To Love A Prince (True Blue Royal Book 1) by Rachel Hauck

Author:Rachel Hauck [Hauck, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hauck House
Published: 2020-08-10T18:30:00+00:00

Visiting Pontus. No need to tag along, chap. Back soon.

Chapter Seventeen

Daffy

“It’s so beautiful here.” Daffy snapped a picture of the serene Pontus Lake as it reflected the noon sunlight. She reclined against the stack of rocks smoothed by time and, for a moment, almost believed she was more than an ordinary girl.

From this vantage point, the castle grounds were clear with their rolling hills, rows of trees, patches of flower gardens with Hadsby, a stone fortress, rising above it all, keeping watch.

“Why didn’t the queen tear down the eastern portico?” Daffy looked toward the tip of the column, shading her eyes with her hand. “What’s it for?” The concrete structure with Greek columns was from the Middle Ages, maybe once used for plays or minstrels.

Next to her, Gus stretched out, eyes closed. “I’m not sure. Mum keeps threatening a family portrait there. But it was a forward lookout in the day. Even the ruins are historical really.”

“A family portrait would be lovely there. At the right angle, everyone would seem to be walking on clouds.”

“Maybe.” Gus locked his hands behind his head and stretched out his long legs. He wore hiking boots with his jeans and faux-fur lined leather jacket. Every once in a while, he’d rake back his loose hair, only to have the wind blow it forward again.

Daffy watched the hair battle for a moment, lost in his presence, in everything that was Prince Augustus. Burnished highlights lit his hair, and his newly trimmed beard accentuated his strong jaw and firm chin. By the construct of his face and body, he was built to take a punch or two. Even emotional ones.

He was the poster boy for the classic Prince Charming. Maybe that’s why he tried so hard at love. He was supposed to win.

“You’re stronger than you know, Gus.”

He shifted his eyes toward her while remaining in repose. “Are we resorting to clichés now?”

“I’m sorry if truths become clichés, but you’re not weak. You’re not a reject or—”

“There’s a new word to add to my self-talk. Reject.”

“Only if you add the word not in front of it.” Daffy faced the water, savoring the breeze. “You know what I’m trying to say.”

He patted her foot. “I know. Thank you. I’ll bear it in mind.”

“I guess it’s none of my business.”

“Don’t friends help friends?”

“Why do I feel a boulder of advice coming my way?”

When she glanced back at him, he was smiling. The one that bedazzled the world. She breathed through the flutter floating through her.

“I’ll say only this, Daffy.” His smile disappeared as he sat up, propping his arms on his bent knees. “If you’re not sure—wait. Be honest. Talk it out with Thomas. Coral and I never talked about whatever bothered her. I was just in go mode. Foot on the gas and driving toward our big fat royal wedding. Robbi and I talked…more like danced, around our feelings. We were afraid of being honest. She didn’t want to hurt me. I didn’t want to look the fool with another breakup.

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