Chapter 10

The dagger-like words left William’s mouth, and the fire in Merdi’s eyes, which had been glaring at him, extinguished. “…What?” “It’s the truth! If we hadn’t found you after Aunt ran away and gave birth to you, you would have grown up in some orphanage! And now you’re trying to stab Father and me in the back…” William fired off the words without pause, but he couldn’t meet Merdi’s gaze as it locked onto his face. Discussing Merdi’s birth was taboo. From the moment the infant Merdi was placed on the royal family register, it was an unspoken rule.