The Midnight Princess (THE WINTER PRINCESS #3) by Keira Dominguez EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Keira Dominguez
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Royal Weddings
ALMA
“You look happy, elskede.”
My uncle spins me around, and my dress, deep blue with a scattering of
brilliant sequins across the skirt, swirls against my hips. Sleeveless and lowcut, I’m aware of how it frames the line of my shoulders and delicate
collarbones, a daring look for a princess of Sondmark.
I give him a kiss and continue on my way, circulating throughout the
ballroom, taking care of my mother’s guests—a wide network of family and
friends—smiling at their jokes and dancing when I must. I have a word with
the band leader when the songs get depressing. No one is allowed to be
famished or friendless on New Year’s Eve. Not on my watch.
I’m halted in my course by Caroline. “The Crown Prince of Vorburg
arrived, ma’am,” she informs me as we step away from the loud music.
“Finally.” My gaze arcs over the crowd. “Did he say what detained
him?”
It’s almost midnight, and even though his arrival was always going to be
discreet, the man is hours late. I’m not impressed. The requirements of my
royal position suffocate me as tightly as the corset bodice giving structure to
this gown, but I’m still doing my duty.
“Snow in the mountains,” Caroline answers. “We lodged him in the
Tower Suite along with his aide, as you instructed, and communicated that
Her Majesty will meet with him in the morning.”
Check, check, check.
My mother’s secretary melts into the background, and instead of running
off to monitor the canapé situation, I take a glass of champagne offered by a
passing footman. The queen’s last assignment of the year has been
discharged, and I’ve earned a rest. I down the liquid in two swallows, and
the bubbles wrinkle my nose. It’s a party, isn’t it? Depositing the flute on a
side table, I lift another from a tray, giving it the same quick treatment.
Everyone deserves a night off. Even me.
I wait to feel the heavy load of royal responsibility roll from my
shoulders. The relief. The peace. I wait.
And wait.
Maybe a little more alcohol will solve it.
I chase an ever-retreating serenity to the bottom of the next glass and the
next, but the champagne does more than jostle the Pandora’s box of
emotions I’ve kept padlocked for an entire week. It knocks the lid off,
spilling the contents where anyone might see the betrayal, exhaustion, and
pain.
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