Chapter One Hundred-Nineteen- Emperor Franco Centauri Gervais- 164 yrs old

“You must do something Franco sooner rather than later. I hate speaking up like this to you. You are the emperor, not me. But I don’t understand what you are waiting on. I’m afraid Tatiana will try to hurt you again. Word below stairs is she’s acting erratically and speaking irrationally. Something isn’t adding up.” Franco’s lover, Eva, sat nearby him as he worked at composing his wishes and ensuring every decision, he made was a sound one. He didn’t want any loopholes or failures.

“Eva dear. Relax. I have a plan, but it may take time for it to mature into its full potential. It’s part of the reason I allowed Adriana to get to safety before even showing myself to anyone.” He rubbed his burning eyes. He’s been looking at so many pages and trying to expect loopholes and objections. There were so many things that could go wrong and if any of it went wrong, his position on the throne would teeter or he’d fall right off it.

“Yes, I don