He Betrayed Me

Nora's POV

If only I knew that the noise from last night was when the palace was being infiltrated, I would have reacted immediately even though I was a bit weak.

“Dammit!” I dug my teeth into my lips as I clenched my fists by my side.

At the moment, I was in the throne room with the elders who were lamenting about the situation at hand.

My parents were taken from the palace, leaving behind only a handful of us and a few maids and guards who were useless; thanks to the substance consumed the previous night.

“This is an abomination. Whoever must have done this must be an insider enemy.” Elder Tyler yelled, pulling himself to his feet.

With his finger pointed at the throne, he went further to say, “The throne had been defiled.”

Taking a deep breath, I said, “You have to calm down as everything is under control.” Before he could part his lips and start rambling, I quickly added, “I sent tropes out to find my parents and the rest of the captives. They should join us soon.”

My words w