130: Hello Traitor

Hera’s POV

I held my royal scepter firmly between my fingers while seated on my throne as I faced the host of guards before me that I’d sent for.

“Where is he?!” I asked in an authoritative tone and the guard closest to me trembled like a weakling.

“Where is the unfortunate bastard I asked you to bring to me? Why is he nowhere in sight? Or did I stutter when I called for his arrest?” I stomped my gold scepter on the ground loudly and rose to my feet in anger.

“My Queen, it seems that he has escaped from the palace, we searched all the grounds and quarters and he was nowhere to be found” A guard finally spoke up and I slowly sat back in my chair.

I knew the bastard was a lowly coward and he’d only been posing as a powerful man because of Ethan’s backing.

“And who searched his room?” I threw the question to no one in particular and watched as a guard stepped forward.

“I did, your highness. His room looked a mess when we raided it earlier, as though he’d hurriedly gathered only his prize