Prince Baby Daddy - A Secret Baby Royal Romance by Layla Valentine & Holly Rayner

Author:Layla Valentine & Holly Rayner [Valentine, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Christian

The ring box sits in the back corner of my bottom desk drawer, tucked away as far from my line of sight as possible, but it still bothers me. Taunts me, even. Like a siren luring men to their doom, the ring lures me to misery. Every time I remember it’s there, frustration grips my spine. I worry I’m going to be permanently hunched because of the tension I’ve been holding in my shoulders.

I’ve been courting Lady Freyja for eight months. Eight extremely long, extraordinarily boring months. We’ve gone to galas, state dinners, balls, gallery openings, the opera, and anywhere else Freyja believed we would be seen and talked about. That is all that ever matters to her. She doesn’t care about galleries because of the art, but because of who will be in attendance. She only knows which opera we are going to see because she knows all of the press will be gathered there for the premiere show.

I offered up a few date ideas early on in hopes of finding some common ground with her, but she physically winced when I asked if she wanted to play a round of golf with me. Her hand flew to her throat like she’d been attacked when I suggested we have a weekend away from all distractions—no cell phones, no media, no internet.

She didn’t say it, but the message came through loud and clear: what was the point of being with me if no one was around to see us?

I feel like a prop in a miserable play, passed from actor to actor with no say in the story. Inherently I know I can end things with Freyja anytime I want, but the ramifications are bigger than me. My brothers have made that clear enough. The longer I’ve stayed with Freyja, the happier they all seem. We’ve managed to get through several family meals without a single cross word being shared.

Even my father has seemed a bit more chipper. As chipper as is possible for him, anyway. He doesn’t openly scowl when I come into the room, and that is all a son could ask for really.

I would be happier without Freyja in my life, but no one else would be.

And even if I do leave Freyja, there are no other prospects. Not a single other woman I am even remotely interested in. Not since Jane-Ann.

I’ve done my best over the last several months not to think of her. Because when I do, I want to call Freyja immediately and end things. Not necessarily because I want to be with Jane-Ann, but because when I think of her, I’m reminded of how it felt between us. Of how it could one day feel with a woman who isn’t Freyja. Jane-Ann is my symbol of hope, and hope does not belong in the same place as the dark power that seems to emanate from the ring my mother gave me several weeks ago.

It is a family heirloom and absolutely enormous. The diamond could double as the anchor for a ship, which I know Freyja will adore.

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