Chapter 265. Crown

"You're not horrible, William. You're rough and demanding-neither of those things make you a horrible person."

"I killed two of my brothers and poisoned the other. I believe that makes me more than horrible. I'm rotten to my core." William sat up and leaned against the headboard. Doris sat up as well. "I'm no better than he is. Even when I tried everything I could to be nothing like him."

Doris frowned. "Are you angry at him?"

"I'm furious at him. He's the reason everything is wrong in this kingdom and my life. He could have freed Martin from his responsibility and given me what I always wanted, but instead he forced us to become the worst versions of ourselves."

William curled his hands into fists. "I'm pissed that he died before any of the guilt could touch him. I'm pissed that he died before he could make up for any of it."

It hit Doris then. William was mad at all the things his father had done in his life, but he was mostly mad at his father for