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want you to destroy her.”
“You two really are getting along now, aren’t you?”
“Something like that,
but I mean it. Don’t fuck with her like this. It’ll end badly for
both of you.”
“I’m trying to
avoid a disaster, but as you pointed out, I’m running out of time.
My coronation is set for a month from now, and you know I promised my
dad that I wouldn’t be crowned without recovering the jewels.”
“Would he want you to
break the heart of the woman you love in order to keep that promise?”
“Probably not, but
he’s not here to confirm or deny that, is he?”
I don’t try to hide
the bitterness from my voice. My dad wasn’t supposed to die yet,
and no matter what anyone tries to tell me, I know there was nothing
“natural” about it. He was murdered, and once I get the jewels
and the keys to the kingdom, I’m going to find out who did it and
make them pay. Darcy could help me with it, but I’ll be lucky if
we’re still speaking by the time I’m crowned.
“I miss him too, you
know.”
I do know that. Noah’s father was a good friend of my dad’s, and when
he died, we took Noah in. My dad stood in for him everywhere he
could, while taking time alone with him to reminisce and keep their
memories alive. I know his death was like a double blow to Noah after
he’d already lost his own father.
“I shouldn’t have
snapped at you. You’re like a brother to me, but Darcy…well,
she’s something I never expected in my life. I’m having a hard
time dealing with loving her while knowing I’m possibly going to
have to destroy her.”
“So don’t. Make it
business only again, or give up on the jewels.”
“I wish I could do
either of those things, but I’m not man enough.”
“At least you’re
admitting it.”
“Some best friend you
are. You’re supposed to say that I’m more than good enough for
Darcy.”
“Sorry, but you’ll
never hear that from me.”
“What would I do
without your blunt honesty?”
“Listen to me telling
you the same things.” I turn at the sound of my cousin’s voice,
and can’t help but smile. Jenysis is a force to be reckoned with,
and both Noah and I have the scars to prove it.
“Jen, what are you
doing here?”
“Dear old dad said it
was time for a visit, which coincided nicely with my plan to come
here and kick your arse.”
“Excuse me?”
“Noah told me all
about your plan, and how you’re now going off the rails. I mean,
couldn’t you just shag her once and be done? She’s a commoner .
We don’t get involved in more than a tumble with them. You know
this.”
“Hey. I’m a
commoner, too,” Noah reminds her.
She waves her hand at
him. “Ten years in the palace makes you anything but a commoner.”
“Why does it matter,
Jen?” I ask, knowing the answer, but not willing to let Darcy be
talked about like she’s less of anything.
“We’re a monarchy,
Bray. That’s why it matters.”
“Will married Kate.”
“You’re not Will,
and our people are not British.”
“Neither are you, but
you choose to live there.”
“You know it wasn’t
a choice. Mum and dad said we had to move there after the jewels were
stolen. Just another thing to hate your Darcy for.”
“You love London.”
“I do ,
but I don’t like having choices taken from me just because some
stupid girl needed to rob us. Or my parents breaking up because of
it.”
“Don’t hold back.
Say what you really feel,” Darcy says from behind me.
“Oh I will. You can
count on that.” Shit. Noah should’ve never told her what’s
going on. She better keep quiet, at least around her dad and my mum.
“I can also count on
you omitting some facts, can’t I? Like the fact that you were being
stalked around the time of the theft. Isn’t that a more plausible
reason for your family to move?
“You bitch.”
“Takes one to know
one.”
“I bet you wouldn’t
be so smug if I had a saber in my hand.”
“Oh, I think I would.
You wanna have a
“You two really are getting along now, aren’t you?”
“Something like that,
but I mean it. Don’t fuck with her like this. It’ll end badly for
both of you.”
“I’m trying to
avoid a disaster, but as you pointed out, I’m running out of time.
My coronation is set for a month from now, and you know I promised my
dad that I wouldn’t be crowned without recovering the jewels.”
“Would he want you to
break the heart of the woman you love in order to keep that promise?”
“Probably not, but
he’s not here to confirm or deny that, is he?”
I don’t try to hide
the bitterness from my voice. My dad wasn’t supposed to die yet,
and no matter what anyone tries to tell me, I know there was nothing
“natural” about it. He was murdered, and once I get the jewels
and the keys to the kingdom, I’m going to find out who did it and
make them pay. Darcy could help me with it, but I’ll be lucky if
we’re still speaking by the time I’m crowned.
“I miss him too, you
know.”
I do know that. Noah’s father was a good friend of my dad’s, and when
he died, we took Noah in. My dad stood in for him everywhere he
could, while taking time alone with him to reminisce and keep their
memories alive. I know his death was like a double blow to Noah after
he’d already lost his own father.
“I shouldn’t have
snapped at you. You’re like a brother to me, but Darcy…well,
she’s something I never expected in my life. I’m having a hard
time dealing with loving her while knowing I’m possibly going to
have to destroy her.”
“So don’t. Make it
business only again, or give up on the jewels.”
“I wish I could do
either of those things, but I’m not man enough.”
“At least you’re
admitting it.”
“Some best friend you
are. You’re supposed to say that I’m more than good enough for
Darcy.”
“Sorry, but you’ll
never hear that from me.”
“What would I do
without your blunt honesty?”
“Listen to me telling
you the same things.” I turn at the sound of my cousin’s voice,
and can’t help but smile. Jenysis is a force to be reckoned with,
and both Noah and I have the scars to prove it.
“Jen, what are you
doing here?”
“Dear old dad said it
was time for a visit, which coincided nicely with my plan to come
here and kick your arse.”
“Excuse me?”
“Noah told me all
about your plan, and how you’re now going off the rails. I mean,
couldn’t you just shag her once and be done? She’s a commoner .
We don’t get involved in more than a tumble with them. You know
this.”
“Hey. I’m a
commoner, too,” Noah reminds her.
She waves her hand at
him. “Ten years in the palace makes you anything but a commoner.”
“Why does it matter,
Jen?” I ask, knowing the answer, but not willing to let Darcy be
talked about like she’s less of anything.
“We’re a monarchy,
Bray. That’s why it matters.”
“Will married Kate.”
“You’re not Will,
and our people are not British.”
“Neither are you, but
you choose to live there.”
“You know it wasn’t
a choice. Mum and dad said we had to move there after the jewels were
stolen. Just another thing to hate your Darcy for.”
“You love London.”
“I do ,
but I don’t like having choices taken from me just because some
stupid girl needed to rob us. Or my parents breaking up because of
it.”
“Don’t hold back.
Say what you really feel,” Darcy says from behind me.
“Oh I will. You can
count on that.” Shit. Noah should’ve never told her what’s
going on. She better keep quiet, at least around her dad and my mum.
“I can also count on
you omitting some facts, can’t I? Like the fact that you were being
stalked around the time of the theft. Isn’t that a more plausible
reason for your family to move?
“You bitch.”
“Takes one to know
one.”
“I bet you wouldn’t
be so smug if I had a saber in my hand.”
“Oh, I think I would.
You wanna have a
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