Royal Escape: The Complete Series by Renna Peak & Ember Casey

Author:Renna Peak & Ember Casey [Peak, Renna]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Casey Peak Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00

Nicholas

I can think of nothing but the anger boiling inside me as my fists fly at my cousin. How dare he come to Clara’s room alone? She’s barely dressed, and…

She’s barely dressed.

It makes my rage flare all the more. I swing again for my cousin, not caring where my fist might land. It’s only a moment before I feel something pulling at my neck, and I hear Clara calling out.

“Nick! Nick, stop!”

Caspar isn’t even fighting back—he’s holding his hands in front of his face.

The coward, I think as I back away from him. I glare at him as his arms slowly lower.

His sheepish look tells me all I need to know—the guilt on his face is evident. “Cousin.” He gives me a plastic smile. “So good to see you again.”

“Nick, you can’t just go around punching people.” Clara marches into my view. “Caspar and I were just talking—”

“My cousin knows proper etiquette full well.” I fold my arms over my chest, still ready to fight the man if he gives me any reason.

Caspar’s expression goes from guilty to playful in an instant. “I will say no one takes etiquette quite as seriously as you, Cousin. It might do you good to stay here a while, learn to relax your expectations a bit.” He motions toward Clara. “We were merely talking—”

“Alone. In her suite.” I glance over at her. “And she’s…” I let out a long breath. Perhaps I do sound ridiculous, but there is a certain amount of decorum that is expected in my family—that certainly extends to this branch of it.

“Perhaps I should have come back when she was in a more proper state of dress—and for that, I am truly sorry, Cousin.” Caspar gives me a shallow bow. “I do hope you’ll allow me to make it up to you.”

My jaw clenches tightly. After the stunt my cousins just pulled on the lake, I doubt very much I’ll ever allow them to get me in a position to be made a fool of again.

“I was telling Clara of our last meeting at the lake.” Caspar smiles, looking over at Clara.

Clara tilts her head. “He said you put a snake in his boat?”

I give them both a small shake of my head. “I’m certain my cousin wouldn’t believe it, but that actually would have been Sophia’s doing.”

Caspar laughs. “You’re going to lay blame upon your sister? Who isn’t even here to defend herself?”

Clara begins to laugh, too. “Seriously, Nick. You really want us to believe Sophia would do that?”

I shrug. “Sophia was the only one of us who could capture the creatures. I won’t say that the rest of us might not have assisted with her pranks afterward.” I could almost smile at the memory, but the current situation won’t allow it—Clara is still standing before my cousin and me and is barely dressed.

I’m not sure why I’m so surprised that she could betray me like this. It hasn’t been very long at all that she was engaged to another man.

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