Banished.
I couldn't believe my own cousin had said that word to me. Before I could do anything, I heard him order, “Guards, arrest him!"
The doors of the throne room opened, and the guards and crowd flooded back in. They didn't go far. Everyone was waiting for the king's decision.
People looked at me, some were shocked, some were puzzled, some looked at me with pity, and some were gloating over the situation.
However, I noticed that none of my pack members were there. They must have been intentionally kept away from the throne room.
I stood staring at James for a few seconds. His gaze was already alert, and before I knew it, royal guards had circled him in the center, protecting him– from me.
My cousin no longer trusted me, and it was the same from me towards him.
I shifted witho
