Chapter 59: Unsavory Rumors

"Your Highness, what are you saying?" Jonah asked in shock. 

He glanced at their clasped hands and then hurriedly peered around just to make sure Atticus wasn't looming around the corner. He might be Atticus's best friend, but that didn't mean that Atticus wasn't going to end him when he caught Jonah touching his wife.

Never mind that it was Daphne who made the first move! The man wouldn't care for such details. He tried to pull his hands away, but Daphne held firm, shooting him a pleading look.

"You need to release Eugene from the dungeons!" Daphne said fervently. "He can't stay there, he'll fall sick. He got injured when he tried to save me. Please Jonah, please. You can't let him rot in there!" 

"Your Highness…" Jonah sighed weakly. "That's not possible. If the king has not given the order to release him, I can't go against his orders. That's treason and Atticus might have me hanged."