Protect Your Queen by Penelope Sky

Author:Penelope Sky
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hartwick Publishing

12

Crewe

It was ten in the morning, but that didn’t stop Ariel and me from sharing a bottle of scotch.

“Are you going to Her Highness’ ball next Saturday?” She poured another glass and swished the ice cubes around before she took a drink.

I had completely forgotten about that. “If you told her I was attending, then I must.”

“I’m sure that fucking slut will be there.” Ariel rolled her eyes, her glasses amplifying the movement.

I smiled when Ariel was protective of me. “Couldn’t care less if she is there. But I’d like to bring London along. It doesn’t hurt to have a gorgeous woman on my arm.”

“Well, that’s not possible.”

“How so?” I looked at the flames in the hearth of the drawing room. The only thing I despised about this castle was its lack of windows. It was built at a time when fortification was important. When I renovated it, I kept everything exactly the same wherever possible, so I refused to add windows just for the sake of it.

“You really think London will behave herself in front of a majority of the world’s royal families?” she asked incredulously. “That woman can’t be controlled even with a leash around her throat. You’d have to be out of your mind to take her along.”

She was definitely a loose cannon.

“And as far as I can tell, there’s nothing to keep her in line. She’s not afraid of you.”

“That’s not entirely true.” There were some things I wouldn’t do and some things I would.

“Whether it is or isn’t doesn’t matter.” She drank her scotch quicker than I did, able to hold her liquor just the way I could. “You should go alone. It’s always easier that way.”

I still wanted her on my arm. London’s charms had grown on me. She had a beautiful smile on the rare occasions she showed it, and her body was nothing but curves. In a gown with styled hair and makeup, she would outshine everyone in the room. “I still want to take her.”

Ariel didn’t hide her look of annoyance. “Why are men always so stupid when it comes to women? Time and time again. Just remember Helen of Troy before you do anything stupid.”

“I have an idea of how to keep her in line.”

She set her glass down and crossed her arms over her chest. “Really? Let’s hear this idea.”

I poured another glass before I gave her the name that would explain everything else. “Joseph Ingram.”

After a moment of consideration, she smiled. “Not a bad idea.”

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