Chapter 54

“Partly because I was a child, my father was always busy in the Parliament. Always, even on the holidays. He still is, though. He was getting even more occupied as we were growing older. Edward had already gotten in Eton, but every time he was home, he was so...he was always so distant.

I thought he couldn’t wait to go back there. Later I found out he hated Eton too, and he just wanted to be somewhere else. Anywhere, just not at home. “He paused briefly and then continued, “And Liam was always busy in Harrow. I felt...I felt like I was the only one who wanted us to be together. I realize how childish that sounds.”

“It’s not childish.”

“It is. People want things that aren’t possible. I always have. I guess I just couldn’t deal with the fact we would never be an ordinary family because of all that came with the title. We’d never stop