The Royal Treatment: A Billionaire Prince Romance by Erin Hayes

Author:Erin Hayes [Hayes, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ever Happy Books
Published: 2019-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

16

Alexandra

“I can’t believe it’s still here.”

I stand next to Ferdinand outside of the jewelry shop. It’s strange how time makes legends out of memories. I remember certain pieces of that night when we went to go get my engagement ring. From the way the moonlight glinted on the pavement to the way Ferdie looked that night, everything has a haze of rose-tinted glasses. The jewelry store is a little more rundown than I remember, but that may be more of a factor of time than my memory being incorrect.

It makes me a little sad.

Ferdinand smirks and puts his hands in his pockets. “I almost didn’t believe it myself. Not until I was here yesterday.”

I cock my head to the side and look at him from the corner of my eye. He’s wearing jeans again. I still can’t get over him looking so...normal. Granted, a prince like Ferdinand could never be that normal. But when he met me downstairs for us to go visit the jewelry store in Harajuku, I couldn’t help the feeling that this was familiar. It feels like being with Ferdie is something that I should have been doing for most of my life.

I glance around the area that surrounds the shop. Harajuku is busy with people bustling about. Like many places in Tokyo, there is a mix of tourists and locals flitting about, and I can’t help but smile.

“How did you ever find it?” I ask in awe. The more important question I should be asking is why. Why did he bother to find a random jewelry shop that we found as teenagers and made broken promises to each other?

Why did I care to find this place as well?

Maybe I want to convince myself that the choices I made then were correct. The thought makes me uneasy.

Ferdinand shrugs, although I notice that his gaze has darkened, like he’s having similar thoughts. “I wandered around until I could find it. I knew it was here somewhere.”

“It must have taken a while,” I remark, nodding at the skinny roads that lead past it. “It’s pretty well-hidden.”

He laughs. “I know. I’m surprised we ever found it in the first place.”

That night was magical for me. I swallow uncomfortably and walk up to the glass, noting the wood-like grain in the metal of the rings. I bite my lip to keep from gasping in awe. The store may look older, but the jewelry on offer looks no less amazing.

I wish I somehow had kept my engagement ring or at least had a picture of it, because it was unique and unlike anything I see in the window. The technique is still apparent, but nothing has that delicate edge of the ring Ferdinand bought for me.

“What did you do with it?” I ask. “My old engagement ring?”

He sighs. “I carried it with me for a while. Hoping you’d come back.”

Suddenly, I’m aware of Ferdinand’s presence next to me, standing close, like we’re as intimate with each other as we were fifteen years ago.

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