A Grimm Curse: A Grimm Tales Novella (Volume 3) by Janna Jennings & Erica Crouch

Author:Janna Jennings & Erica Crouch
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781927940501
Publisher: Patchwork Press
Published: 2015-10-23T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 1 3

“I thi nk the tights are a little much. ”

THE PRINCE HAD TIMED THEIR entrance for optimal effect. The orchestra’s last notes drew to a close, and the dancers, free of the music, turned. Under the weight of what felt like every eye in the palace Cynthia flashed back to her disastrous concert the night before and the fear she would be recognized resurfaced and clenched in her stomach.

Cynthia swept along the marble floor to the very center of the room. The prince signaled the musicians. They struck up a waltz. Wilhelm bowed to her and she inclined her head. He tucked her hand in his and wrapped his other high on her waist.

Like playing the piano, working in her flower garden, and all the other frivolous activities she’d done before her father died—she had danced as well. Nothing serious, but she remembered spinning around with Rapunzel while her mother played the piano. Cynthia knew the basic steps, but she soon realized it wouldn’t have mattered. The way the prince led his partner; he probably could have made a mop look good on the dance floor.

No one else was dancing and Cynthia felt horribly self-conscious. Whispers shot through the crowd as a ring formed around her and the prince. The orchestra played on. The glares on every wom a n’s face didn’t help.

“I think we may have caused something of a stir,” Cynthia said.

“Beside the fact I’m the prince,” he shot her a self-assured smile, “it may be because you’re the first person I’ve danced with.”

“That might have been helpful to know before ,” she said, lifting an eyebrow and narrowing her eyes.

The prince spun her, gripping her a little tighter when she ended back in his arms. “But it could also be old fashioned jealousy at how beautiful you are. That costume is…” he may not have been able to find a proper word, but the look in his eyes made the sentiment clear.

Cynthia couldn’t help it, she felt a blush creeping up her neck at his words. “How am I supposed to respond to that?” she asked.

“You could return the compliment.” He raised his eyebrows at her. “Wouldn’t you say I look dashing?”

“I think the tights are a little much,” Cynthia said without really thinking. She kicked herself a second later, but the prince’s grin only widened.

“Now, I thought that was the ladies’ favorite part.”

A few other couples had started to circle the floor with them. Cynthia was under the impression it was an opportunity for them to get close enough to eavesdrop.

“You don’t need any flattery from me, your head is big enough on its own,” she said.

“Ouch,” Prince Wilhelm made a sour face. “Do you talk to all princes that way?”

Cynthia smiled to herself thinking of Remi concealed in her bag currently resting on the prince’s bicep. “I do.”

The waltz ended. The prince held onto her a moment longer than necessary before stepping back and lowering his arms. “A deal’s a deal.” He inclined a hand to a young woman standing a few yards away.

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