Shadows of Ambition

(Lord Lucius’ POV)

I slammed my fist into the wall of my study, the force sending cracks through the stone.

The ache that pulsed in my knuckles was nothing compared to the fury simmering in my chest.

How dare he? How dare King Vane; my best friend, embarrass me and my family in the presence of those peasants?

That bastard son of his standing there and proclaiming that the demon child was his mate