Page 44 of Wedlock (Vampire Bachelor Games #3)

The castle is bereft of all life, and by that, I mean everyone is dead.

The bodies of staff and guards lie scattered all over the entry tiles and up the wide stairway.

If Spider was here, he certainly isn’t now.

Frowning, I sheath my sword and slowly turn back to the main entry doors.

As I step through, a black cloud encircles me, and I reach for my weapon once more, but replace it instantly as I recognise the Queen’s personal guards.

“Now what?” I growl.

A voice barks out of the darkness.

“Lord Falcon Dragonspur, you are arrested in the name of the Queen, on the charge of the murder of Countess Sophie Dartlore.”