Chapter 16 Have A Baby with This Woman
*Theo*
I’d touched her.
I’d touched the girl, Ciana, and she hadn’t pulled away from me. She wasn’t afraid, nor did she seem disgusted by me.
“Here you are, Father,” I said, giving my dad the book that he‘ d requested. “If you would be more comfortable working in your own office, I can have whatever books you require brought to you.”
“Nonsense,” the king said, taking the book. “I am quite enjoying seeing my son with such a lovely young lady. The two of you are quite a match.” He chuckled, and my stomach twisted in a knot.
While I was happy my plan was working and we were able to fool him into thinking that Ciana was a woman of interest to me, I didn’t appreciate having to pretend like this in my own
office.
And that coffee she’d brought me was dreadful! It was clear she’d grabbed that nasty banana creamer Jake uses, rather than my own. And she obviously didn’t know what a “splash” of creamer meant!
As I walked back to my desk, I gave Ciana a look, hoping she could read it. I was somewhat regretful that I had come up with this idea now that my father was hanging around for so
long, but I was also hoping she would find some magical way of making him leave.
She must’ve read my expression, because she came over toward me, which made me stop in my tracks.
was she planning on doing
hug, my prince?”
“Not right now,” I said, stepping away from her. “I think we
but it’s just your darling father who loves you so much who is present,” she reminded me, and I knew what she was getting at. She wanted to hug me precisely because my father was
have a
and gave him a pointed look,
unable to keep from doing so, and then
thin arms were wrapped around my shoulders, and she was pressing
throat. But when I finally relaxed enough, I gently put my arms around
in
in the greenhouse…
felt different.
me after a brief moment, she was still smiling. The hug was
quiet
headed back to my desk, and Ciana reclaimed her
his throat and set his book aside. “That’s it, then. I’ve
at him with a look on my
this woman,” he said, a delighted smile
more shocked than I was, if that were
she said, tipping her head down in respect. “We’re not
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