2019, March 1st
Caines, Terres Somnia (Aaron)
Three days before the scandal broke
I was in a world of misery. The proposal had been a disaster, ending with Zoey simply walking away without responding. I hadn’t seen her since. To make matters worse, neither of my siblings were talking to me. CC hadn’t been home since she found out how James had gotten shot and James, though he and Emily managed to patch things up and were once again engaged, was staying clear of the palace.
With the impending coronation around the corner, Henry and Duke Arden were done waiting on Zoey and I. And so it was that my engagement party was scheduled, without Zoey and I meeting or resolving anything, for the 3rd of March. The palace had spent the last two weeks preparing for it.
I was in two minds. Of course,
