Chapter 224

Dion

I'm over the hump, but Audrey still needs time. She's been hit hard and is suffering in silence. She's studying for her final exams, but she's on sick leave until the exams.

Abby and Lydia have already spoken to her and Abby has been tense ever since. She spoke to Audrey for hours and Abby changed after that. Philipp didn't let her out of his sight for the first few days and the doctor was able to tell us that the baby was fine and that we had nothing to fear. This lifted a little of the burden that was still on our shoulders.

While my boys are either at college or school, Lydia is back in Boston with her father and the ladies are also at school. I'm still lying in bed staring at the ceiling. Because Dad has the crown back, for the time being, I feel empty. I enjoyed ruling, at least for a while, but in the last few years, it has become unbearable to sit on that throne and make decisions.

A gentle knock makes me raise my head, "Come in."