**Cahan (POV) **
[Kaarmanet, Academy]
Cahaya’s unexpected wedding made me feel even lonelier than I had ever felt. When Rebh expressed his certainty about how much Vann truly loves her, I felt like a complete i***t. I loved Adri all the same but my actions and decisions destroyed it all. Now the love of my life hated me, and rightfully so, I’d done nothing but give her pain.
You may think it was only because I decided to have a mistress when I was already engaged or how I behaved when I found out she was the princess of Quefaialm. But it was much worse and I was more than ashamed to admit it. I had constantly neglected my duties as the crowned prince and said nothing when my father made decisions that could completely crush the people of our kingdom. Every time Adri came to me asking me
