Lmao, agree. The plot hole’s kinda stupid.
I actually thought Lydian knows—since he mentioned that he’s using Alec to get the contract and it must be him and no one else can do it. That’s why I was confused when he said Alec will have a hard time finding the contract since it will look normal to him.
The uncle also seems to know, lmao he gave Alec a pair of glasses to seemingly hide his purple eyes (both he and the king has purple eyes). Must be the signature eye color for royalties. Suddenly, Helen and Lydian are stupid for not figuring out how he could destroy the contract when he is not a vampire and that Lydian knows that the first prince is alive.
This could’ve have been a route of the plot had it not been ended abruptly
They all talked right before going to the palace about how only a royal could destroy the contract. Yet Alec burned it right in front of Lydian and the mark disappeared, yet he didn't put two and two together?? And then Alec thinks about how exhausting it would be to prove it and gives up without trying... When he literally already proved it right to his face.