Chapter 376: Line of Succession
Ahmed casually sipped on the fresh blood on his cup as he let a wide smile form on his lips. He was currently alone with his thoughts, and right now, all he could think about was the fact that he was about to become king.
He was utterly unchallenged now. No one from the royal family had a claim to the throne aside from Raul, and only the firstborn son of the king or a pureblood vampire son had claims according to Valcrez’s Law. Since all of Arturo’s still living offspring were not pureblood vampires, the only ones left were purebloods from powerful clans such as their Clan.
With Haman dead, only Milo, Exordium Leona’s pureblooded son from the Braun Clan, was left. But since the man had no intentions for the crown, he wouldn’t pose a threat to Ahmed’s claim no matter how much he tried.
The Braun Clan had an unshakeable loyalty to the Ichor Clan for years. They wouldn’t simply accept the current status quo in terms of him being crowned king. But they would fight him for all that they were worth if only to not lose their current standing in the court and the kingdom at large.
Well, unfortunately for them, they already had too many supporters riding with them for this exact moment.
"Ah, you finally came, Lady Eva," Ahmed casually greeted. "I hope your journey went well?."
"It was pleasant enough," Eva casually replied as she sat on the nearest empty chair. "Where is Lady Sage?"
"She will be here momentarily," he stated. "There were still a few... creases on the plan ahead. She’s making sure that everything will go down smoothly later on."
Indeed, his mother was currently doing some last minute talks with some of the court officials to see where their loyalties truly lay. They needed to have at least fifty percent of the majority vote later on once they fielded their proposal, and they didn’t need the vote to fall through right at the very last step of their plans.