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Sorry about the delay in releases. I have had a lot of things pop up recently. Trying to get back on track so hang in there. How are you liking the story so far? It is much different than my previous book that is for sure.
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I hurriedly step away from Hunt and look up into his eyes before looking behind me at the Prince. I can tell that he is clearly upset that he walked in on me kissing Hunt but that is not what makes me the most angry. What really gets me is that when I look back at Hunt I can see the calculating look in his eyes. It is the same one that has always meant that he has weighed all of the risks of something and carefully calculated the outcomes. It is the look that tells me that he knew the Prince was standing there when he decided to kiss me to see how I would react.The gall of this man to do something like this to me. To not believe me when I told him that the Prince does not mean anything to me. To not believe that I have no feelings for either of them. Then, to put me on the spot like that. It is not something that I even want to try to deal with at this point. Instead of responding to either of them, I spin and march out of the barn and back to the dishes.Mary takes one look at my fa
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It is very obvious that the Prince does not expect to let my silence continue for long. As the night goes on he has me constantly running back and forth to the kitchen for refills of both food and ale for his group. The same knights as last time have accompanied him and they seem to enjoy him making me run around so much."Alright wench, come over here and sit with me." The Prince commands after exhausting all of his excuses to make me run.I find my anger boiling beneath the surface but I still cannot convince myself to act on it. It is there but it is not important enough to me to show exactly how upset this day has made me. Instead, I walk over and plop down on his lap as he ushered me to do. I do it in a way that shows just how unaffected I am by him."After everything that I told you the last time that we were together is this really the way that you want to act." He whispers in my ear. "I told you secrets that nobody else in the Kingdom knows and yet you blatantly lied to me abo
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The Prince held true to his word and made sure that I followed him to his bedroom for the night again. I am not sure what I expected but after him spouting nonsense about Hunt not giving me a choice and just kissing me I thought that maybe he would give me an option. He is a Prince though so I do not think that it even crosses his mind that I might not want to sleep in here with him.The thought of sleeping in the stables all alone is not exactly appealing either. Every night Hunt has at least been there so I have not been alone but now that he is gone I am not sure how I am going to sleep. We might have slept on separate hay piles but we were both still there. I still knew that I was not alone at night. That made a huge difference. Now, I am going to have to get used to sleeping alone. It is something that I swore I would never do after my time in the orphanage and how that turned out."Are we going to have to start over with this again? You do not have to just stand there. You can c
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I never thought about who might have been behind the contract to steal the crown. I guess that is something I should have worried about before now. Whoever it is has to have a lot of money to pay for something like that. Enough to make it worth the chance of getting caught. I might not have been paid yet but it is not like I can just walk to the Guild Leader and ask them for my money. I would be caught if I ran in the wrong way. "Who would do that that is close to you? Not many would be capable of such a thing would they?" I ask hesitantly. "There are quite a few people. There are many that would do anything they can to upset the order of things. The one that I suspect would be doing it for another reason entirely." He says cryptically. "Who is that?" I ask him. "I am afraid that I do not trust you enough for that one. You refuse to even give me a chance." He tells me. If only he knew the truth. Then, he really would not trust me. He would have me thrown in prison by now. If he e
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"You do not have to answer today you know. I can wait until tomorrow." The Prine says once he realizes that I am not going to answer right away."Okay. I do not think you are going to like the answer though." I cannot help but warn him."You think that now but you should know that I can be very charming." He says confidently.I turn over so that I can look at him. He looks into my eyes like he is completely serious. Maybe he believes that he can change my mind. Maybe he really does believe all of the things that he has been telling me. I am not sure what he sees in himself but I do know that all I see is somebody that is overly confident in himself and exceptionally arrogant. Those are not exactly the most appealing qualities in a partner. Normally when somebody acts that way I make it my goal to knock them down a few pegs. With the Prince I feel as if I might be in over my head. "I guess I will believe in your ability to be charming when I see it." I tell him."You don't think tha
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With the deal hanging over me when I wake, I get up before he does and hurry to get dressed. Last time he got up and left before I even woke up so it feels a little strange to be getting dressed and ready in the room as he is asleep but I currently have no choice unless I want to walk out to the stables undressed just to grab different clothes.I rush out the door and down the stairs just as he begins to move around. The noise of the blanket rustling chases me from the room. I might have told him that I would give him a chance but that does not mean that I want to be with him the entire time. I will gladly take some time to myself to think before I have to deal with him some more.Cook is already in the kitchen preparing some oatmeal for all of us workers. When I enter the kitchen she shakes her head sadly at me before motioning to a bowl of oatmeal that is loaded up with fruits. That cannot be for me though. I eat the same thing as everyone else so it must be for the Prince."The Pri
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"I guess that I will start since you must have already guessed some of my childhood. Of course, I grew up spoiled, with tutors and a younger sister to keep me company. My mother died when I was young which left my father to have others raise us. To be fair, they mostly did whatever we asked so that we would behave for our father." He starts off.Of course, he really did grow up like a spoiled Prince. He was right that I had guess much of that. It is not like he could ever deny that he was a spoiled child. Everything about him screams pampered and spoiled. I am not sure if he could actually tell me anything that might surprise me."My mother died too. At least, I think she died. I do not actually know either of my parents." I tell him.As soon as I say this he reacts as I expected. There is a brief look of shock on his face followed by pity. I swear that I hate when that look is directed at me. I had come to terms with the facts years ago. I did not exactly have a choice in it. It was
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After what feels like hours, I shake my head and bring my focus back to the Prince. He is staring at me funny as my brain spins over everything that he told me. I have to hurry and pull myself together if I am going to pull this one off."I am not sure about most fathers but that is not normal for them right? I mean, I have heard fairy tales about parents that want what is best for their children and do everything to help them succeed." I say.There is no way that I can hide my shock from what he told me but maybe I have a chance to redirect it. I can play the poor orphan card if it will help me get out of this one. Maybe, he will believe me and we can move on."From what I understand most fathers support their children. Royalty and nobility have always been different but normally they are still somewhat supportive. I forgot how odd that must sound to you to hear that about my father. My family is by no means normal so do not judge anyone off of our example." He informs me. Maybe I d
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