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to wait. I also know she loves to see me squirm.

“First of all, you’re going to have to apologize to the prime minister and Heidi. In person. And then later on camera during a press conference.”

“What!?” I exclaim. “On camera? But…the world will eat that up with a fucking spoon. That will make us look weak.”

She gives me a sour smile. “We already look weak, thanks to you. The entire monarchy has now been razed to sub-standard levels. We are the laughing stock of the country, of Europe, of the entire world. Magnus, the damage you’ve done with this is just the straw that broke the damn camel’s back. All respect that this royal family has earned is gone and in a world where monarchies are no longer in vogue nor in real power, this will have lasting effects.”

Well, fuck.

“Okay,” I tell her, gathering my courage. “I’ll do it.”

“Yes. You will do it. And you’ll do the next thing as well.”

“What next thing? It can’t be worse than that,” I say softly, but from the look in her eyes I can tell it is. I brace for impact.

“The next thing…” she starts and then seems to wince at what she’s about to say. “Magnus. You’re going to have to get married.”

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About the Author

Karina Halle, a former screenwriter, travel writer and music journalist, is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of The Pact, A Nordic King, and Sins & Needles, as well as over sixty other wild and romantic reads. She, her husband, and their adopted pit bull, live in a rain forest on an island off British Columbia in the summer, and in the sunny climes of Los Angeles in the winter.

www.authorkarinahalle.com

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