I Was Invited to My Own Funeral

'''The family's shame, illegitimate child, the only Beta. Slave of the Crown Prince, mongrel dog. All were words that described me. My family found me bothersome, and the one I loved thought of me as a mere chess piece. So, naturally, I thought everyone would be indifferent to my death as well…. At my funeral Brother Cayen cried, snot running down his face, Sister Jane glared at His Highness as if she could kill him, Brother Darian tried desperately to reclaim my body. But what was most unbelievable of all, was that His Highness, who had laughed off my love even after knowing it, embraced my corpse and kissed it. Why is everyone acting like this? ****** “Tiel.” It was a small v...