Royally Relinquished: A Modern Day Fairy Tale by Hayley Faiman

Author:Hayley Faiman [Faiman, Hayley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novel
Publisher: Hayley Faiman
Published: 2017-03-22T16:00:00+00:00

WHAT IN THE FUCK AM I doing?

I am the king of all arseholes.

I always envisioned that my father would rein that title for life, but here I am, swooping in to claim it myself.

I walk inside of my flat, completely alone, and I look around, listening to the hollow emptiness that surrounds me, wondering what in blazes is wrong with me? How could I let my family talk to my sweet Riona that way and do nothing—say nothing?

My grandfather, my father, and Eugenie all degraded her, and I said and did nothing about it.

And for what?

All because I was frightened that they would strip me of my title?

I did what I always do, and I took whatever they dished, knowing that if I fought back, they would spew more venom at Riona.

Honestly, I could give two fucks about the title for me, but then grandfather had to throw in stripping titles from my heirs, and I fucking froze.

They have everything on her, and her mother. My poor Caitriona, living such a horrible life, struggling all of these years since childhood. She didn’t deserve that, and it is obvious she wants so much more for her future.

My father handed me the dossier when Caitriona stormed out of the room. I tucked it into the back of my pants, not wanting her to see it. When we were in the car, I slid it between the seats. I wasn’t going to look at it, I didn’t want to know, but I find myself too curious to stop.

I sit down on the sofa and I open it, seeing a picture of Caitriona from what looks like her high school yearbook. She’s stunning, even as a girl before adulthood, she’s just as beautiful as she is now.

Caitriona hasn’t had a boyfriend, or even been seen in the presence of any man other than James for years. She doesn’t date, she works, and she works hard. She’s obviously determined not to turn into her mother.

Her bank account is as my father had stated, sad. How has she survived all of these years on her own with the meager wages she earns? I look even deeper into the file, seeing photographs of the apartment she vacated when the paparazzi started harassing her. It was indescribable. I have never seen anything so small and so bare. I close my eyes before closing the actual file, unable to look for another minute.

I call my driver back. He’s going to get an extra bonus this month just for dealing with me on this night alone. I hurry down to the lobby and am grateful to see him already at the curb.

“Take me back to the 41 Hotel,” I announce as I slip into the backseat.

I notice his lips twitch, even in the shadows of the front seat. It only takes a few minutes to drive to the hotel. I thank him and get out, slamming the door behind me. I palm the key in my pocket, knowing it’s probably wrong that I had the front desk receptionist give me one while Riona was looking around the lobby.

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