Page 24 of Royal Mate

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Name after name was called. Everyone watched as they were taken away by Coalition soldiers. But my gaze was affixed to only one person.

Martainn. The one whose name would, no doubt, be called by his betrothed.

He would be revealed as the traitor he was.

He would face justice, but that wasn’t my concern at the moment. He was the evil who stood at my Resonant’s side.

His smug grin had twisted into something else—fear. He stood stiffly beside Paige, his eyes darting to the crowd, the exits, and finally to her. While I suspected he was guilty, if I’d had any doubts, his face gave him away. He had only been a small child at the time of Queen Madallaine’s death. He’d certainly been too young to be part of the coup and murders. He was a child no longer. He had either committed crimes since, or he’d known the truth about his mother. The Silver scions. The illegal activities I’d discussed with Commander Zeus. How could he not? The precious prince had abetted the continuation of a crime against the entire planet.

His hand shifted toward the ceremonial blade attached to his belt as if no one would notice among all the noise and upheaval.

Except me. Paige might be saving the planet, but someone needed to save her.

It wasn’t a fleet of Coalition soldiers who would do that.

No, it was going to be me.