Chapter 47 The Escape Plan

• *Kieran*
• I stare back into the blank expressions of my three best friends, my heart pounding in my chest so loud I’m sure they can hear it. This might have been a bad idea. A really bad idea. Even though these are the three men I would trust with my life, I’ve asked them to stomach a lot in the last hour.
• Plus, I’ve told them I plan to kill my father. Their king. That’s treason of the highest order, even if I am the prince. If we were to fail, their lives would be on the line. It’s a big ask. What was I thinking? Part of me wants to tell them I’m kidding, that this whole thing has just been an elaborate joke. I open my mouth to speak, but I’m cut off.