Royal Arrangement by Ember Casey & Renna Peak

Author:Ember Casey & Renna Peak [Casey, Ember]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Casey Peak Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-05-22T18:30:00+00:00

William

I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised we’re going to be sharing a room here.

We’re not even twenty-four hours into this, and she’s already surprising me in more ways than I anticipated, though—some bad and some good. Learning that she’s organizing a conference definitely falls under the “good” category. No matter her faults, at least she’s not as vapid as some of the other noblewomen I’ve met in my life. I’m not going to lie—she’s definitely gone up a few points in my esteem.

Of course, that still doesn’t mean I’m enthusiastic about sharing a suite with her—but I’ll be damned if I let her see that.

“Lead the way, Princess,” I tell her with a grin. “Perhaps you might give me a quick tour of the palace while you’re at it—after all, this is now my home for the rest of our lives.”

She looks less than pleased by that idea.

“Let’s go to the suite first,” she says. “We’ve had a long car ride and we both need to freshen up.”

“Whatever my Princess needs. Though I must say, you smell as fresh as a rose.”

She rolls her eyes as she turns away from me. “It’s not me who smells.”

Even though I know she’s trying to get under my skin, I give my armpit a quick sniff, just in case. I smell fine—I took a quick shower at the gymnasium last night after working through my fencing exercises.

I catch up with her in a handful of strides.

“At least you have a sense of humor,” I say. “Can you imagine how dull our lives would be if we couldn’t laugh at each other?”

She raises an eyebrow. “You find all of this amusing?”

“Don’t you?” I shrug. “In my life so far I’ve found that humor is usually the best way to deal with any situation, especially those that we find especially challenging. It keeps things in perspective.”

“Or just leaves other people thinking you’re insane.”

“Coming from you, that might be a compliment.”

“Now you’re just trying to make me angry.”

“Or trying to make you smile.”

That earns me another eye roll. “You’re not nearly as charming as you think you are, you know.”

“That’s not what my mother tells me.”

And then I see it—the slight quirking of the corner of her mouth. She’s fighting a smile, but she turns her face away rather than let me see it.

“Our suite is just up here,” she says, leading me up a small staircase.

My point made—not that Justine would ever admit it—I turn my attention to our surroundings. Justine has pointed out a couple of times now that Rosvalia isn’t as wealthy as Montovia, but this palace is certainly as ornate as the one where I grew up. Delicate sconces line the wall, and between them, portraits hang in gilded frames. The carpets beneath our feet are thick and look quite expensive. Justine may refrain from excessive spending because of the plight of her people, but whoever decorated this palace showed no such restraint.

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