Chapter 0297

Soon, Elva got squirmy and Nicholas lowered her down. She rushed back to her toys and Nicholas came toward Charlotte and me.

Charlotte immediately stood. “Please.” She offered him her seat.

“I couldn’t,” he said.

“I have chores that need tending to,” Charlotte said. That didn’t seem entirely truthful, but gave Nicholas enough reason to sit down. Charlotte winked at me behind his back. “Would you like a cup of coffee, Your Royal Highness?”

“Yes, thank you. That would be lovely.”

Charlotte removed her own cup and walked toward the doorway where a pot of coffee and some cups had been set. As she worked, Nicholas inched his chair closer toward mine.

Even those few inches of closed distance sent my heart racing. His gentle smile set my skin on fire.

“I’m sorry about last night,” he said, and that cooled me somewhat, though not enough to want to be away from him. If anything, I only wanted to be closer, to feel his warmth ignite within me again.

“Don’t apologize,” I said. “You had no control over what happened.”

should have been more

had been so drunk, she would have just kept pushing

when I did,” I said. Maybe I saved the both of them. Saved

had always wanted to stay one until I found either my perfect person or my fated

the throne beside his. This person wasn’t me. I had

I wanted

had enough problems. So did

didn’t mix

didn’t mean that our… attraction, or even our affection, was irrelevant. It just… wasn’t enough.

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wanted to be intimate with Nicholas, but I couldn’t cross that line. Last night I had been willing. This morning, I wasn’t so

regretted giving my virginity to Nicholas. Nicholas leaned in closer. I leaned in

ready to surrender my virginity, but

you come to

my lips. He watched and licked his own. “I’m not ready for

much as you want,”

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