Pursuit

“An answer?” I asked as I narrowed my eyes at him.

“That's right. You asked me a question, and that was my answer to you,” the prince replied as he stared directly into my eyes.

His gray gaze was steady as he looked back at me, and I could feel his sincerity and that bothered me even more than before.

“I don't know what you're talking about…” I muttered quickly before looking away.

“Are you sure that you don't understand or is it more like you don't want to understand…” the prince pointed out without willing to let it slide.

“Regardless, you shouldn't have kissed me right in front of everyone like that. Do you realize what you've done? Photos of us kissing will be everywhere for everyone to see!” I could no longer control my anger and ended up raising my voice at him.

I sucked in a deep breath before rolling my eyes backwards and clenching my fists tightly as I imagined the mess that this scandal would create.

“Be my girlfriend,” the prince said, and I could tell that he was b