"If you speak without being spoken to or asked for permission from me before you speak, I would have your tongue, and I mean it."
Enzo's declaration left the entire table in shock. Nobody dared to speak or counter home
Even Sera, who had always been bold enough to challenge him, was completely silent.
Her eyes slowly moved toward Arabella, and the anger in them was impossible to hide.
But she couldn't say anything. The king had made his warning clear.
For once, Sera knew that pushing him any further would only make things worse.
She lowered her gaze, too ashamed and stunned to make another sound.
The entire table remained silent, each person processing what had just happened while Enzo leaned back in his chair as though he had said nothing unusual at all.
Even the lords who had witnessed countless arguments within the palace were still trying to process the king's words.
