It was a dream that had no likelihood of coming true.
Lance looked around the room, realizing that this was his reality now. He could never return to what it was before and become a professional race car driver. He could not build his business as Alex did.
He could never marry the only woman he would like to spend the rest of his life with, no matter how much he wished for it. His life was not his anymore, but it now belonged to the Kingdom.
"I have missed this." He raised another glass of expensive whiskey to his lips and gulped it in one go. "Why did we take so long to do this again?" Lance asked his friends even though he knew the answer. Their different lives took them in different directions.
It had been a while since he had been out with his friends. Since the accident, all he had done was hasten his recovery. After accepting the responsibility of the crown, he had been busy preparing for the coronation and becoming King.