CHAPTER 57
Armani
I'd rather be anywhere else than at my cousin Andrew's coronation. The journey to Montovia's capital was long and tiring. Everyone keeps calling this the "event of the century," but I'm just counting the days until I can go home.
This is only the first night of a whole week of celebrations.
We started out in a huge ballroom packed with strangers. I barely knew anyone there. Soon enough, our smaller family group snuck away to another ballroom. The music was so loud it made my ears hurt.
My cousin Sophia grabbed my arm, shouting to be heard. "Hey Armani! When's the fun part starting? Leopold promised us wild times, but this looks like the same old boring family party. Just our relatives getting drunk as usual."
Before I could answer, William appeared next to us, looki
