Theo:
Tollingham was right to wait the extra day to release the news about the explosion being an accident. The media jumped on the report like a starving dog on a bone, dissecting every word and phrase. But there was nothing to see—he'd done his job well, delivering the statement that our loss had been due to an act of God, not terrorism. The facts were laid out and, try as hard as they could, no one could find anything to dispute the cold, hard truth. It was as successful as it could be, shutting down most speculation and gossip.
I still felt like s**t.
I hadn't seen Kat or Lily today, caught up in the rehearsals and the pomp and circumstances of assuming the throne. We didn't go to the church to rehearse, sealing off one of the main halls to recreate the path to collect the crown.
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