SERPENTINE's POV
"Was it you?" She asked in a voice that trembled violently, "did you have a hand in her dea… her poisoning?!"
For the longest time, Serpentine made excuses she believed were logically sound. That there was no way on earth the King would have poisoned Elara not only because he had no reason to, but also because there was never any real evidence to suggest that he could have.
But now, she was not so sure about that anymore.
Giovanny scoffed loudly, slamming his hands against the table top before him. "Do you even know what you accuse me of?!"
"Even a lion will not harm its own cubs." She gritted, "Much less a panther. Yet between your father and yourself, I suppose there's not much difference in terms of cruelty. Yet you still haven't answered my question—did you have a hand in the poisoning of my Elara?"
"You spew treasonous words—"
