POV: Edmund

I did not go with Amelia to protect her son like he asked me, I followed behind him, eavesdropping and listening to everything he did to Ameera in that fucking room.

He’s an idiot!

A fucking idiot!

Sometimes I wonder if he’s truly our king like the prophecy foretold. He doesn’t deserve to be king, he doesn’t even deserve to be with any woman, let alone an innocent damsel like Ameera. He has always been a bully, preferring to be aggressive and mean. He thinks being kind would make him look weak and vulnerable. I’ll admit that his mean attitude and toughness are the reasons why we are...