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After the interview, Grayson and Ari headed back to the castle, along with the rest of the Royal Family. Grayson wrapped his arm around Ari, who was leaning against him. "So, do you think the interview did any good?" Ari asked, looking up at him with innocent eyes. Grayson sighed. He didn't want to lie to her, but he didn't want her to worry unnecessarily, either. "I'm not sure. But at least the truth is out there. The public can't fault us for that. I just hope it satisfies the people. The one thing we don't need is a Civil War.""Well, let's just hope it doesn't come down to that," Ari replied. "I think it went well. I just hope that Marcus doesn't do anything stupid."Grayson smirked. "That's a lot to ask," he said, his voice filled with sarcasm. Ari yawned when they pulled up in front of the castle a little while later. "Tired?" Grayson asked her.Ari nodded. "Just a little, but I'm fine.""You haven't had any time to relax since we came back," Grayson observed. "Why don't you
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No one knew that Grayson was meeting Marcus, except Hal. He had begged him not to go alone, but Grayson was always true to his word. Besides, it would just be him and Marcus... and Marcus wasn't much of a threat alone. Marcus was waiting for him when Grayson pulled his Mercedes to a stop in the parking lot of his townhouse.Grayson pulled his car into a parking spot a short distance from where Marcus' car set. But when Grayson got out and started across to Marcus, Piers stepped out of the car."What are you doing here?" Grayson asked, freezing where he stood. Piers smirked but said nothing.A self-satisfied smug spread across Marcus' face. "I heard that he needed a job, and I needed a personal bodyguard.""You still have protection from the Crown," Grayson said. As a part of the Royal Family, Marcus was under the protection of the Crown. As such, bodyguards would be furnished for him for life.Marcus shrugged. "I needed someone who couldn't be bought.""Then you have the wrong man,"
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Grayson climbed into his Mercedes and headed back to the castle, knowing he had to get out of there quickly before Marcus and Piers changed their minds. He couldn't believe that Piers had actually stopped Marcus from killing him. Also, he couldn't believe that Marcus had actually pulled a gun on him and had made traitorous remarks. Grayson hurried to the castle as quickly as he could, resisting the urge to turn the car around and go after Marcus. But then again, Piers was guarding him. Although Grayson wasn't afraid of Piers, he had a healthy respect for him, knowing he would protect his paycheck at all cost. And in this case, his paycheck was Marcus. In addition, Grayson didn't want to go to prison for the rest of his life for killing the likes of him.A few moments later, Grayson pulled down the long expansive driveway leading to the castle. When he pulled up out front, he threw it into park and left the keys in it for the valet, and then hurried up the stairs."What's wrong?" Ari a
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"I'd like to know where the guards were!" Grayson demanded of his father after he had told him what had happened with Marcus earlier in the parking lot at his townhouse."Grayson, calm down," his father ordered.Grayson let out a deep, calming breath. "Father, why was Marcus here and why were you meeting with him alone?""I am the king, my son, and I answer to no one!" his voice bellowed, reverberating off the walls of the small room. "No, Father," Xavier intervened. "Grayson's right. You could have been killed.""Surely, he wouldn't attempt to kill me here at the castle—""Don't bet on it," Grayson replied. "Father, answer me this: Under what pretense was he here? And why did you agree to meet with him alone?" Grayson sighed, feeling anger rise within him again. "And where were your guards?"Xavier turned to a guard standing nearby. "Bring me the guards that were on duty when Marcus came in.""Yes, Your Highness," the guard replied, and then hurried from the room. "Father, why was h
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Ari let Grayson lead her from the room a few minutes later. "Well, I'm glad that Marcus is being detained, at least. It'd be better if we had enough concrete proof to arrest him outright, though."Grayson nodded. "Yes, but you just about scared me to death back there. Why didn't you leave the room when I asked you to?""I think it's about time we start working together." Ari sighed, heading up the stairs to their bedroom. "Don't you?"At the top of the stairs, Grayson pulled her into his arms. "Well, it just depends upon what you'd like to work together doing."Ari laughed, hitting him playfully on the arm. "Well, you know I always want to work together with that." She sighed. "But seriously, you've been investigating along with the authorities, and no concrete evidence has turned up to prove that anyone is involved at all, let alone the killers." She shrugged. "I just thought it's be nice to work together.""To a point," Grayson replied. "But if it gets dangerous, then I want you to l
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Grayson and Ari took Vickie to the castle and led her to one of the guest rooms. "I could definitely get used to this!" Vickie said when they entered the bedroom. Grayson set her luggage on the floor, just inside the door. "If you need anything, just let us know." He paused for a moment. When he saw that Ari wasn't budging, he asked Vickie, "Are you hungry?""I ate already—""Oh!" Ari held her hands up as if she just had the best idea of the century. "Popcorn!""Yes!" But Vickie's smile quickly faded. "But if you have other plans—""Nonsense!" Ari replied. "I'll pop some popcorn and we'll meet you in the parlor in five."Grayson smiled as he took her hand, remembering the inside joke. "Make it ten." Vickie laughed as Grayson pulled Ari from the room."Ari!" Grayson whined in the hallway, "Come back to bed with me. Spend time with Vickie tomorrow."Ari wrapped her arms around his neck. "Although I would love to take you up on the offer, Vickie just got here, and I want her to feel co
