Was It Just Greed?

"Well, I was not there. I left the palace in the middle of the night with Diana when everyone was sleeping. 

Many knights and maids had seen me leaving. More than that, if I want to kill you or them, I do that in front of everyone. They know that i did not need to hide it

The council is well aware about my way of dealing things and.. I am the head of the council indirectly with the maximum number of seats under me, so who would dare to speak against me?" he asked with a raised brow but his eyes narrowed when he felt her uneasiness.

  She should have been happy that she didn't need to go against her family and the matter sorted out. More than that, he was giving her her long awaited freedom then why did it feel like she did not want to anymore and she was trying to complex the situation.

"But what if.." she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She felt drained, she did not know what was happening around her anymore.