THE MOON CREST 

~ZIRA

"What?!"

I gulped hard as I glared at my dad. He looked beyond shocked. Maybe even more than Uther.

"Do you realize the accusations you're making? Do you have any proof?" Father demanded.

I turned my gaze to Uther and saw him waiting for me to say something, probably preparing a counterattack. I gave him a bitter stare and it was hard enough not to scream for the guards to come drag him away. But then again, what if he had the guards on his side already?

It was hard fighting an enemy that had planted roots within the palace so that it would be hard to take him down.

"I have no proof," I answered.

Dad tilted his head at me. "And you thought that the person who would poison me was Uther? Of all the people in the palace? Your own father-in-law? This man has partaken in your upbringing all these years," He stated.

I exhaled sharply as I felt my wolf churn at all the praises that my father was throwing out for Uther.

"I never said it was him. Why would I doubt him? He's practically l