Chapter 14
Benedict
The press conference in which Daniel announces my break up with Frankie was brief. It went well, I’m told. I wanted to do it, but Daniel said this was better. My next appearance in public should be focused on new initiatives from the Ministry of Finance. Focus on playing the part of a responsible leader for this country. I didn’t realize how much I was faking until Frankie entered my life and turned it upside down. Like a movie in black and white flipped to technicolor—I didn’t know what I was missing until I had more.
And now it’s gone. Frankie is gone. And there’s a hollow in my chest where my heart used to be.
Two weeks later, I’m in attendance to the queen, along with all her indispensable advisors, and a host of dispensable ones. The throne room is packed with
