Kira and Jared [Historical Romance]

✍️Jared

"The box has finally been opened by Dexter's foolish son".

They all looked back to find King Grayson beside the bed, he had been hiding there the whole time! Jared walked up to Grayson with a heavy heart.
"I want to hear the truth from you, fa..."

He stopped before he could finish that word, it felt like he had been living a lie his entire life.

King Grayson watched him as he struggled with the internal turmoil, but with felt no remorse whatsoever, he said;  "My desire right now is to drive a sword through your chest, Jared, so you can go join your father in the land of the dead"

His words struck Jared like lightning.
"You, you have been a father to me my entire life, how can you say such a thing?"
He had never shed a tear before in his life, but at that moment, his eyes were wet.

"A father? Preposterous! I was never a father to you, Jared, I was just your master. You slaved for me, you obeyed every single instruction I gave you without objections, and you followed me blindly even when you knew that I was wrong. You killed people because I ordered you to, you went on wars because I, Grayson Vanderhall said so! Do you understand now?! You were nothing but a little puppy in my hands. A mindless, brainless beast that I trained you to become! Yes, me!! I sent you on those impossible tasks hoping you'd die there, I sent you on the war of the five great kingdoms to have you assassinated, but what did you do? You survived, you son of a weak King!"

Just then, the door was pushed open and King Grayson's guards rushed in with swords in their hands- one pointed at Kira and the other at Victor.

Grayson laughed, causing Jared to look at him confusedly. "You didn't think you entered my chamber of your own might, did you? No, my men let you, I knew that you and this girl Kira were up to something, especially since her little talk with that fool, Beatrice... So I made a plan to leave the castle with my wife and told my guards to let you walk into my trap. That box you just opened for me-"   He pointed at the box lying on the table near Victor and Kira. "-contains my trump card against the rest of the world. Your new friend, Regent Lischan will dance to my tunes just to keep our dealings a secret. Thank you, my boy". He patted Jared on one side of his face, then walked over to the table to take the box. Jared swiftly moved and grabbed the box before he did, but the result of that was a scream of pain from Kira.

"She just got cut in the arm by one of my men. If you do not hand me the box, the next cut will be more severe".   Grayson threatened. Jared had no choice but to give him what he wanted.
"Good boy. Now, men, seize them and throw them into the dungeon".

"No, let them both go!".
Ordered Jared.

"No, Jared, you three are going to be tried and executed for treason, trying to break into my private chamber and attempting to kill me... Just look at the cut on my arm..."
Grayson then cut himself on his arm, the wound began to bleed almost immediately. This singular act shocked Jared, Kira, and Victor. There and then, they realized that their adversary was not only a trickster and a thief, but he was also a madman and that made him more dangerous. Grayson's men did as he ordered, and dragged the three of them down to the dungeon, not minding that Kira was the wife of the prince. They locked them in different cells close to one another.

Grayson entered the dungeon and walked straight to Jared's cell.
When Jared saw him, he quickly got up and rushed to the bars that separated them.  "Grayson, please let Kira and Victor go, this has nothing to do with them".