Near Discovery

After witnessing the clandestine meeting, I didn't sleep at all. My exhaustion was forgotten, replaced by a cold, calculating fear. Rhys wasn't just Demetrius's Beta; he was his chief betrayer, planning to use me as a "lock" to seize power if the King failed. And Demetrius was blindly walking into it, convinced only of my treachery.

I spent the next day running scenarios in my head, but every answer led back to one thing: I needed to get close to Demetrius's private quarters ...