Édouard opened his eyes and found it was morning. This was the first time he slept for more than four hours. Was it because Charlotte was beside him? He tilted his head and found Charlotte was lying close to him.
She had moved in her sleep to his side. The pillows were no longer present in the mid-section of the bed and it made him smile. The more surprising fact was that her leg was lying above his leg.
A few hairstrands were above her left cheek and eye. He brushed the hairs away and a tiny smile crept on his lips. His gaze remained fixed on her face. He studied it well. Sometimes he would look at her lips too, and his desire to kiss her would rise.
For him, it was still a dream. Lying next to Charlotte, he had never thought it would ever come true. Now, he had to make a space in her heart which Mathieu took.
**Flashback started**
Mathieu looked at Édouard, whose eyes were on Charlotte. Her family and other nobles were invited to a party in the palace.
