Chapter 34

I thought it would have been easier to breathe after leaving the thick tension in the meeting room, but I was still feeling pretty anxious. Ashton and I immediately went up to the third floor, where CaVaughn was being scolded by his mother. Her eyes were filled with angry tears as she lectured him. "I'm too old for this," he groaned. "You are never too old to listen to reason!" she clapped back. "Do you not care about your life?" He was silent. A look of hurt flashed across her face. "I love all of my children equally. There is nothing I would not do to save any of you from something like this. You are my first child, CaVaughn. You were the first to bring hope to my world filled with despair." She sighed, collapsing into a chair. "After the arranged marriage to your father, I was ordered to have a child right away. Despite being large and strong, this kingdom was constantly in danger from other countries. Your paranoid grandfather wanted to have a secure heir in case anything was to ha