The Prince's Real Fake Bride by Holly Rayner
Author:Holly Rayner [Rayner, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-04-11T16:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 15
HANNAH
I inspected my face in the powder room, already nervous about going back out in front of photographers.
âDo you ever get used to it?â I asked Nehir. âPeople sticking cameras in your face.â
Nehir finished reapplying her lipstick. âI like it.â
I finished trying to tame a loose strand of hair. I wasnât sure how to respond to that.
âI like seeing my picture in the magazines,â she said with a grin.
I leaned against the vanity. âSo you had no qualms about marrying a prince?â
âQualms?â Her expression puzzled.
âSorry. I know English might not be your first language. Qualms as in hesitations. You didnât have any reasons to not marry a prince?â
âEnglish is my first language.â Nehir didnât look offended. She only looked pleased.
Which seemed to be her baseline state. I had to admit, I was slightly jealous of her.
âI just worry,â I said, âthat Iâll never get used to all the attention that comes along with being married to royalty. The spotlight. Always having people pay attention to what Iâm doing.â
Nehir nodded. âIt is hard sometimes. Last year the magazines kept printing photos of me saying that I was fat.â
âThatâs awful.â
She shrugged. âItâs better than a lot of other options.â
âWhat do you mean?â
Nehir rummaged through her purse and found a powder compact. âMy father was about to marry me off to a man twice my age. The offer to marry Martim came just in time.â
âYour marriage was arranged,â I said slowly. It seemed so odd in this day and age.
Then again, who was I kidding? I was currently in an arranged marriage! No one had put it together for Francisco and me, but it was a construct nonetheless.
âYes.â Nehir powdered her nose. âCompletely the opposite of what you have.â
I pressed my lips together and looked down. If only she knew.
âMartim is nice,â Nehir said. âBut we never fell in love.â
The news made me want to cry. âDonât you want to be in love?â
Nehir looked thoughtful. âIt would be nice, but passion does not last. There are more important things.â
âLike what?â
I fully expected her to say something like âcarsâ or âdesigner clothes,â so what came out of her mouth next surprised me.
âBeing with someone you trust,â she said. âAnd security and safety.â
I blinked. âYes. Those are important.â
Did I trust Francisco?
I couldnât tell yet. It was too soon. But I knew I wanted to trust him
She turned to me with a warm expression. âI have those with Martim. I can live without the passion. But you⦠youâre lucky. You have all of those with Francisco.â
âI do?â I caught myself and cleared my throat. âYes. I do. Iâm just, I donât know how you can tell. You only just met me an hour ago.â
Nehir tapped her temple. âI am very good with these things.â
I fought back a laugh. âYou must be.â
âI can see what is between you two.â She sighed. âWhen he was looking at you while you talked about your favorite placeâ¦â She pressed a hand to her heart.
Heat rushed through me. The mere memory of Franciscoâs gaze had me melting.
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