Hidden Series 1-3 by Holly Emma

Author:Holly, Emma [Holly, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy, paranomral romance
Amazon: B00A3KTBPC
Goodreads: 19063294
Publisher: Emma Holly
Published: 2011-06-25T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

AS soon as they made it back to the king’s apartments, Ty turned on the TV in the library. It had only been thirty minutes since they’d left Our Lady of the Waves, where they never did find the last missing Meimeyo. Nonetheless, the paparazzi photos of Olivia and the dragons were already being aired along with footage of Anso’s speech.

Seeing this, a headache began to vise around Anso’s temples. The journalists were in ecstasy, parsing every word and gesture for meaning. Knowing he couldn’t avoid it, he dropped to the couch to watch. Ty was standing closer to the screen, flipping through channels with the remote.

“These are good,” he said, freezing on a shot of Olivia. “Olivia is beaming, and the dragons could be shy toddlers holding on tight to Mum. Even if people ignore the timing, which makes collusion next to impossible, no one who sees these will believe she knew where to find the Meimeyo because she put them there. The media are calling her a heroine.”

“She is one,” Anso said, pressing the heels of his hands into his throbbing eyes.

“One thing is certain. That society columnist from The Daily Current was on the money. You have to throw a party. The public needs to see you celebrating this and your mating.”

“Right. Putting it on the to-do list.”

A gentle hand massaged the back of his neck. “What’s wrong?” Olivia asked softly.

Simply looking into her new blue eyes calmed him. “Feeling a little hemmed in.” He smiled so it wouldn’t seem like a big deal. “And since I’m king, I can’t just go out and swim it off.”

Olivia furrowed her brow sympathetically. “Choosing me as your mate has made you even more of a news story, hasn’t it?”

“It’s not your fault. It comes with the job.”

“But James and I make it worse.”

“Your speech is number one on WooTube,” James interrupted, strolling in freshly dressed with one of the tablet computers from the guest rooms. “The official video has over ten thousand ‘likes.’ Oh—” He stopped as he looked up and saw Olivia and Anso’s faces. “Did something bad happen?”

“Just a small case of celebrity claustrophobia,” Ty quipped. “Occupational hazard.”

“We should get out of the palace,” James said unhesitatingly. “Somewhere quiet with a lot of space.”

His we was as welcome to Anso’s strained nerves as it apparently was easy for James to say. Anso wouldn’t have predicted it, but what he suddenly wanted more than anything was for the four of them to be alone between any walls but these. No ever-efficient butler. No Ellice lurking somewhere waiting to barge in. No Lord Noth calling to ask—or give—his input on this or that. Surprisingly, running off with Olivia wouldn’t have satisfied. Anso needed peace and quiet for all of them.

“Q Gardens?” Ty suggested. “They’re closed to the public on Mondays.”

It was the perfect solution. Donated to the city by a wealthy elf family, the gardens were lovely this time of year. Because they were enclosed in an air-filled structure, the humans would find them familiar.

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