Adrianna’s Pov

3 years later…

Despite the tragedies, Eric’s coronation was a success, followed shortly by our wedding. His parents’ funeral was held together on the same day, and they were laid to rest alongside each other at the castle graveyard. It took time and a considerable measure of strength for Eric to come to terms with what his mother had done and forgive her.

Thanks to my quick thinking and immediate action that night, Edmund was able to stay alive long enough for the ambulance to arrive. Having killed his mother in the course of protecting me, he was charged with voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to fifteen years in...