ms crossed, expression unreadable. "I don't understand how th

ssiping about shoes and not an arranged marriage. "Mother, it all just..

withered ministers and maids alike. "Y

er eyes gleamed with mischief. "I know.

you, Dani. I do. But this is a prince, not some loves

mother's cheek. "Then don't

for her sketchpad. Her pencil scratched eagerly across the page as she brought to life t

p to keep from laughing too hard

ed across his bed, his MacBook open, casting a pale

w was the

sage for a long whil

lure me back. Well...wha

eiling, waiting. T

is in two weeks. Hans...a

fro

ng this niw? I told you not to w

w. What about the other noble girls from the choos

of responsibility sett

er part; I play kind. She's the pe

appeared. Disappeare

her, Hans? You can't still

here this

re something you're

be together and now you're sharing a plan w

uld picture her fidgeting with her neckl

e it up to you,

interrupted

ys. "So," she asked, eyes gleaming

ot bad. She's well-mannered. Ch

d. "Good. Then tomorrow, y

. "A tour? O

d. "People must see that their future

. "Wouldn't it be better to... I don't

pretended that you knew each other today. The co

to argue. This was how his mother operate

. But I get to pl

"You know the kingdom better than an

he swept out

and Danica. Tomorrow would be crucial. He had to prove to the worl

gain, hesitated, then sen

ck into his sheets. His thoughts whirled long into the night, not of the kingdom