Dacre and his entourage reached the palace within ten days, he marched toward the dungeon first before he met his queen.

There, he saw Killian was restrained to the wall with silver chain. He looked dirty and his hair was messy. He lifted his head and met his eyes, but those eyes filled with defiance. He didn’t shy away from the confrontation.

“Open the door,” Dacre said and one of the warriors came over to unlock the cell. “Leave. All of you leave.”

The king’s order was absolute, thus they left a second later. Neither of the warrior knew what happened and why the queen’s personal warrior was chained here....