The Royal Heist: A Spicy, Royal Romcom by Alisha Kay

Author:Alisha Kay [Kay, Alisha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

NAINA

Itook Lucifer onto the terrace for a bit of sunshine and settled down to work on one of the round wrought-iron tables. My silly kitten chased his tail for some time and then curled up in a patch of sunlight next to me.

I wondered how I was going to explain his existence to Papaji, who had never allowed us to keep any pets. And then I remembered that it didn’t matter if he didn’t like Lucifer. I was going to move out of the house as soon as I got back. I’d run away to some obscure town and find a way to leave the country even if I had to sign up to be a maid in Dubai. Okay, maybe not that, because I refused to leave Lucifer, but I was sure I could get a job easily at an ad agency, a real estate company or a five-star hotel. I was presentable and fluent in English, and I could ask one of my school friends for a reference in a pinch. Papaji had no idea I’d still kept in touch with some of them.

My shoulders slumped as I realised that while my future held a lot of potential, it wasn’t going to be easy to escape my present. I had no income or savings because Papaji had never allowed me to get a job. If I refused to do his bidding anymore, he was sure to kick me out of the house. That was how he had kept me tied to him - a bit of pocket money, and a roof over my head.

How the hell was I going to afford rent? And it wasn’t easy for a single woman to get a tenancy in India because landlords thought single women were promiscuous and wild. Normally, fathers had to go along and convince landlords that their daughters were responsible enough to be tenants. I could never see Papaji doing that.

My eyes fell on Lucifer and I straightened my shoulders. I would get out of that house for his sake if nothing else. We would find a way to survive. Meanwhile, I had a wedding to plan. Just then, the butler arrived and set a fruit platter and an ice cream sundae on my table.

“His Highness sends his compliments,” he said grandly and bowed.

“What is all this, Narsingh Ji?”

“His Highness noticed that you hadn’t eaten much at breakfast, and he doesn’t want you to be hungry, Miss,” he replied.

I wanted to be upset at this high-handed forced feeding, but I couldn’t. I just couldn’t. Although the ice cream seemed a bit of an odd choice, I reached for the bowl happily. A scoop each of chocolate, vanilla and salted caramel. What more could a girl ask for?

“He has also sent a care package for the cat. It has a few bags of kitten food, and some treats and toys. I’ve had it delivered to your room, Miss,” said the butler with a warm smile, before he left me to my snack.

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