The Traitor's Crown

(Kaelen’s POV)

My breaths came out slow and shallow, after the fight with Lord Lucius.

I crawled out from the dust and stone pieces. My knees went weak, and I collapsed against the floor, groaning softly as the tiny bits of stone that pierced my flesh.

I tried to keep my eyes open while pain ravaged my body; it was almost as if my bones had been shattered from the hit.

Suddenly I was hoisted off