Montez couldn’t believe his ears. Ofcourse it would come to this. He knew Lamberto wasn’t the only one after his throne but what he found pathetic was they had to resort to this method to get him to surrender.

“You’re expected to announce your denouncement at the next council meeting.” The goon added. “That’s in two days and I’m sure you’re aware. If you don’t comply, we’ll have her corpse delivered to your front door.”

He hung up ...