Chapter 421: Fight for what you want (2)
Rafael glared at Otto and Julius who conveniently sat beside each other for him to pick them up at the same time. "Over my dead body," Rafael said, balling up his right hand.
Annalise was not going to become a hostage for them to get Phillip to do whatever they wanted. Not while he was around.
So far it was only Otto and Julius being annoying pests while Saul and Mark were listening to everything, patiently waiting for their turn to talk.
Rafael couldn’t help but wonder why Tobias arranged for these two out of the many men of the court to be present. They were going to die today if anyone made a move toward Annalise. He followed the rule to not have his knights step foot in the court, but that didn’t mean they weren’t lingering around nearby.
Rafael knew that today’s meeting could go left so he had his knights waiting around for any sign that something had gone wrong. Should his knights not be enough, if Edgar were to get involved and something happened to him, his butler Alfred would send out Edgar’s followers to the palace.
Julius smiled as it could be arranged for Rafael to die right now. He was already a traitor in Julius’ eyes for letting this woman seduce him.
"Go ahead and try to make me your prisoner," Annalise said, surprising everyone in the room. They weren’t going to move on from trying to capture her if they didn’t get a good lesson on what would happen should they try to lock her away.
This meeting would feel more normal if there was at least one fight to embarrass a few people who were up on their high horses. Annalise was only less quick to fight because Hazel was beside her. She wouldn’t fight near anyone carrying a child because something could go wrong and Annalise did not want it to be because of her.
Tobias sighed as this was a headache he didn’t need today. It was unfortunate that Otto and Julius’s position in the court meant that they had to be here today. This was a repeat of them coming to complain to him about Rafael bringing Annalise to Lockwood.