Cheeky King by Nana Malone

Author:Nana Malone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sankofa Girl

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Sebastian

The following morning, I studied my brother.

“You look hung over. Why do you look hung over? I told you to get some rest last night.”

Lucas rolled his eyes. “Sebastian, relax man, I’m not hung over. Did it ever occur to you that I might be nervous about this?”

No, it hadn’t occurred to me. “Sorry. I just want this to go right, and I don’t want any hiccups or issues.”

Lucas clapped my shoulder. “It’ll be fine. Look, at the end of the day, yeah, sure I’m a prince, but are you sure you want to do this?”

I frowned. “What do you mean by that?”

Lucas shoved his hands in his pockets and shifted from foot to foot. “Well, I mean, aren’t you a little worried? I’m a second son, or so it seems. You legitimize me and the people could be looking for a replacement.”

“I’m not in the least worried. As a matter of fact, nine months ago, that’s exactly what I wanted. Right now, I just want you to have your birthright, and access to do whatever it is you want to do in the world. Obviously, I’ll keep you in anonymity as much as I can, but it’s yours. It was meant to be yours from the beginning. It’s what Dad wanted.”

Lucas nodded and then suspiciously rubbed his nose. He wasn’t tearing up, was he? “Okay, as long as you’re sure. I’m just … I’m not used to things really going well, not with my mom and stuff. I’m always waiting for the other shoe to drop, I guess.”

Was it my turn to reassure him? “This is real. I want to walk in those doors and make it happen. We more than likely have the votes. There are only a couple of people who may be undecided. For the most part, let me do the talking, because the truth is the truth. I have a certified letter from my father. It’ll be fine. But your life is going to change. Do you think you’re ready?”

Lucas met my gaze then. “I don’t think anybody could be ready for a change like this.”

I gave him a harsh chuckle. “Well, ready or not, here it comes. You walk in there a commoner, and you walk out a prince.”

“Yeah well, let’s just see about that, shall we?”

While Lucas was more cautious than I was, I knew there was only one option I was willing to accept. If I hadn’t been the perfect son in his life, I could at least make him proud in his death. Lucas would walk out of that room a prince. I would bet my crown on it.

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