Chapter 142

Chapter 142

Elena's POV

I couldn't help but laugh at his not-so-smooth attempt to change the subject. "You're really bad at dismissing things."

He grinned sheepishly, avoiding my gaze as he picked up a glass of wine and took a sip. "I just don't want to talk about that anymore. It's all in the past."

Turning to face me, his grin widened. "I prefer talking about the present-and most importantly, the future. My future with you. Our wedding."

Ibit the inside of my cheek, trying to suppress the grin that threatened to take over my face as he successfully shifted my thoughts.

Raising an eyebrow playfully, I asked, "The wedding already?"

"Yes, already." He smirked, clearly pleased with himself. "You didn't think I'd just sit around and not plan this, did you? This is important to me. I won't delegate the planning to anyone else."

"Also," he continued, his eyes lighting up, "I've already spoken to a few planners. And trust me, Elena, no one's as lucky as I am right now."

His excitement was contagious, and he looked so mesmerised, like a kid with a new toy, that I couldn't look away. "Lucky? You really think you're the lucky one?"

"Oh, absolutely." He leaned in slightly, his voice taking on a playful but determined tone. "Do you know how many men would gladly trade places with me right now?"

one who's going to marry the infamous 'warrior princess,' with a reputation as a second-hand

that." He suddenly turned serious, his gaze intense. "If there's anything infamous about you, it's your ability to make every man in the room turn

to mask the blush creeping

next time we're

lips. "True. There are plenty of women who

and I wasn't sure how to handle the feeling. But the sting was gone as quickly as it

will ever replace you," he said, his voice thick with emotion. “Because I'm marrying the best one. The

looked away, trying to hide how flustered I was. "Flattery will surely get you everywhere,

mood shifted into something intimate, but we both allowed ourselves to enjoy

again. "Now, as for the wedding... I'm not settling for something simple. It's going to be the grandest celebration anyone has ever seen. We'll have

eyes twinkling. "It will be the talk

as I

events. You know that. I don't want all those eyes on me," I said softly, my voice betraying the

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my shoulder, guiding me to relax as

sight calming he

this wedding is for us. We're the prince and princess, after all. And besides, Elena... you deserve nothing but the best. Don't you

my thoughts were distant, a cloud of sadness settling if my chest. I sighed and shook my head. "I never

a while, fiddling with my fingers, the weight of my thoughts pressing heavily on me. Finally, I looked up

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