The Crown by Leigh Walker

Author:Leigh Walker [WALKER, LEIGH]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CMG Publishing, LLC

Unfortunate

Joely and I had the unfortunate opportunity to sit together and watch the live feed of Dae’s overnight date with the king. It was worse than I’d anticipated. Maya was on duty and her commentary was horrible; Dae and Rhys hadn’t kept their hands off each other all night. Despite Rhys’s reassurance to me earlier, I was practically in the throes of despair.

The only upside was the wine, which was excellent. I poured Joely and I each another glass. We grimly clinked our chalices together as we watched Dae and His Highness tour the tree house, their arms wrapped tightly around each other.

Maya was gathered with some of the crew, watching from the production center. She’d been miked into the livestream in order to provide running commentary. Joely and I had to suffer through her grueling dissection of the date, which she littered with insults. In the first five minutes, her observations had managed to offend me to the point that my jaw was gaping open. Some of the highlights were stuck in my head:

•“I can’t believe the gown Dae chose. She’s supposed to be known for her edgy fashion, but this one’s just about to push me over the edge. The color makes her skin look quite drab. And don’t you think it makes her behind look huge? What on earth are her maids thinking, sending her out in that thing?”

•“You know, I’m no body-language expert, but do you see the way the king’s looking at her? He’s tuning out. He’s just not that into her, and I don’t blame him. She’s pretty, but she’s sort of a chore. ”

•“Who wants to be questioned like that? ‘What do you think about this, Your Highness? What do you think about that?’ Ugh! She’s a bit of a cipher, if you ask me.”

•“He needs a woman who knows her own mind, and also one who knows how to dress properly. I’m not saying that it should be me, but if that’s what you’re all thinking, I’m not going to argue.”

Joely chugged her wine. “Please tell me they aren’t going to air this with her nonstop insults. It’s terrible.”

“I’m going to give Mira a piece of my mind about this,” I hissed.

“Can you get the crew to shut off her feed so we at least don’t have to hear it? Watching the overnight date is bad enough.”

I hopped to my feet. “I’ll go and ask Rose. At least it’ll give me a break from the torture for a moment.” I nodded toward the screen, where Dae was looking adoringly up at Rhys.

I headed down the hall to one of the salons. The production crew was set up inside. Mira and the film crews were busy on location in the tree house with Rhys and Dae, but the rest of the team was working on sound, editing, and all the other jobs that took place behind the scenes of the production.

I burst into the room, and Maya said into her microphone, “Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in.

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