is a disloyal servant?"

Seraphina's eyes filled with admiration.

"Decisive and ruthless. That is the mark of a true King."

"Kaelen, once you return home, you will achieve greatness."

She then turned and kicked Briar's cooling body.

"A loyal dog, just like Callum."

A chill ran through my soul.

That was Briar, the girl who had served her every day and treated her like family.

How could she be so heartless?