Seraphina met his eyes, her eyes full of tears. "You're wrong," she said, her voice shaking but firm. "Adrian didn't do those things!"
"He did!" Elyon roared, his calm facade cracking. "His father did! His family did! They hunted us like animals! They burned our home! They slaughtered everyone we loved!"
"I lost my right to be the king!" he roared, his voice echoing off the stone walls. "To live like a king! To be worshipped like a king! I was born as a prince—the firstborn son of the Ashford bloodline! But because of that rebellion..."
His fists clenched at his sides, trembling with rage. "I lost everything! So no, my dear little sister, it's your mate and his family who started everything. They took what was mine! And I will make them suffer for the things I lost!"
