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She stared at hi she believed hi area of her roos under her and iest fear?”

Easy one She’d have to up her game if she wanted to make him sweat “Failure”

“What’s the best thing about being a prince?” she asked, biting her lip

“The castle” It was only partly a joke He’d grown up here; it was home A short pause, then he added, “And the cars I have a lot of fast cars I could take you for a ride in one, if you’d like”

She snorted “Such a guy answer”

He laughed, the tension in his shoulders loosening at her openness in talking to hiht her here Despite the past, and whatever she thought he’d done, he truly enjoyed her coht back memories of the boy he’d once been “Okay, fine Real answer I like being able to change the country for the better I enjoysure people live by the our struggling country financially stable I hope to make a difference”

She blinked at hi to do that?”

“According to e to a wealthy princess, of course He’s got one in particular inbut…”

“Of course she is,” she said, averting her face Was that a backhanded co what he wanted to hear? “And according to you?”

He headed for the bar in her roo she talks about is shoes I get it, people like shoes, but it’s an obsession So, that’s a no, according to ht, to marry for love”

“Love?” she murmured “I didn’t know princes married for that”

“They generally don’t,” he adiven up s in my life, without reservation I live to serve the country, ive up on that”

“And if you can’t marry for love?” she asked softly

All thisand definitely wasn’t in the ood ten years until that ti on his collar, he sighed “I need a scotch Would you like a brandy?”

“No” She frowned “I’ll take a scotch”