My head spins.
“Holy s**t,” I hear Ethan mutter just before he sits next to me. “How did this happen, Aaron?”
Aaron takes a deep breath and looks between me and Ethan, stabilizing himself and letting his hand drop to his lap.
“You know my Uncle lost his mate in an attack years ago,” Aaron states, and Ethan nods while I shake my head. “There were a few factions who believe having a King only from the noble family is an outdated and archaic tradition that needs to be changed. Well, years ago, they thought that if they got rid of the King’s mate, he would bend to their will and give up his crown.”
“And they killed her,” Ethan says softly.
Aaron nods, “I was too young to understand at the time, but my aunt died because of their selfish desires to become King. That day, my mother and
