"When I made my findings and discovered that you barely touched my daughter and only used her as a spectacle for your own pleasure, I was displeased. I wanted my daughter to be chosen and crowned Luna so that my kingdom would flourish through her," Lord Vealor said, forcing the words out through clenched teeth.
Enzo leaned back lazily on his throne, his fingers tapping against the armrest as though he were contemplating something insignificant. Yet the coldness in his golden eyes sent a shiver through the entire hall.
"Very well," Enzo finally said. "Since you chose to speak the truth, I will forgive you and not expose everything you have done. However, you must do two things for me."
Aurora immediately stiffened beside her father, her heartbeat quickening in fear.
"First," Enzo continued, his voice calm and deadly,
"your daughter will be whipped before the entire kingdom for sleeping with another man while still under my care."
