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All business now, the flirtatious vib

e disappeared replaced with a steely attitude that reminded him of her father

“While we’re here, you call me Elle”

“Done” He nodded “What else?”

“I need to know the plan,” she said “The whole thing, not just the parts that involve me I need to know about security I need the whole picture”

Since it went against his training to laugh in the face of royalty, he sed his amusement “It doesn’t work like that”

“Then I’ at an addiction to American movies that ell documented in her file

“Nice try, Obi-Wan” He smirked “But that doesn’t ith me”

“Your choice You can’t forceas if she had spent her life sitting on the gold throne and wearing the jewel-encrusted crown

He snorted; he couldn’t help himself “Really?”

“Let me rephrase You won’t force me”

Her confidence poured ht Forty-eight hours ago he could have done it without even a twinge of conscience, but not now She’d stopped being a symbol and become a person, one with a smart-ass streak a mile wide and who responded so enthusiastically to his caress that it was like touching someone for the first time

“Interesting theory,” he said, his voice sounding strained to his own ears

“You know it’s ainst the counter She didn’t need to—her every as a direct challenge that had hi about you, about what you wanted frory You’re not ht reason, and like a good Elskovian you’ll do whatever it takes to win Pissing off your future queen only hurts your ultioal”

She was quick, he’d give her that While he’d stop short of forcing her sweet ass onto the throne, that left room for a lot of other ways to persuade her to his way of thinking “I like that you were thinking about me”