#Chapter 102 - Coup

I watch Orion’s face as it shifts from shock to anger. “How dare you, Juniper,” he snarls. “Oh, come on, this isn’t even most daring thing I’ve said today,” I mutter, lifting my soup to my lips and taking another long sip. “That is my lineage you’re talking about!” “Oh, what the fuck even is a lineage, anyway?” I snap, wiping at my mouth with the side of my hand. “I come from a lineage of wolves that take thrones when they see them recklessly mismanaged –“ “Mismanaged!?” Orion spits out, leaning forward to stare at me. “You don’t know the first thing about this world – or how it’s governed – or how its laws and politics –“ “I know that any king who orders the death of nineteen women just so the land can get itself a queen is, at its core, corrupt,” I snap back, not giving an inch. “And corruption needs to be cut out.” “You’re being arrogant, Juniper,” Orion snarls. “Sorry,” I say, leaning forward towards him, narrowing my eyes and lifting my chin. “I think you meant conf