CHAPTER 22: ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY

Caelen’s POV

“What the fuck is that smell?” I curse as my nose scrunches up at the foul stench. I walk into the throne room with my hand over my nose.

My eyes fall on the tarps on the floor, and my question is instantly answered.

My guards called me from my room, saying that there was something I urgently had to see. And now I see what it is.

Three dead bodies.

I walk up to the first body and unveil the corpse. Another curse leaves my lips when I see who it is. I unveil the other two, and it is just as I thought.

That goddamn bitch.

I swear I am going to make her death the most painful anyone has ever had to endure on this earth.

“Call the kings; tell them we have a meeting. Now.” I order the guard standing next to me.

"Yes, your majesty!” he says soundly, bowing and then taking his leave. I pace around the bodies, dragging my hand down my face as I try to keep my anger at bay.

The day I get my hands on that bitch’s throat, I swear I am going to snap it. Never in my life did I thi