The Usurper's Crown

Her eyes widen before tears start to roll down her cheeks. "Malachi" she starts to say, but I quickly cut her off with a slap across her face. "Do not ever let my name pass your lips again. You will address me as Lord or King. Only my wife may say my name." The door opens and two of my guards step inside. "Take Noelle to the cell for threatening to harm my wife. She is to receive ten lashes." "My