Chapter 291
Fraser stood in silence, watching Amelia continue to disrespect him by sitting on his throne as if she owned it. She kept talking to the single female guard that stayed behind while the others brought in men of the court and even Margaret.
He failed to get used to the fact that demons were real. This felt like one terrible nightmare that someone needed to shake him out of soon. He had to be sleeping. Morning had not come yet and since he was in deep sleep, his mother would soon come to shake him out of his sleep and he would be back to the world he liked.
"Fraser!" Beth’s cries filled the throne room. She rushed to Fraser to hug him. When northern guards came and pulled her out of her room, she first assumed that Fraser was dead. No one would answer her questions about her son. "You are alright," she cried, relieved to see him still standing in one piece.
Her heart could finally calm down. She thought she had prepared herself to lose Fraser after their last conversation, but she was wrong. Beth was not ready to lose her son. No mother should ever face burying their child. If needed, she would offer her life in exchange for Fraser being left alone. She had to make up for pushing him to become king.
Fraser said nothing as his mother embraced him. Her hug felt real and seeing her confirmed that this was not a nightmare, but reality. Amelia really was sitting on his throne and demons were roaming the castle. ’Then Killian,’ his eyes widened.
He had been talking as he liked to Amelia around Killian and he had not helped to find the northerners. It was evident that Killian did not like him. His saving grace might have been the truce, but he ruined that. Each chance he got, he ruined it.
Beth palmed Fraser’s face, worried about him not responding to her or hugging her back. She hoped now he was finally seeing why he should have listened to her. Why there needed to be planning instead of acting on emotions. They could have been ready for this if Fraser would have taken her advice.
"Fraser, please speak to me," Beth pleaded with him.
"Demons," Fraser said. It was all he could think of now.