Chapter 43

• Hunter
• I approached the throne room, my heart pounding like a war drum. My eyes fixed on William standing at the entrance, his hand pressed against the massive wooden door. He had asked me what brought me here after all these years, his thick voice echoing through the hall of the Thornheart Castle.
• A part of me had expected a servant to swing the door open, but instead, when it creaked open, it revealed my cousin, standing there, his icy gaze fixed on me.