#Chapter 186: Back into Dangerous Waters

The Queen stopped speaking for a few long minutes, clearly composing herself. I waited patiently for her to be ready to speak again because I could only imagine how overwhelming reliving all of this had been for her. No matter what the king wanted me to believe, the evidence in the Alpha Archives completely corroborated Queen Yarrow’s story about abuse and poisoning. And if she was living in secret in the home of a disgraced alpha, then she was hardly living the sort of high life that would come from the money the sort of crimes I had uncovered would have built for her. She had no wealth, just her life. When Queen Yarrow leveled her gaze on me next and opened her mouth to speak, I was ready to listen again. This time, with zero skepticism. I was no longer looking for proof. I had my proof. “For as much as I worry about myself and telling you these truths,” she said, “I’ve already been living in fear of the king for years. Are you fully prepared to create this kind of adversary for