Chapter 5

Everyone bowed their heads, not even daring to breathe.

When Hardy finished reading, he looked at me kindly. "Ms. Hughes, please receive the decree."

But Edward shot up from his seat. "She can't receive it."

He snatched the decree right out of Hardy's hands and flipped it open again, disbelief written all over his face.

As he scanned the words, Edward muttered under his breath, "There must be some mistake."

He turned to me, hope flickering in his eyes, while I just stared back at him with a frosty expression.

"Camille, this has to be a mistake, right? You picked…