Don't Promise (Don't 3)

Molly started to walk toward the cabana, sashaying her curvy hips, driving me wild. I started to run full speed and whipped her up in my arms.

She yelped with laughter as I began to sprint toward the beach cabana. The officers were trying to keep up.

I darted through the door, slamming it.

My mouth found hers. “Finding you changed my life, Molly.”

She melted into my arms. “And you changed mine.”

And I knew that I meant it. I would do anything to keep her safe. To hold her. To protect her. I’d do anything to make her happy. I may not have been the man she deserved the night we met, but I had changed. I had won the love of the most incredible woman. The most incredible queen. And I would give her everything she needed for the rest of her life.

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Dominic

“It was a pleasure, sir.”

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bsp; I grimaced, strolling past the last administrator I’d have to deal with in this place. He held the door. I didn’t respond. I just wanted out.

I threw my hand toward the sky to block the sun. Fuck. Why was it this bright outside? I pressed the sunglasses on my face.

“Your highness.” Kurtis nodded as I walked toward the long black car parked behind the building. It was nice to have a familiar face from the palace, even if it was only my chauffeur.

“Thank you.”

He was like an iron statue next to the car. I spotted two men from my security detail on either side of vehicle.

I ducked inside, relieved when the door closed behind me and I could sit in the cool shadows. The two guards climbed into the front.

I looked at the building as we pulled away. White marble. Ornately carved statues. Fountains every twenty steps. It was hell dressed up in fancy architecture.

No one knew inside those guarded walls Galona’s prince had been forced to face his demons.

Demons I had chosen to live with. Demons I embraced. Demons I greeted every morning when I opened my eyes. Only, no one else wanted them lurking in the palace. They didn’t like that I carried the demons with me, willingly inviting them to join in. My brother sure as hell didn’t.

But this place. I huffed. I had to give it to them. They had accomplished something no other center had done before. I’d completed the program. It was the first time I had made it a full month. I tacked on an extra few weeks for good measure. That surprised even me.

I patted the inside pocket of my jacket. It was still there—the letter.

I pressed the speaker. “Where is Kenley?” I asked the driver.

She should have been waiting for me. I expected to see her on the sidewalk or inside the car at least.

“Your highness?” the driver responded.

I sighed. “My royal manager. Kenley DuBois. Did the palace fly her in from Freychon this morning? Where is she?”

I realized she might be waiting at the royal jet, but still this was unusual. Kenley was always within reach. And she never missed an opportunity to orchestrate my activity. She should be here with a full itinerary that clocked every second of my day. It wouldn’t be the first time she would have to spin one of my scandals.

“I’m sorry, sir. I had instructions to escort you to the airport. That is all. We should be there in fifteen minutes. Do you need anything before we arrive, sir? Should I stop?”

“No. That’s all.”

I turned the speaker off. Kurtis didn’t know anything. I was irritated Kenley wasn’t here to answer my questions. It was pointless to ask the driver where my sister was. Isabel should have been here too. They all had waited for this day.