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The next day, Grayson received a text from Carton, his best friend. It simply read, Party! Tonight! Be there!Grayson shook his head. He hadn't heard from Carlton for a while and he texts this out of the blue. Grayson smiled as he dialed the number."Yo!" Carlton answered on the first ring. "What happened? You fall off the face of the earth or something?""Yeah, I was just about to ask you the same thing." Despite that fact that he could be a jerk at times, he was the best friend Grayson ever had. He missed him. "So, what have you been up to?""Eh... you know... same old, same old." Carlton sighed. "Partying, girls, partying, girls., and—""Let me guess, partying and girls," Grayson cut him off. "How'd you guess?" Carlton's voice rose, feigning surprise. "What about you?""Eh... you know... married life." Grayson grinned into the phone. "Yuk!" Carlton yelled as if it were the worst thing he could have heard."No, it's great! Ari's the best." Grayson corrected. "You should try it some
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Grayson woke the next day with a slight hangover. He and Ari had a nice time with Carlton and Vickie the night before. And, to Grayson's amazement, Carlton was actually on his best behavior. He said something out of line once, and Vickie cut him off immediately. Maybe Vickie was what Carlton needed after all.Since Grayson hadn't spent much time at the office lately, he wanted to go in and see what was going on. The civil unrest was now moving into the streets of Estrea, and he had a feeling that Marcus had been the cause. If not entirely, then in part. Luckily, he was still in jail, so he hadn't incited the riot this time. After the traitorous statements he made, he wasn't getting out for a while... or at least Grayson hoped.Grayson headed down the hallway toward his father's office and knocked on the door. "Come in!" the king's voice rang out. When he saw Grayson, his face lit up. "Come in, my boy! How are you today?"Grayson threw the paper down onto his father's desk. "Have you s
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Grayson was proud of his father's efforts to unite Estrea once again. It was clear that the old ways were no longer working. It was time for a fresh start. And King Maxwell of Estrea was determined to do just that.The election was held the next month, as King Maxwell promised, and the Royal Council was selected. But through it all, the feeling in Estrea had been one of new hope. In the news, King Maxwell was praised for his bold initiative to bring the realm into the Twenty-First Century.A few weeks later, the first meeting of the Royal Council was held on April 1. The board voted to continue holding the meetings twice a month, on the first and third Mondays, to keep the council abreast of the happenings of Estrea. The king then promised to make the proceedings and decisions made by the council known to the public in the interest of full disclosure. There was also a procedure set in place for grievances, ensuring that everyone's concerns would be heard. "So, what about the name Maso
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The next day, Grayson was working in his office at the castle when Xavier walked in. Without a word, he crossed the room to the television and flipped it on. Then he stood back and folded his arms across his chest."And in the news today," Ella J. Scott said to the camera. "The body of Prince Marcus Pierce was found in an old abandoned warehouse, along with the bodies of other men. One of the men has been identified as Piers Wingfield, former head of security for the Crown. King Maxwell Pierce and members of the Royal Family have made no comment as to the cause of death. In other news—"Xavier sighed, folding his arms across his chest. "I don't think you have to worry about paying Piers now.""Let's speak with Father," Grayson said, already headed toward the door.Xavier followed. "What should we tell him?"Grayson sighed, turning around to face him with his hand on their father's door. "The truth."Xavier looked at him for a moment, and then nodded his agreement.Grayson knocked on th
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A week later when Ari was feeling better, she finally had that meeting with the hospital administrator about Henley's House. This time, Henley, her mother, and Vickie attended. Grayson had wanted to go, too, but Ari had to persuade him to let her go without him. After all, she couldn't live in fear for the rest of her life."This is a wonderful idea. I appreciate you bringing it to us," said the hospital administrator, Dr. Sienna Gallagher. "We look forward to hearing more about it. And please be sure to tell His Majesty King Maxwell Pierce and His Highness Grayson Pierce how much we appreciate it. Cancer patients, and their families, will be very appreciative."After speaking with Dr. Gallagher, and at Henley's insistence, Ari had decided to expand Henley's House to include all cancer patients treated at Estrea Medical Hospital, not just leukemia patients.Ari held out her hand. "The pleasure is ours. Thank you for offering us the land on which to build. I'll speak with my husband and
