Forsaken Royals: A Reverse Harem Romance by Vera Rivers

Author:Vera Rivers [Rivers, Vera]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-12-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 37

Arden

Two Weeks Later

I liked the sense of normalcy my job at Muddy Mugs gave me these days. I didn’t need the money anymore, between the savings I had and the Royals, but I wanted to keep the cash coming in. Independence still mattered to me, even if I had several men who wanted to pamper me every other second.

But just because I was working voluntarily didn’t mean the days didn’t test my patience. This morning had been hellish, with a bunch of fae asking for ridiculous, complicated orders and bitching about them not being exactly right. As if their latte not having a caramel drizzle was the end of the world. And I had to chase away a bunch of teenagers who were taking up half the tables, making a bunch of noise, and not buying anything. Assholes.

At least it was nearly over. My guys were waiting for me back at the palace. I chanted that over and over again in my head through the last hour of my shift.

“Latte for Kat!” I called out, sliding the latte across the bar.

“Thanks!” Kat, a short fae who always came in after her classes let out, said with a smile. She never drove me nuts, so I was glad to finish the day with her.

The moment Kat picked up her latte, I untied my apron strings and went to the back to hang it up. I said a quick goodbye to my best friend and coworker, Lucy, then my boss, Chad, who was in the back office with his girlfriend-of-the-moment.

After I stepped onto the street and rounded the corner, the enforcer who always guarded me throughout the day uncloaked himself and the black SUV he had parked in an alley. I hopped in the back and sighed, stretching my legs out in front of me as we pulled away.

I preferred for one of the guys to pick me up, but as much as all of us wanted that to be possible, they had to run the kingdom and deal with all the issues that had been thrown their way recently. The kidnappings had stopped, and most of the children were still in the temporary housing on the palace grounds. Though we had no idea if the Forsaken Lunars were done recruiting them, so we had to be vigilant.

I looked out the window as the clean yet slightly run-down area where I grew up and worked faded into sleek, tall buildings and fancy boutiques. Usually, seeing the transition excited me because it meant I was almost home, but today, it deepened the pit in my stomach.

The Order and the Aridunns were still a big, blank unknown in my thoughts.

Flint was going to help me dive into some new research the Royals’ aides had gathered when I got back. Was I hopeful? Maybe. Just a little. Lucas, their top aide, had brought us information two weeks ago, but it wasn’t fruitful. The information seemed to be hiding from us. Every time I thought we were close, we hit a dead end.

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