FELIXMila’s breath caught in her throat as I said those words.“I love you,” I said again, hoping to drive the point home as much as possible.“You don’t mean that,” she said softly, but even I knew that she was simply trying to convince herself as much as me. “You don’t have to say that.”“I do,”
MILAIt was extremely satisfying to walk down the stairs from the static and inform my family that Felix was picking me up in fifteen minutes for a date.Nadine looked like she was about to vomit, and my parents both looked like they were going into cardiac arrest.“Where did you get that dress?” my
FELIXAs soon as Mila said yes, the dark clouds that had been shadowing my heart immediately dissipated.I would have made love to her right there in the middle of the clearing, but the last thing I wanted was to put any sort of pressure on our relationship. We had started our companionship with sex
MILAFelix and I sat on our hotel room bed, holding hands and breaths. I stared at my blank phone screen in anticipation.DING!And there it was: the headline of the century.PRINCE FELIX OF FRESONIA ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT TO AMERICAN CHEF MILA BENSON.Underneath the bold title was a large picture of
“We’ve had our ups and downs–” I started, but my father immediately jumped in.“More ups than anything else,” he said. “Mila is adopted, as you may know, and we reminded her every day of her life how lucky we were to have chosen such a wonderful daughter.”His words made my eyes burn with tears. Not
MILAFelix and I stood at the entrance of the banquet hall, greeting each guest with their required formality. I surprised even myself with my knowledge of when to curtsy, when to shake hands, and when to simply accept a bow from a lower-ranking noble.Felix leaned over to me as another couple enter
“You okay?” he whispered softly as the ladies quickly bowed to him.“Not really,” I said, as quietly as I could. “Nadine and Isabella are… causing some issues.”It was as if speaking my sister’s name aloud summoned her from whatever depths of hell she had been lurking in. I looked up to see her smug
MILAAlthough I had enjoyed the banquet once Nadine and Isabella had left, I was still exhausted and ready for it to be done. Felix and I eagerly headed back up to our hotel suite to decompress after the long day.“You were a sensation,” Felix told me as I flopped down on the bed. “An absolute trium