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Ari had fallen asleep on the way home, despite her best efforts to stay awake. But the lack of sleep and the continuous motion of Grayson stroking her hair, made sleep inevitable. But now that she was with Grayson again, the world could fall apart, and she wouldn't care. Her stomach hurt a bit, waking her."Are you alright?" Grayson asked, his voice filled with concern.Ari nodded. "My stomach's hurting just a bit, but I'm fine. I just need to rest.""And eat," Xavier added, looking at her in the rearview mirror. Ari laughed. "Well, that's a given." She thought for a moment, wanting to word it correctly. "Xavier, Grayson, thank you both for coming to my rescue.""It's my pleasure, my lady," Xavier teased."You know I would move heaven and earth to get to you," Grayson replied, his voice low and husky.Xavier nodded. "And he is not exaggerating."Ari laughed. "Well, I truly appreciate it." Then she thought of something. "I had to do something that I'm not proud of." She bit her lower
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Ari ran through the forest as quickly as she could, headed toward who knew where. She remembered that there was a road that lead back to the village, and she had to find it. She couldn't follow the beach; she'd ever get home.Home.A small word that held so much power. As she ran, all she could think of was Grayson and going home, their home together, at the castle. Then she fell, stumbling over a root protruding from the ground, but caught herself with her hands. But she got up and started running again. After a bit, she looked behind her to see if anyone was following... and ran straight into something. When she looked up... it was Piers."No!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, her knees buckling under her. But to her surprise, he caught her in his strong arms."Quiet!" Piers said, holding a finger to his lips."Hold it right there." When she looked up and saw Grayson holding a gun, her heart leapt with relief and joy."Grayson!"Piers quickly pulled her in front of him. "I want
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Grayson rode with Xavier into the night toward the shore. Although the chances of finding her in the dead of night was slim and none, he knew he had to try. And from the moment Xavier had heard, he was along for the ride. Without question. "Thank you for this," Grayson said, looking over at him.One corner of his lips curled into a smile. "You don't have to thank me. You would do the same for me, if the tables were turned.""Without question."Xavier shrugged. "But then again, I'd do it for Ari, anyway."Grayson chuckled. "Of course, you would," he teased. "I'm glad that you two get along so well.""What can I say? She's a nice girl...." Then he grinned. "and I'm a nice guy."Grayson laughed. "Yes, you are... but I didn't say that.""Of course not." Xavier looked over at him and smiled. "So, have you seen anything suspicious?"Grayson shook his head. "No. Nothing that could be used as a fortress or a hideout.""The shore is farther away than I thought." Xavier sighed."Which is why I
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Ari looked around the warehouse, taking everything in. Maybe she would find a clue as to where she was. She kept hearing the crashing of waves, as if she were near the ocean, which meant that she was a few hours away from the castle. Either way, it would be a long walk back.One thing was certain: she couldn't just run back down the road to the castle, even if she did manage to escape. But then again, if she could just get out, then she could easily find her way back to the castle. Surely, someone would know the way and could give her a ride. Although she had no idea what time it was or how much time had lapsed, she knew she had much less than twenty-four hours now and, although there were no windows, she knew it had to be dark—or close to it—making it the perfect time to escape. But she was also getting hungry and she knew she had to eat soon. Also, when she came out of the restroom earlier, Piers had put another zip tie around her wrists again. So, she had to escape when the Zip tie
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Grayson called Xavier, knowing he couldn't just sit there and wait. At that moment, he would give anything to have Ari back."Yeah," Xavier answered on the first ring. "Find anything?" Grayson asked, pacing the floor in his office. "Yeah, I think you'd better get down here." From the sound of it, Xavier was pacing, too.Grayson sighed, fearing the worst. "I'll be right there." He clicked off and was ready to walk out when the door slowly opened. "Where's Ari?" Celeste asked, slowly walking in, obviously having overheard something. "Do you know where she is?"Grayson sighed, biting his lower lip. "Please, sit down." He knew he had to go, but her mother deserved to know the truth before he left.Celeste said nothing but slowly walked into the room and folded her arms across her chest. "Where is she?"Grayson looked directly into her eyes, pain ripping through his whole body, as if someone had physically shoved their hand into his chest and ripped his heart out."Ari's been kidnapped."
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Ari looked around the warehouse and all eyes were on her. Marcus gritted his teeth as he walked purposefully toward her and slapped her across the face. "How dare you say that about me?" He raised his hand again, but Piers caught it.Piers shook his head. "You gave your word that she will not be harmed for twenty-four hours."Marcus glared at him for a moment, and then ripped his hand out of his grasp. Then he turned his attention to Ari. "Kill me, will you?"Ari raised her head and glared at him, staring daggers into his eyes looking through her hair covering one eye. "Mark my words. You will never get away with this. You should have taken the deal that King Maxwell offered you. It's as good as you're going to get." She shrugged. "It's more than I would have given you.""Why you—" Marcus made a move toward her again, but Piers stood in his way and shook his head in warning."Not while I'm here," Piers replied. Quicker than Ari would have thought possible, Marcus whipped out a gun an
