#Chapter 173: A Thank You in the Bedroom

I touched Theo’s hand. “Let’s go for a walk,” I suggested. Theo had been with me long enough that he caught my meaning and just nodded. The two of us walked, and I directed us out into the center of a grassy field. At this time of year, no one was utilizing the lawn space, and there were no buildings, bushes, or anything around us where anyone could slyly overhear what we were talking about. Still, when I spoke, I used a low voice. “I’ve been looking over everything, not just about Anthony, but from the corruption I uncovered at the very beginning. I’ve been trying to add the pieces together, and there is one frightening truth that I can find hints at but can’t find proof of.” “And that is?” Theo asked, his voice wary. “It would make sense, seeing how all the pieces lay and how the power is being thrown around, if the person pulling all the strings was actually…the king.” A hiss of fear slid between Theo’s teeth. “You realize what saying that constitutes?” I nodded slowly. “It’s