Royal Mistake #6 by Ember Casey & Renna Peak

Author:Ember Casey & Renna Peak [Casey, Ember]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Casey Peak Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-04-01T18:30:00+00:00

Victoria

There are so many reasons for me to leave Montovia, not the least of which is the threat of war from King Maximilian. I wish I could make him—and everyone—understand that I never meant for any of this to happen. If I had a magic wand, I’d go back in time and make Andrew see the error of his ways before he even had the idea of a pageant in the first place.

But I have no wand. And no magic. What I do have is the ring on my finger—the one I haven’t been able to take off, even though I know I should—and the strength that comes with knowing that Andrew loves me. I’m still not sure how we’re going to figure this out, but we have to somehow.

As nice as it was to catch up with Elle, seeing her so incredibly happy with her prince—so unbelievably blissful with her pregnancy—made my stomach twist with a very uncomfortable feeling. It’s never been easy for me to be around pregnant women since I lost my twins. When I had a celebrity pregnancy story to cover, it was pretty easy to pawn them off on other reporters—people love those stories and they get huge ratings. I’ve been able to avoid being around pregnant women for the most part. Oh, who am I kidding? I’ve willfully avoided pregnant women like the plague for the past seven years.

It isn’t helping me with finding a reason to stay in Montovia. And it definitely isn’t helping me with the ugly jealousy bubbling inside me.

I go to my room to change into workout clothes. If there’s been one great thing about being in Montovia, it’s been finding out that my fencing abilities haven’t left me at all. In fact, if I ever do return home, signing up for a fencing club is the first thing I’m going to do. I’d forgotten how much I love the sport.

I walk to the gym and see by the lights that as usual, I’ll not be alone. My heart races a little, thinking maybe Andrew will be here. As I enter, I can see by his build it’s William practicing.

He drops his weapon and lifts his face mask when I enter, giving me one of his dashing smiles. He’s so much like Andrew—and Leopold, for that matter—with the way he’s able to smile and charm anyone into doing anything he asks.

“Victoria.” His grin grows even wider. “I’m so pleased you’ve arrived. It’s so boring practicing alone.”

“I thought I might work off some of this…energy.” Jealousy. I need to work off this jealousy.

He nods, almost as though he can read my mind. “I can’t imagine it’s easy for you, being around Elle right now.”

I shrug, but I’m sure he can see right through me. I walk over to the wall where the practice gear is located and pull on a chest guard before I choose my epée. After I put on my face mask, I walk back over to where William is waiting for me.

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