Anila's POV

It was a close call that Cooper seemed intact, sparing me from overwhelming guilt.

"Are you alright?" I looked at the shackles on his hands, swiping them with my claws, and the chain quickly snapped.

Cooper just smiled. "Won’t die."

However, I saw his clothes soaked with blood, as if he was whipped. It seemed that the woman couldn't wait to force the general's bloodline to an end. Now that General Bray had gone mad and his daughter Liz was dead, only Cooper remained in the Gerson family.

Lady Leonard must have wished to kill Cooper tonight, allowing her people to infiltrate the palace completely and place her...