His Royal Request (Royals of Lochland Book 1) by Brittney Mulliner

Author:Brittney Mulliner [Mulliner, Brittney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-24T18:30:00+00:00

13

Charlie

I tried not to ooh and aah at everything Aiden showed me. This was his home, after all. I didn’t want to make him uncomfortable, but wow! Each room was more beautiful than the next. Somehow the design had achieved looking regal and impressive without dripping in gold and making you uncomfortable by the wealth. I actually found it much homier than I’d expected. There were comfortable sitting areas in most rooms, and portraits of past royals line the walls. I didn’t let myself think about how much some of the art and decoration were worth. Everything was tasteful and well-thought-out.

“How long have the rooms looked like this?”

Aiden stopped in the middle of the pink drawing room we were in and faced me. “What do you mean?”

“Do they get redecorated or anything?”

He shook his head. “Not unless something must be replaced or updated. This is how the palace has looked for almost two hundred years.”

Okay. That did make everything seem a smidge more impressive. It wasn’t like his mom had met with a designer and picked everything out in the last few decades. This was history preserved by generations. I didn’t want to think about how expensive it had been to construct this and decorate it back then. Surely, most everything had to be imported to the island. I shook my head, appreciating everything a bit more.

I sat on the edge of a beautiful velvet circular settee and took in the soft pink walls before looking up and gasping. The ceiling was covered in a gorgeous mural of a garden. I studied it from each corner and smiled. “This is Loch Balivaughn and the garden, isn’t it?”

Aiden followed my gaze and smiled. “It is. This was commissioned by my great-great-grandmother.”

“I love it.” I leaned back to see more of it. “I think this is my favorite room.”

Aiden laughed. “You haven’t seen everything yet.”

“That’s okay. I like this one.”

“Well, you and Mum can spend time together here. This is her favorite drawing room, too.”

I turned to him. “Really?”

He nodded.

I pulled my shoulders back. “Then it seems I have fine taste.”

He laughed at me again then froze when the sound of a slammed door interrupted. I looked around and noticed a door that led to the next room instead of the hallway. It was cracked open and soon voices began arguing.

“She shouldn’t be here. We know nothing about her.”

It was Cian, and I was certain he was talking about me. I’d barely interacted with him, but he seemed to have a lot of anger and distrust around me.

Aiden tensed, and I stood to place my hand in his. “We should go,” I whispered in case he didn’t want whoever was in the next room to know we were there.

He shook his head, looking at the door.

“How else do you get to know someone other than spending time with them?” I recognized his mother’s voice and smiled. I knew I liked her.

“Is this why you invited the Marshall girl?” The king asked and I recoiled a bit.

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