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“It’s a nominal title only”

“What does that even e, much less a book

“Officially, I am a duke, but I a”

“The one who raised you?” Still notcloudier rather than clearer

“He and Oxana raised me as a brother to Maksim, the Crown Prince I was spare to the throne”

“Was?”

“My cousin’s wife is expecting their first child”

“Next in line to the throne now?”

“Yes”

“It’s just all so strange”

She looked around the plane, which had taken off at some point but she couldn’t have said when Her fa no effort to hide their interest

Perry didn’t look surprised at all, but Andrew’s and Laura’s eyes were both saucer wide

“Mouessed

“Yes”

“They never said”

“They agreed ht scare you off me I wanted time to show you I am the man you promised to marry”

“But you are a prince”

“Does that change how you feel about ive for prevarication in his voice

There were a lot of conflicting things going on inside Chanel, but this wasn’t so she was in any question about “No I love you, not what you are”

“I alad to hear it” The relief in his tone couldn’t be faked

“This is so cool,” Andrew said, re Chanel of their audience

She frowned at her little brother “You ht think so”

“I do, too,” Laura said

“The only thing that matters is what you think,” Demyan said from beside her