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wasn’t that about the time the case began to build against your uncle?”
“Yes. Alexander was instrumental in bringing my uncle and the rest of those involved to justice.” Alexander could sense her tension.
“The accusations and swift conviction rocked the nation to its core. How did they affect you, personally?” Matthew’s head tilted in that way reporters’ heads often did.
Alexander moved his hand slightly until he could rub the back of her shoulder with his thumb. He hated the questions but knew they would dog her until she answered them.
“You cannot begin to imagine it. My uncle is my sole surviving family member. I was raised at least partially overseas, in nearby Montevaro with a short time in Mevendia, but my formative years were not here. I wish they had been. My uncle did everything in his power to manipulate a young girl who had lost her beloved parents and brother at a young age. He took the opportunity to install his own people throughout most of the palace. When I returned, he hid me away, practically a prisoner in my quarters. He claimed it was due to a threat on my life. My every move was watched. I was led to believe many things that were not true. I know better now, and I pray that does not make the people think less of me, but when you are told one thing from the time you are five years old, it is not easy to change your thinking.”
“What are you doing to ensure there is no further threat to your person or to the country as a whole?”
The queen rested a delicate hand on Alexander’s knee. “Alexander has worked closely with the members of security my uncle could not fire, namely my head of security. They worked tirelessly behind the scenes and continue to seek out any information leading to sleepers involved in the plots but not yet brought to justice.”
The line of questioning continued for several more minutes before Matthew turned to him. “Alexander, tell us a bit about yourself. Most citizens of Ravenzario have no idea who you are.”
Alexander chuckled. “There’s not much to tell, I’m afraid. I’m just a guy who fell in love with an amazing woman who happens to be a queen.”
“What was life like growing up in the States? You are from the Midwest, correct?”
“Yes. My twin brother and I were born and raised in Serenity Landing, Missouri, a town near Springfield. We spent most of our teen years in Los Angeles, then returned to Serenity Landing at twenty. We both attended Serenity Landing University and have our MBAs. I moved here to run the property on Bianisola, where the queen and I were married the other day. My brother stayed in Missouri to run a family business there.”
“In recent days, your family has been compared to the Kennedys. Do you find that comparison accurate?”
Alexander couldn’t begin to understand the comparison. No one in his family had ever been in politics. Even he wasn’t. “Not really. We don’t live in Camelot, for instance, and aren’t involved in politics. The men in my family are well known for their fidelity to their wives, going back generations, and even prior to marriage. We were raised, as were my father and grandfather, to believe that there was one special woman out there for each of us, and our fidelity began long before we ever met.”
Despite all the opportunities he’d had, Alexander had been a virgin on his wedding night. Something he was not ashamed of in the slightest.
“Why Ravenzario? Why didn’t you stay in Serenity Landing instead of your brother? Or with your brother?”
Alexander shrugged. “I’ve always loved this part of the world. I’ll even admit the presence of the queen was a draw. We’d only met a couple of times before I moved here permanently but I was already smitten.” She looked up, and he gave her a tender grin. “In fact, you could say I’ve been twitterpated for quite some time.”
Chapter 9
Twitterpated? What on earth was he talking
“Yes. Alexander was instrumental in bringing my uncle and the rest of those involved to justice.” Alexander could sense her tension.
“The accusations and swift conviction rocked the nation to its core. How did they affect you, personally?” Matthew’s head tilted in that way reporters’ heads often did.
Alexander moved his hand slightly until he could rub the back of her shoulder with his thumb. He hated the questions but knew they would dog her until she answered them.
“You cannot begin to imagine it. My uncle is my sole surviving family member. I was raised at least partially overseas, in nearby Montevaro with a short time in Mevendia, but my formative years were not here. I wish they had been. My uncle did everything in his power to manipulate a young girl who had lost her beloved parents and brother at a young age. He took the opportunity to install his own people throughout most of the palace. When I returned, he hid me away, practically a prisoner in my quarters. He claimed it was due to a threat on my life. My every move was watched. I was led to believe many things that were not true. I know better now, and I pray that does not make the people think less of me, but when you are told one thing from the time you are five years old, it is not easy to change your thinking.”
“What are you doing to ensure there is no further threat to your person or to the country as a whole?”
The queen rested a delicate hand on Alexander’s knee. “Alexander has worked closely with the members of security my uncle could not fire, namely my head of security. They worked tirelessly behind the scenes and continue to seek out any information leading to sleepers involved in the plots but not yet brought to justice.”
The line of questioning continued for several more minutes before Matthew turned to him. “Alexander, tell us a bit about yourself. Most citizens of Ravenzario have no idea who you are.”
Alexander chuckled. “There’s not much to tell, I’m afraid. I’m just a guy who fell in love with an amazing woman who happens to be a queen.”
“What was life like growing up in the States? You are from the Midwest, correct?”
“Yes. My twin brother and I were born and raised in Serenity Landing, Missouri, a town near Springfield. We spent most of our teen years in Los Angeles, then returned to Serenity Landing at twenty. We both attended Serenity Landing University and have our MBAs. I moved here to run the property on Bianisola, where the queen and I were married the other day. My brother stayed in Missouri to run a family business there.”
“In recent days, your family has been compared to the Kennedys. Do you find that comparison accurate?”
Alexander couldn’t begin to understand the comparison. No one in his family had ever been in politics. Even he wasn’t. “Not really. We don’t live in Camelot, for instance, and aren’t involved in politics. The men in my family are well known for their fidelity to their wives, going back generations, and even prior to marriage. We were raised, as were my father and grandfather, to believe that there was one special woman out there for each of us, and our fidelity began long before we ever met.”
Despite all the opportunities he’d had, Alexander had been a virgin on his wedding night. Something he was not ashamed of in the slightest.
“Why Ravenzario? Why didn’t you stay in Serenity Landing instead of your brother? Or with your brother?”
Alexander shrugged. “I’ve always loved this part of the world. I’ll even admit the presence of the queen was a draw. We’d only met a couple of times before I moved here permanently but I was already smitten.” She looked up, and he gave her a tender grin. “In fact, you could say I’ve been twitterpated for quite some time.”
Chapter 9
Twitterpated? What on earth was he talking
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