A loud slap resonated in the castle's main hall.
"Father!" Eloise cried while her palm was on her cheek. Her eyes were wide open.
"Martin!" Queen Thalia took a step forward but the King raised his hand to stop her.
Everyone was in the hall except Alec and Lauren. Dominic woke up from his slumber hearing the commotion downstairs and he didn't expect what scene was waiting for him. His betrothed, Eloise, kneeling before the King and crying.
The maids who saw how Eloise was brought by the royal guards inside and witnessed the King's ire immediately scurried away, not giving themselves a chance to pry as it was a strict rule in the castle that they should not mind the matters between the royals.
"I did not raise you to be someone this wicked!" King Martin's voice thundered. "How could you have an affair with a lowly human officer! You are betrothed, Eloise! You are putting our family in shame!"
