"What?" Stormie breathed, his heart pounding in his chest.

"Betrayal," Claudius said simply, his eyes locking with Stormie's.

Stormie felt a chill run down his spine at the word. Betrayal? He couldn't imagine what Claudius meant, but he knew that it couldn't be good.

"What kind of betrayal?" Stormie asked, his voice barely above a whisper. He could feel the weight of the words hanging heavy in the air.

Leo stepped forward, his eyes dark with anger. "Lady Samantha was working with someone," he said, his voice low and dangerous. "Someone who wanted Naya dead."

Stormie felt his mind reeling as he tried to process what he was hearing. Lady...