Royal Mistake (The Hidden Kingdom Romances Book 4) by Cami Checketts

Author:Cami Checketts [Checketts, Cami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Birch River Publishing
Published: 2021-08-11T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Stuart hardly slept, tortured by how close Belle was yet so far out of his reach. He needed to keep his eyes open to watch for the dissenters if they returned, but as soon as he was certain Belle was asleep, he’d rolled over and mostly studied her beautiful face. It took all of his strength not to gather her close and take the peace and warmth she offered so sweetly to him.

Their conversation last night had pricked at his hardened conscience and pushed far past his emotional safety nets. He’d shut the discussion down and thought he’d done a pretty good job of convincing her he was asleep. When she’d prayed for him, not only for his “hurting heart” but for him to feel God’s love, he’d almost rolled over, yanked her close, and cried all over the angelic sweetheart, begged her to share her love and a Father above’s love with him.

He was stronger and smarter than to believe any of that was possible. What was she doing to him?

The last thing he wanted to do was hurt her, but Belle was lightyears out of his league and the most merciful thing he could do was get through today and then stay far away from her when they got back to the castle. Maybe it was time for him to leave Magna. What would Wes do? They’d been inseparable for years, but Wes was a grown man and could make his own decisions.

Stuart had foolishly imagined he could find peace and happiness on this idyllic island, but he’d gone too far now with Belle’s heart. He would only hurt her if he stayed. Maybe he could talk to Treck about making his move on Stuart’s dream woman. He could encourage the man, tell him how Belle had told Stuart she’d always thought she and Treck would be together.

No matter how much it would rip Stuart apart, Belle and Treck could be happy. They were both good people. Great people. They deserved to be together and to be happy. If Belle could fall for Treck then she wouldn’t be hurt over the fact that Stuart could never become involved with her. It was laughable to even think about, and her brothers would do anything but laugh if they found out he’d trifled with her heart. He hadn’t meant to. She was so irresistible and perfect and he was an idiot and a jerk to let his guard down and kiss her like he had. In his defense, she’d kissed him first in the pool, and then after she’d literally choked a man out, she’d run to Stuart’s arms. How was Stuart supposed to resist such incredible perfection?

Finally, the sky lightened outside. He could hear Belle’s even breathing far too close to him. He stared openly at her. Her smooth, brown skin, thick dark lashes, and full, gorgeous mouth were appealing for sure, but it was the goodness and sweetness that oozed from her that he found completely irresistible.

He couldn’t do this.

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