"Zack!"

Shannon could hardly contain her anger then, glowering at Zack. "How dare you commit such treason, lying to the people and trying to steal the throne. You'll pay for this."

"Heh heh…" Zack's expression was completely smug. He stumbled forward a few steps, whispering by Shannon's ear. "None of that matters, Shannon Long. You're not the Empress anymore, and the entire royal city is under my control. Plus, no one's going to believe that you're the Empress anymore anyways. All they'll treat you as is nothing more than one of the Carters. It's fate if you ask me, ha ha…"

As he laughed, Zack's expression grew cold. "Throw them into the dungeon, and hold a public execution in three days."

"Yes!"

At the order, the guards quickened their steps, escorting Shannon and Ambrose into the dungeon.

A few minutes later, in the dungeon.

Shannon and Ambrose sat with their heads hung in defeat in the cell, not speaking to each other at all.

The tension was positively palpable.

"You…"

Jus