The Frog Prince by A. G. Marshall

Author:A. G. Marshall [Marshall, A. G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Avanell Publishing
Published: 2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00

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Stefan squirmed in King Gustave’s hand. He didn’t like this. Any of this. He didn’t like accepting King Gustave’s help. What happened if the bearded king realized how special Carina was and decided to propose after all?

Stefan didn’t allow himself to dwell on that. The king said he didn’t want to get married. Hopefully, he meant it, but that wasn’t the only problem.

Stefan didn’t like how much the king knew about curses.

He didn’t like the curious gleam in Carina’s eyes. She knew he was under a curse now. She had been guessing before, but now she had confirmation. Warning or not, she would keep searching for the truth.

Was it his imagination, or had he felt a pain in his chest when King Gustave mentioned curses?

They were close to the truth, and that was dangerous for Heinrich. Stefan needed to be more careful.

“Where should we start?” King Gustave asked. “What have you discovered?”

“Not much,” Carina said. “Other than the missing ships, all we know is that someone broke into the treasury. I suspect they used magic to do it.”

Gustave raised an eyebrow.

“How?”

Stefan hopped from the king’s hand and landed on Carina’s shoulder. He needed to stay close to her and keep an eye on Gustave.

“The treasury of Santelle is a closely guarded secret,” Stefan said. “Only members of the royal family and trusted friends know about it.”

Carina smirked at him.

“He has to know some of the details if he’s going to help us.”

She turned to Gustave.

“There’s a water entrance. And the frog is right. This information is confidential. You can keep it to yourself?”

Gustave nodded, and Carina continued.

“The metal gate was bent back. None of the guards saw the intruder, and the alarm sounded before anything was stolen.”

“She’ll squish you if you tell anyone about this,” Stefan said.

“I understand the need for secrecy, and I appreciate the trust you are showing me. I don’t suppose I could go to the treasury to investigate?”

“No, I don’t think my father would allow that.”

Stefan croaked.

“You said you sailed from Montaigne on the ship that was taken last night?”

“Yes, I came to Santelle on the Seawolfe. The captain is stubborn and refused to let rumors of monsters keep him from making the journey.”

Carina grimaced.

“That sounds like a familiar attitude.”

“Do we have to stay in the garden?” Stefan said. “If King Gustave comes with us, could we go to the harbor and make sure they’ve sent a rescue ship?”

“The frog makes an excellent point,” Gustave said. “As long as we’re together, the marquis won’t question what I do.”

“My father gave me strict instructions to spend as much time with you as possible, but he didn’t say how that time should be spent. Just to be clear, you have no intention of proposing to me?”

“None whatsoever.”

She grinned and held out her arm.

“Then let’s go find a sea monster.”

Stefan tried not to glare at the King of Montaigne as they walked to the harbor. He couldn’t help it though. Stefan usually liked people, but everything about King Gustave annoyed him.

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