Curse of the Fae Prince: The Spring Court: Crowns of Magic by Ashley McLeo & Crowns of Magic

Author:Ashley McLeo & Crowns of Magic [McLeo, Ashley & Magic, Crowns of]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Meraki Press
Published: 2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Duke Galen was an excellent dancer—almost as good as Prince Aidoneus. Unfortunately for me, he knew woefully little about what went on in the palace. Or even about his cousin. Apparently, aside from balls such as this one, the prince and the duke rarely spoke.

“He’s busy running a kingdom.” Galen wrinkled his nose as if he smelled something foul. “No one can blame him for that.”

“Of course not. You’re mostly here for the ball, then?”

“Oh, no. My estate is in the forest, so when it became clear that those nightmares live in the woods, my cousin sent his best knights to extract my household.”

“I’m guessing you don’t like being at court?” He didn’t sound at all grateful.

“On the contrary, I love it. I revel in the decadence of it all. I even stole the court chef for my own.” He looked smug at the thought of taking the chef. “It’s simply difficult to go from being the head of your house to someone who garners little notice.”

“That makes sense,” I replied, even though I wasn’t sure I completely agreed with his assessment. Nor did the fact that he’d stolen a castle chef sit right with me.

Fae had been watching us dance, their gazes landing on Galen nearly as often as me. I suspected the duke received plenty of ‘notice,’ though I could understand feeling smaller than he wanted to. Prince Aidoneus cast a large shadow.

Content with my half-hearted sympathy, Galen changed the subject and continued to jabber on about his estate. I’d just learned about the recent feast his chef had whipped up when a hand landed on my shoulder.

“Might I cut in?”

Shivers dashed down my spine. I knew who I’d find standing behind me even before I turned; Galen’s next words only confirmed my suspicions.

“Of course, cousin.” The duke released me and took a step back, his nose wrinkling ever so slightly again.

These two definitely had issues. Then again, what family didn’t? If such a family existed, I’d never met them.

“It was a delight speaking with you, Lady Kora,” Galen bowed slightly. “I wish I’d learned more about your magic. Perhaps later?”

A laugh nearly burst from my lips. In all our time together, the duke had talked only of himself. As I’d wanted information, that had been fine, but I never would have guessed he was really interested in anything about me.

“That would be great. Thank you for the dance, Duke Galen.”

The duke whisked away, and I exhaled a breath, thankful to be free of him.

“Galen has always been like a brother to me, but he’s a lot, isn’t he?” Amusement laced the prince’s tone.

I faced Aidoneus. “You don’t say. Thanks for saving me. We don’t have to dance, though.”

The last time we’d spoken, it had been . . . tense. And what I’d learned since then had planted a million more questions and hesitations about the prince in my mind.

“I wish to dance.” He held out his hand.

I took it, ignoring the spark that ignited when our skin touched.

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