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Chapter 51 - 51/Under the Same Roof

Chapter 51

Cedric's Point of View

I poured another glass of whiskey with a trembling hand, the sound of glass clinking echoing in my head like screams of regret. I swallowed the burning liquid in one gulp, feeling its fire sting my throat, but it didn't extinguish the blaze raging in my chest. Today, Stephanie is marrying my brother... My God, this is a nightmare I cannot wake up from.

For the past two days, I have been roaming the palace hallways like a madman, trying to convince my grandfather to cancel this farce. But he met my pleas with a lethal coldness, repeating that the matter was closed and that Stephanie now belonged to Alexander. Worse than that, he ordered them to move here, into the palace... under the same roof as me. They will breathe the same air; they will sleep in the same room.

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