Spoiled Prince

Even though the prince had addressed me informally, that didn’t mean that I had the right to speak with him informally as well. I became increasingly aware that I was alone in a room with the prince and that could lead to a troublesome situation, a scandal, and other issues that would require me to justify my actions or my lack of it.

“We should head back, Your Highness. I was actually on my way back to the ballroom,” I suggested while trying to sound polite.

“Why should we head back? Isn’t it boring there?” he asked bluntly.

It is…but…

“Of course not, Your Highness. It’s your birthday celebration so I think that you should head back…” I said before smiling brightly at him.

“You looked so bored before while you were inside. I honestly thought that you wished to be somewhere else entirely,” the prince said before he smiled charmingly at me.

I smiled back when I realized that he had just called me out for that sour look that I had on my face during his party. This was probably why