Royally Drawn: An age gap love-triangle royal romance (Resplendent Royals Book 3) by Maude Winters

Author:Maude Winters [Winters, Maude]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Palas Publishing LLC
Published: 2024-10-25T00:00:00+00:00

Being Honest

KEIR

Ienjoyed my weekend with Ingrid well beyond expectations. What started rocky ended in us playing house and palling around with Duncan. Duncan and I struggled to get on sometimes. Ingrid held us accountable and acted as a calming force to her absolute credit. She fit in well when it was just a small crowd. I adored how quiet and introspective she could be one moment and—in significant contrast—how outspoken and assertive she could be in another. Her dry wit only improved things.

I longed for her already in ways I didn’t anticipate. Was it a fling? Unlikely. Was it more? I wasn’t sure what that meant. I would be off again at the end of the summer, but if I played my cards correctly, I’d have more time to spend with Ingrid. I’d do what I could to make that possible.

“I wanted to clear the air,” Ingrid said on our return.

“Yes?” I was nervous about what she might say. Her face was pulled tight. She was nervous.

“I… I enjoy this… what we do,” Ingrid said. “And I have so much fun with you.”

But…

“But I don’t want you to think… after Duncan’s comment…”

“Duncan’s comment?”

“He said I was your girlfriend?”

At that moment, the remark flew over my head. “Oh, I didn’t take it to mean anything.”

Relief washed over her. “Oh, okay. I wanted to clarify that I don’t think of myself as your girlfriend. I think we are friends who sometimes end up in bed together. I like that very much, but I know we’re both in different places, and I don’t think we need that pressure. Never mind that there is the whole Lars thing. We haven’t even talked about that, and I will see you again in what? A week? We need to figure out how we do this.”

I needed to deal with it.

“I will manage Lars,” I said. “I have a plan.”

I had no plan but knew I needed one.

Ingrid squeezed my knee. “Okay.”

“Ingrid, I like you so much. You are witty and adorable. You are wonderful. I’d love to have you all to myself at times, but… I know that isn’t fair. You’re right. What we have right now is fun. I want to keep seeing you but without the pressure.”

She beamed. “Really? So, we’re on the same page?”

“Yeah,” I said. “But even with that said, I must come clean to my family. It affects them—and you. I am not worried about me. Duncan pointed out that if I try to cover it up and it comes out, you’ll be much more uncomfortable than I will be.”

“But if we did cover it up⁠—”

I cut her off, shaking my head. “We cannot.”

“How do you know?”

“Because I look at you like you are the only person in the room,” I admitted. “And I want to touch you all the time. I cannot help it. I cannot ignore you. You’re fucking beautiful—perfect.”

She blushed, turning towards the window.

I squeezed her hand, “Ingrid, I have feelings for you. I’m a dreadful liar. If we try to lie, I will fail you.

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