#Chapter 114: Do Not Disturb

Caleb sees nothing but vengeful shadows everywhere he looks. Even from the safety of his chambers, he suspects everyone in the palace is plotting against him. Before the attempted coup, Caleb thought that his paranoia was mostly unwarranted, triggered only from the strain of not yet finding his mate. Yet now, he sees that he was right to suspect. In fact, he might not have suspected enough. If one of his own advisors could turn on him like a flipping switch, then anyone could. His reign could be threatened once more, at any moment. So he has all of the traitors slain in a grand execution. He attends, forcing himself to look into the eyes of all who have betrayed him. The experience leaves him cold, so he retreats back into his chambers to try to bring warmth back into his body once more. All he feels is numbness. A knock sounds at the door. “I said I do not wish to be disturbed,” Caleb growls. He cannot allow those vicious shadows to follow him into his most private cham