Royal Rebel by Jenny Frame

Author:Jenny Frame [Frame, Jenny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781626399372
Published: 2017-04-21T22:00:00+00:00

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Lex was led through the grand entrance to St James’s Palace by Johann. The grand staircase, paintings, and rich furnishing that she saw as she walked in served to remind her how different they were. How could an ex-addict be accepted into this world? But she needed to show Roza the real her, and let her know her feelings, no matter the price.

They came to a halt outside an apartment, and Johann knocked on the door. To Lex’s great surprise, Prince Theo answered. She bowed her head immediately.

“Princess Roza is waiting for you in the living room.”

“Thank you, Your Royal Highness.”

Theo gave her a hard stare for a few moments and said, “The Queen and I love Princess Roza very much, so be careful with her and her feelings, okay?”

That was a warning if ever Lex heard one. “I understand you very clearly, sir. I will try my very best not to do anything that would cause her pain.”

Theo stood back to let her in, and then went to his own apartment. Johann pointed her in the direction of the drawing room.

The door was open but she knocked on the door frame before entering. Roza met her eyes and all the reasons why this was a bad idea drifted away. She is beautiful. “Hi, can I come in?”

“Sure, sit down.”

Lex could tell Roza had been crying and it made her feel even guiltier. She set the wine she’d brought down on the coffee table, then handed Roza flowers. “These are for you.”

“Thank you. They’re beautiful.”

What to say now? This was going to be the hard part. “I called Lali Ramesh to get permission to visit you. I don’t have your new number.”

“I’ll give it to you before you go.”

There was a long silence before Lex took a breath and began. “I wanted to explain why I couldn’t spend time with you tonight.”

“You don’t need to justify yourself to me. You’re free to do what you want or go out with anyone you want.”

Lex could hear the hurt in her voice, and the guilt slithered around in her stomach. “I know I don’t have to, but I want to. I want you to know everything about me.”

She picked up the wine and handed it to Roza. “I thought this might help.”

Roza looked at her quizzically and then read the label. “Non-alcoholic wine? What—?”

“I couldn’t be with you tonight because this is my NA meeting night. Narcotics Anonymous. I’m a recovering drug and alcohol addict.”

Roza’s eyes went wide for a second and then to Lex’s relief she took her hand. “But you’re so healthy, with—”

“With what I put into my body. Yes, that’s why. I vowed I’d never abuse my body the way I did when I took drugs and drank.”

Roza put the bottle back down and asked, “Can you tell me about it?”

“I will. It’s important I tell you, but no one at work knows about this, except for the Queen Consort.”

“I promise I will never tell anyone, Lex.”

Lex smiled, then gripped her hand and squeezed it.

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