Chapter 29 Who is the target?

COLE

After the so-called party concluded, I retired to my chambers and stood alone in my study, shrouded in darkness. In the haste of the moment, I hadn’t bothered to light a candle. Only the dim light of the cloud-obscured moon was visible through the window and the air felt stagnant and thick.

When I closed my eyes, the image of the poor dead girl appeared in my mind. Her pale skin, splattered with thick red blood. Her stormy blue eyes, wide and bloodshot as they stared up at me from the floor.

That smile.

That dreadful, terrible smile that remained plastered on her lips even after she’d departed from this world.

Although my Guards had apprehended her personal maid for questioning, it was merely a façade.

I knew the truth, though I couldn’t reveal it to those in the ballroom.

The real target was me.

Someone wanted to kill me or at least intimidate me. I didn’t know why but it didn’t matter much to me as I stared out at the vast and gloomy night sky.

Georgina had died because of me.