Chapter 89. An Unworthy Man

Rhys POV

The next morning came earlier than I wanted it to. The previous night had been terrible, and I had even gone to the extent of taking my recommended sleeping pills. They had worked, forcing me into an unnatural sleep, but they could not protect me from the nightmares.

They could not protect me from the guilt that ate at me with every breath I took.

How could I have singlehandedly destroyed my only chance at happiness?

Czar was quiet, strangely quiet, and I couldn't exactly blame him. Too ashamed to accept my mistake, I had sent Fitzwilliam instead to set Venus free from her cell and abandoned my cold dinner.

It still sat on my desk, untouched, and soon, Tilly would come in and find it.

Or not.

Mars had instructed