CHAPTER 95

ADRIAN.

She was snoring so loudly. Yes. Tis good that she's asleep. The seeds Ferris had provided indeed worked. At first I had doubted if Ferris knew what she was doing. I scoffed at the pumpkin skin she had grinded into fine pieces. She assured me it had no peculiar taste and it dissolved well with other liquids. And true to her words, Veronica had gulped down her wine without so much as a wince. She suspected nothing and now, the witch of the wild west was asleep.

I eased off the bed and walked out of the chambers. The guard at the door looked at me questioningly. I shrugged it off and acted natural. "My queen is asleep. Guard here with your life. I have urgent matters to attend to in the study."

The guard looked pleased. The dull head loved how I spoke about Veronica. He fell for it. They all thought the portion was in my veins. Bloody fools. I walked away freely and entered by study. Gregory was already there waiting for me. I bolted the study door quietly after giving the att