Chapter 223
Lilian didn’t want to hear about Madeline.
Madeline had a better chance of becoming queen since James was infatuated with her but she sought an escape.
Lilian always knew it would be unlikely that Madeline would have been named queen if James had wanted her to be since her father had gotten rid of anyone with a good chance.
Lilian couldn’t understand Zayne’s interest in what she did in the past. Why did this matter and how did he find out?
"You’re a royal. I refuse to believe there isn’t trouble in your palace. That you a prince never did cruel things to protect the things you love. You’re a man who has taken many lives. You are not innocent so I will not have you make me out to be cruel," Lilian argued.
She had killed little in comparison to what Zayne did. He had no right to judge her when there were hundreds of lives taken by his sword.
"I have killed many," Zayne had nothing to hide. The stories were around so he could not hide and did not plan to. "I’ve spared the innocent who had nothing to do with war and went after rulers like you who use and hurt their people. It couldn’t be helped that many of your soldiers got killed in the midst of it."
There wasn’t any time to stop and inform enemy soldiers that you weren’t here to attack them. They charged so Zayne led his men forward. He managed to spare many of this kingdom’s palace guards and soldiers.
Lilian didn’t see him in a good light. They were pointing fingers at her as a monster when all she did was make sure Henry’s seat as future king would not be tested. "I saved those girls. My husband was going to send them to your camp or marry them off to men he wanted to keep close ties with. He didn’t know how many were alive."