Bargain with the Witch Prince: A Forbidden Love Fantasy Romance (Forbidden Royal Mates Book 1) by Alexa Ashe

Author:Alexa Ashe [Ashe, Alexa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Kell

the ring

The princesses, unfortunately, have yet to be dismissed.

It’s clear that my father is curious about what the hell I’ve been doing. Joula and I made up a story about how we met, something simple. I’d gone to the city to shop for the princesses in the castle, just small gifts to win their favor, and run into her buying herself a dress for a themed Cessbry ball in the castle. She’d recognized me, introduced herself, and I’d taken her out for lunch to be polite and fallen hopelessly for her.

A believable enough story, I suppose. Unfortunately, I’m required to keep chatting up the princesses on the off-chance that I discover I don’t like Joula nearly as much as I thought—these, of course, being my father’s words.

I stare down at the ring I wear, the pale green stone and simple silver band. I like that it means that I belong to her, to Joula, and I cannot wait to put her ring on her. I’ve never been quite so on edge while buying jewelry as I was yesterday, picking out a band that she would love.

I am terrified to give it to her.

Joula is such a quiet soul. She’s understated and she’s so perfectly Joula that it felt like none of them were good enough for her. I wanted to buy her the most expensive one there, but I knew she would despise the gaudy gem.

I ended up having one custom-made, pulling elements I liked from dozens of rings and taking away the ones I didn’t. The extreme rush order I put on it made it far more expensive than it ordinarily would have been, but I’d never tell her how much I spent on it, in case she decides to trade it for an estate in the country.

It’s a heavy weight in my pocket now, the box pressing against my leg and reminding me that, holy shit, I’m getting married. Married to Joula, a half-witch with wicked words, a breathtaking smile, and a heart so pure it’s hard to believe she’s got demon blood running through her veins.

I stand with two guards at my side as the carriage that holds my future wife and her mother rolls to a stop in front of the palace. My smile is uncontrollable as a guard pulls open the door and Joula steps out of the carriage slowly, wearing an elegant dress in Cessbry fashion. A gift from me, but also a precaution to keep people from growing suspicious, as they might have if she’d shown up in Aligrian clothing.

She gives me a small smile as she approaches me, and I hold my arms out, a silent gesture. She’s quick to wrap her arms around my neck, and I hold her tight against me, ducking my head and burying it in her neck and her—for a change—tamed hair. “This dress,” she whispers in my ear, “Is killing me.”

I press a kiss to her neck and say, “I’ll be sure to take it off of you quickly, alright?”

She pulls away from me, cheeks flushed.

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