Chapter 114

LEONE

I had walked into the palace grounds quietly. My mind was elsewhere on my mistress. The woman I planned to bring into the palace tonight. The woman who would make me forget about the disaster that was my marriage.

She had agreed to meet me to discuss a position in the palace. A convenient excuse to have her close and available whenever I needed her.

The garden was on my route. A shortcut to the servants' quarters where I would find her.

That was when I saw them.

Reginald ...