Rhys's POV:
I smiled as Athena leaned against the wall.
"So, how is your head now?" she asked. "Goddess, your hangovers are the worst."
I shrugged.
"I am feeling better," I said, looking at her. She smiled with a nod. "Did you see my mother?"
"Yes. She said she wants to talk to you about something once your head is... alright." She walked closer to me with a sigh. "I think... it is about the coronation. Your brother... abdicated the throne, so you must... do it alone."
I sat up straighter.
"Rafe? Why would he do that?"
Athena shrugged like it was obvious. "He fell in love with a commoner. And when your mother asked him to choose, you or her, he chose her. You... were angry about it."
"I was."
She nodded.
I blinked. No. That wasn’t possible. Rafe wouldn’t just… abandon me.
"Why
