Chapter 97 The Secret Heir

• I never thought I'd be caught off guard again. Not like this.
• The wind outside howled against the palace windows, a storm brewing in the distance, as if the kingdom itself was mirroring the chaos within. The day had started like any other, filled with meetings, decisions, and the constant weight of being a ruler, but it was far from normal now. My heart was still racing as I walked down the stone corridors of the palace, my mind spinning with the news I’d just uncovered. I had come looking for betrayal, for signs of weakness within the court, but what I’d found was something else entirely.
• A child.