Chapter 297. Simple Words

Doris barely left her room while William was in meetings all week with the Eldon rulers. He came to their room later, sometimes drunk from socializing or so exhausted that he barely kissed his baby goodnight before he passed out.

She tried to ignore the ache inside her that longed for him. She tried to remember that he was busy-of course he was busy. He was a king and he had better things to do than spend all of his time with them. Or at least some of his time with them.

Still, she knew her baby missed him as much as she did. Sometimes when she couldn't quiet him down, Doris wondered if it was because he wanted to be held by his father.

Or perhaps she was a failure at everything.

Her nights and days blurred together, she rarely got sleep and when she did-it was pure bliss.

It was a rare morning when she woke up and found William was still sound asleep next to her. She carefully slid out of bed and fed Alec as quietly as she could. The last thing she wan