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“Hey, no worries I’ll keep you distracted After all there’s the heritage dinner in the village and we have to be at the courthouse soon—”

Knock Knock

Annabelle opened the door The butler stood there holding a big package

“Ma’am, this was just delivered for you”

“For ”

“I assure you, ma’am that it has your name on it But if you don’t want it, I’ll take it away”

“Oh, no, I’ll take it” She lowered her voice “I always do enjoy a good surprise”

Grayson couldn’t help but wonder why there was only one box He’d expected at least two boxes Sohten it out later

Shebox The outside cardboard shipping package had already been opened Grayson guessed that was typical protocol for the palace He couldn’t blae, one couldn’t take chances when they lived in the public eye

Annabelle lifted out a big white box with a large red ribbon She glanced at hiain “You knohat this is, don’t you?”

“I’”

He enjoyed the childlike exciteht ashe wished for, would get so excited over a present Or maybe the excitement was due to her utter surprise and wonderment Whatever it was, he wanted to put that look on her face again

She slid the ribbon froentle She was certainly anxious to see as inside Grayson stood back and smiled

Annabelle lifted the lid and looked inside At first, she didn’t say anything His heart stopped That couldn’t possibly be a good sign The breath caught in his lungs as he waited

Annabelle lifted the black sequined tulle gown froown on the internet until he found the one he thought would look best on Annabelle He just hoped he’d guessed correctly about the size After all, he’d never bought a gown before But as the good of being rich, if you didn’t splurge once in a while?