Chapter 89. An Unworthy Man

RHYS

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 up 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 a maid to make my dinner last night after Tilly disappeared in angry disappointment. I had not touched the meal even after he tasted it because it wasn't my mother's cooking nor Venus' and my appetite had vanished i