BILLIONAIRE'S BABY PROJECT by Mia Carson

Author:Mia Carson [Carson, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00

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So many people… There were always so many people at these gatherings, and each one had to talk to the princess, make sure she knew they were there before tottering off into the crowd at the foot of the raised dais. Princess Daphne, the only remaining child in the Eridian royal family, tapped her fingers impatiently on her thigh while attempting to keep a light and cheery grin on her face. Today was to celebrate her twenty-first birthday, and when you were royal, the celebrations started early. She stifled a yawn behind a delicate hand, turning her head to the side in between greeting more people who wanted to see her in all her beautiful glory.

“Daphne,” her mother whispered, leaning over the side of her simple, white, beechwood throne, “do you tire already?”

“No, Mother, sorry,” she replied. “I didn’t sleep well.”

Queen Alexandria’s brow furrowed as she laid the back of her hand against Daphne’s cheek. Her eyes—the same light blue as the Mediterranean they were surrounded by—reflected the exact same color in her daughter’s. And just like her daughter, when she grew worried, they darkened. “Perhaps you are coming down with something.”

“I’m fine, Mother, I promise,” Daphne placated and patted her mother’s hand.

She tucked a stray raven curl fallen from her up-do back behind her ear and waited for her mother to settle back into her seat. Though she knew the queen watched her, Daphne did her best to ignore it and preserve that smile on her face. That was all anyone wanted from their princess. A smile. A wave to know she was happy and content with her life behind these walls. Now that she was officially of age, she knew what would come next. The years of being groomed for the throne told her life would be different.

Daphne and her mother greeted several more families from the tiny island kingdom of Apostolos, an old kingdom situated between Greece and Turkey, left over from a very different time. The small but very fiercely trained army fought alongside the Greeks and other nearby countries when called upon to do so. The military was one of the only things their island was really good for. The countries around them grew and expanded with the times, but their island remained small, and Daphne was cloistered along with it.

“You’re doing it again,” Alexandria whispered.

Daphne frowned and let her hand fall back to her lap. “Sorry.”

“Tugging at one’s ear is not princess behavior.”

Daphne might look like her mother with her flawless olive complexion and full cheeks, perfectly shaped lips, and even the small mole on her lower right cheek, but when it came to ruling and being proper all the time, Daphne fell short. Always. She loved her mother and her father, King Calix, but there were times Daphne simply didn’t want to be there. Especially on a day like today when all she wanted was to be in the water at the beach, soaking up the sun and relaxing in peace.

“I think that is enough greeting for now,” Alexandria announced politely with a kind smile and stood.

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