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Chapter seventeen

Author: Zara
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-30 01:17:37

Ethan:

And yet again, I was destroying my room because I couldn't stand the fact that my brother had walked in here to insult me.

Who did he think he was to speak to me in such a manner?

I'd spent the past few years, ruling in his stead and making sure things went well. Did he think it was that easy to rule people like these? They were fucking ingrates who couldn't see that it was hard to rule when all the odds were against you.

And to spite me in the face, he was getting married to Lianna? Was this some sort of jinx or something? Because it made no sense no matter how I tried to think about it.

"Where's my wife?" I asked as soon as I walked out of my chambers. Since yesterday, I hadn't seen or spoken to her. She was still mad at me for what happened that night, but I couldn't care less. I needed her.

The door swung open and she stepped out of her designated chamber, looking better than I'd ever seen.

She had a full face of makeup and was dressed like she was atte
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