Can't Let You Go

I can't let him find out about this. I wasn't sure how well the prince knew Anthony personally, but they definitely knew each other.

“Don't put words in my mouth. There's no one that I like,” I stubbornly denied.

The prince stared at me in silence for a few seconds before he smiled and then shook his head slowly from side to side.

“Did someone ever tell you that you're not a very good liar?” He asked, although it wasn't truly the question.

At that moment, I was absolutely certain that he could see through me and my lies, and I wondered how much he truly knew.

“Are you going to continue to deny it?” The prince asked.

“I'm just telling you the truth,” I replied softly without backing down.

“Well then, if there's no one that you like, I guess that works in my favor. Let's go on more dates until you start falling for me,” the prince suggested as if that was the best solution.

“I don't want to do this,” I said firmly as I decided to take a stand.

Instead of getting angry at me, th