Prince Rivers
There he was laying lifeless on his sick bed after bleeding so much. I inhaled sharply because I couldn't believe my eyes. “Father, please get up.” Grief clawed at my chest, coupled with the frustration of our strained relationship. I had hoped for a chance to reconcile, to earn his approval, but now it was too late.
He didn't move. He must have suffered so much. The worst part of it all was the fact that he did not need my help to the end.
“You never wanted me to help. If you had only given me a day to bring back Ana…”
“Father is dead now.” Soja’s voice came from the doorway. “You can take over like you have always wanted.” Her annoying words cut through the solemn atmosphere, but I couldn't afford to let her disrupt this moment of mourning.
I swallowed subtly so she
