Chapter Seventy-Five
Visiting the Palace.
Mint Hearst’s Point of View
We were tasked to head to the palace.
Frankly, I am well aware that Leighton is the only one that needed to come. The King wanted him to be there for the ritual, but his need to touch my stomach had compelled him to bring me along for the ride. Of course, there are guards with us. Only three of the five royal assassins came to guard me.
I am sure that Shawn needed some guidance for now.
“Leighton,” I called his name. Nothing but exasperated. “Must you treat them like animals?”
He all but frowned. “A couple of hours from now, they will be nothing but animals. I do not see the need to be nice now.”
Obviously, he still has some harbored feelings about them. It was only Carell who didn’t suffer much damage than h
