Chapter 195
"I need to have a word with your father and I will find out what is occurring in the palace. Once it is safe, I will take you from here. We can all consider it a wonderful break from the manor. Anna will be excited to be near the palace though it might not be pretty now," Madeline said as she stood up. "Do you want to join me?"
Rose closed the book she had long ignored. She stood up to join her mother in hearing about the palace. Knowing whether Zayne was safe was more important than thinking about this town gossiping.
Madeline and Rose walked together to where Victor spoke with his guards.
"Victor," Madeline called to her husband. "It has gotten out."
"It has reached me. I am tracking down the person who shared it. I did not tell the town guards about it. It was only my family to know and if it was one of them or a servant, I will get to the bottom of it," Victor promised.
"I don’t want to fix it. It is true what they are saying. I know some will twist it but it can’t be helped. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life fighting to keep this secret. I would like to know about the palace. Is Zayne well?" Rose asked, nervous.
Victor didn’t want the matter to be let go since someone close to them might have shared something that was to be kept a secret. They couldn’t keep someone like that around as they had a bigger secret which needed to be kept in the family.
Victor sighed, deciding to respect Rose’s wish for now. "You came just in time. I received word from an ally in the palace. The outsiders took it over and the king is dead but it has not been announced. The princes are dead and only the princess remains."
Madeline frowned, confused as to why the princes were also killed. "He killed the heirs? I thought he was only going for James."