Alfred Kingston sat frozen in his office chair, staring at the blank screen in disbelief.His access to the Kingswell website had been denied—locked out completely.No matter how many times he refreshed, the result was the same. Every trace of his authority had vanished.He had been expelled from the Kingswell organization, his authority stripped away as if the King himself had personally cast him aside.Cold dread spread through his chest. He grabbed his phone and dialed his superior, his voice trembling when the line clicked.“Sir… can you tell me what’s happened to my Kingswell account? Is this some kind of backend error?”“Alfred Kingston.” The voice on the other end was heavy, deliberate, crushing.“You should count yourself lucky. You’ve served His Majesty faithfully, and you’ve done well as governor. But what you’ve been doing with Kingswell’s authority lately is unacceptable.”Alfred swallowed hard. “What do you mean, Sir? I don’t understand.”“Kingswell was built to be the Ki