Weight of the Crown

(Kaelen’s POV)

“Wake up.”

My eyes peeled open at the cold slap on my arm. I frowned when I saw my father's face hovering above mine.

He narrowed his eyes at me. “You’re sleeping too much for a king preparing for a war.”

I sat up immediately, pushing myself up. My knees cracked slightly, and my father raised a brow “I spent the whole day trying to find this place last night. I'm exhausted.”

He shoo