Helena finally understood why she was being tortured. It wasn’t because she went against the Duke’s orders and used poison. It was because the Duke, for some reason, thought that the poison she ordered got into a person he cared about. The Duke had feelings for the woman who was with the King!
Greg scoffed, which brought Tanner out of her thoughts. His eyes bore into hers as he said, “And you thought she was an accessory. Goddess, Tanner. You’re a bigger idiot than I thought you were.”
“I didn’t kill her. I didn’t. I never sent anyone after her.” She repeated in dismay.
“Who did you send Brown to kill? Be specific this time.”
“T-The instructions I gave w-was to g-get t-to one of th-their children. A toddler.”