57. LUCAS

“Keep your eyes open, I wouldn’t put it past them to try something stupid.” I paused, frowning at the gates. “Let the hounds out but keep a close eye on them. I want any intruders captured and locked up, not killed.” “Of course, sire.” I nodded at the guard and then spun around to hurry away. Most of the people left after I cleared up some of their confusion. It seemed like some of them were under the impression that I was going to hand over my title because of my divorce to Arabella. Some claimed that they were told that things were going to change a lot now that they were without a queen. Things were going to change, but only for the better. Angel hasn’t been crowned yet, but she already had a few great ideas. What she did for that woman was prove that she was going to make a great queen to our people. She was going to be a lot better than Arabella. All they had to do was to give her a chance. I was sure that they were going to love her. “The council called a meeting for tomo