Royally Complicated: (A Stand-alone Royal Forbidden Romance) by Gwyn McNamee & Christy Anderson

Author:Gwyn McNamee & Christy Anderson [McNamee, Gwyn & Anderson, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-07-27T18:30:00+00:00

16

FYNIX

Flames climb and leap into the sky, a towering inferno sending up thick black acrid smoke—a visual representation of the country burning down around us. It mimics the way my idyllic escape with Bridget imploded because of these LLM fuckers.

This time, it wasn’t just a few protests that became disorderly or a handful of individuals who took things too far. This was deliberate—a coordinated bombing of the two locations of the Lovolian National Bank on the island, and while the LLM has not publicly claimed responsibility, there’s no doubt in my mind they were behind it.

That fucker Lofton is sending a message.

A brutal.

Bloody.

Fiery.

Deadly one.

My head spins, my brain struggling to process what I’m staring at through the windscreen of the SUV. Generally a peaceful country, violence has never been a part of life in Lovolia, yet lately, it’s been a weekly occurrence. For two hundred and fifty years, the Yates family has ensured the safety of the people of Lovolia, defending the land and created a beautiful place where people could live without fear of so many of the things that plague other countries. Those days seem to be gone now.

Bombings.

In Lovolia.

How the fuck did this happen?

Watching the flames spiral out of control, I tighten my fist and force myself not to slam it against the window. A futile gesture, and one which, given everything else going on, would probably break my hand. It wouldn’t restore the lives of the innocent people inside the banks when the bombs went off. It wouldn’t end this vendetta Lofton seems to have against us and our way of life.

It wouldn’t solve anything, and I still want to do it.

“Fyn…”

Lev’s voice cuts through the haze of rage, and I glance over to where he sits in the driver’s seat.

“We really shouldn’t be here. If Manuel finds out I brought you down here—”

“Fuck Manuel.” I glare at Lev. Even though I know he’s means well and he’s trying to protect me—and his job—I can’t think rationally. Not when innocent people are dying. “Father can remain within the confines of the palace, safe and secure, his head buried in the sand about this catastrophe, but I cannot.”

“You know that’s not what he’s doing.”

“Isn’t he?” I stare out at the fire department personnel running back and forth, desperately trying to quench the flames that have been growing for hours, spreading quickly to the surrounding businesses on the brisk ocean wind. “Did he really think our meeting with Lofton was going to change anything? That it would make anything better? All it did was ignite the man’s fire more.”

Lev sighs. “It could have had something to do with what you said to him, too.”

“You think I don’t know that?” Finally, I succumb to the urge and slam my fist against the dashboard, welcoming the pain radiating through it and up my arm. “You think I haven’t been beating myself up for antagonizing that man since the moment I saw what happened?” I wince and sigh. “I knew this was coming.

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