Red Circus by Michelle Al Bitar

Author:Michelle Al Bitar [Al Bitar, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

The hall never seemed so quiet. After the king’s funeral and the sudden announcement of Jonathan as the next in line, Marcus felt off. He didn’t want his king to be younger than him, without the demanded experience and free to order him around. He was getting on King Christopher’s good side after the banquet. Why was it never easy for him? He always had to work hard for everything in his life. Becoming a good member of the Elite club did not seem too far-fetched. That day, it became one.

He was exhausted and only wanted to take a hot bath with his wife. A commotion in the room that he had just come to pass stopped him. Voices were raised, glasses were shattered, and more than two people were fighting inside. One of them was a woman’s voice. It wasn’t just any sound… it was Charlotte’s. Her words were indiscernible, but they bore with them a great distress he did not know of.

Marcus frowned and approached the door. It extended upwards with strange carvings on its wood. There was the King’s sigil of the lion and the two eagles with a language he did not understand.

Charlotte’s voice was rising, and she seemed to have lost control when Marcus swung the door open and glared, ready to punish whomever was hurting her.

“We’ve killed King Christopher, and we need to carry the consequences with us.”

To his shock, Charlotte was not there at all. In fact, the members of the Assembly gathered together and spoke loudly. No glass was broken. It was General Juan Portland who was speaking with a smug face and the rest of the members were carefully listening.

His mind was playing tricks on him. His eyes almost popped out of their sockets and his legs began to tremble. He should not have heard this and he should not have opened the door. The ruckus quieted down after the members snapped their heads towards the intruder and found Marcus Wells’ eyes jumping from one member to another.

He wanted to bolt, run for his life, and swear to never speak of this again. He knew if the word got out, his head would hang on a spike next to the gargoyles of the Royal Garden as an example to anyone who would betray the Assembly. But weren’t they the ones who betrayed the kingdom? There were few of them. If he told Jonathan, it would give him leverage on the king’s side. Unfortunately, his word was against theirs. If he were to accuse them of such a scandal, he would be the one rotting in jail. They would never have dared make such a move, if it weren’t for some sort of a strong and solid support.

The king did not die. The king was murdered. He was murdered by his own people.

Marcus stepped slowly back and quickly turned to start loping for his life when two men closed the large door shut before he had the chance to escape. It

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