Chapter 0277

“Luca, I’m so sorry for not even thinking about your family and making you come to see mine,” I murmur, taking little handfuls of his shirt in my fists as I lean my weight against him, looking up into his face. Luca smiles at me, his arms loose around me.

“Don’t be sorry,” he murmurs, “I wanted to meet your whole family. It was important for me too.”

“Good,” I say, nodding. And then I hesitate. “And are you…ready? For the fight?”

“I will be,” he says, nodding. “Though it’s important for me to see my uncle – he trained me, after all. He’ll get me back in the right headspace over the next day or so – don’t worry. But will you come tomorrow? Come see my gym, and then come to my gran’s house? Meet everyone? I’m dying to introduce you.”

“Oh!” I say, surprised but then thrilled at the idea. “Yes!” I say instantly, beaming at him, but then I remember that I’m a princess again and I glance back at the door, wondering what my parents have planned for me.

“It’s okay,” Luca says, lifting a hand to my cheek and turning my gaze back to him. “I already cleared it with your dad he says you can have the afternoon off from Princess- ing.”

wrong with that Luca’s very thoughtful, isn’t he? And proactive. “Okay, then yes, I’ll come. Of course I will. I

to the fight too, right?” he says, giving me

say, laughing up at him, because why would he ever

head and pressing a warm kiss to my mouth. “I’ll need

letting my hands sink into his hair, pleased at the idea

he can’t let me go. We stay like that for a long while – long enough that I lose myself in him, that I forget where I am, and that there’s a room full of people behind me probably waiting for me to come back inside so they can go to

make it very hard to say goodbye, Gorgeous,” Luca

his head at

my toes to press one final kiss to his mouth, and then I push him away. “Get out of here, then!” I say,

last peck before letting me

you tomorrow!” I call as Luca walks backwards down the hall, unable or unwilling to take his eyes off me.

dimples flashing. And then he turns, and jogs off towards the front of the palace, and I sigh as I push open the door behind me and head back into the living room.

eyes of course fix immediately on Jackson, who doesn’t look sleepy at all.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255