“King Elijah! Wait!”

I ignored Vincent’s call as I stormed out of the room. He tried to match my pace, his aura brimming with fear.

Vincent took a deep breath. “King Elijah, please hear me out.”

“I will not reason with you, Vincent!” I snapped back, my voice steely.

“Please, my king. Control your anger. If you act like this, we’ll never catch the real culprit,” Vincent pleaded.

“Silence!” I roared.

Vincent collapsed to the floor, writhing in pain. I won’t let anyone who tried to harm Delilah go unpunished—I’ll kill every last one of them.

I rushed down the corridor and out of the main castle building. The royal...