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“That good?”

She nodded “It wasI wish I could relive it Or that I had a picture So”

I saw the way she looked at ht of them as a souvenir, but in her eyes, they were Proof that I had spent the night at the palace

“I’ht? You checked it off your Galona bucket list”

I wished I had soive her A coin fro that said we had been there

“I did More than once” She giggled The curiosity was killing me I wanted to knoho it was, but unless she volunteered I couldn’t ask I also realized that would open , and I didn’t want to trade stories “Now that you’re ho to take a nap I’m kind of exhausted” She smiled sweetly

I paused in her doorway “Brooklyn?”

“Hmm?”

“Thanks for talking me into it” I closed the door behind me and left her to her nap

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Damon

It was dark My tie draped around my neck We had been at it for hours

I motioned for the server to walk over

“Your majesty?”

“Please bring dinner Whatever the chef recommends,” I instructed