#Chapter 144: A Long Way Down

Edwin & Audrey Edwin’s POV “Congratulations, Alpha Edwin. This is joyous news.” “When is the wedding?” “You and Fiona make a lovely couple.” My food sat in front of me, untouched. My stomach felt too leaden to eat so much as a bite, and it was all I could do to offer polite smiles or single-word answers in response to all of the curious guests and well-wishers. This wasn’t what I wanted. Marrying Fiona… It felt like a prison sentence. But she had announced our engagement anyway, without consulting me, and I was too much of a bloody coward to stop her. Fear had gripped me in those moments she’d made the announcement, fear that if I didn’t comply… That if I didn’t comply, the love of my life would be in danger. My eyes scanned the room in search of Audrey. Where was she? I noticed her seat was empty, the napkin crumpled on the plate. She must have left at some point. But then I realized that Fiona, who had said she was going to get