Chapter Twenty Nine

Leon

Two days later

"So just like that, I won't be seeing you around anymore?". Hussein asked.

"We can still talk on Skype. It's not like I'm leaving the world." I chuckled.

"Yeah but it won't be the same as you dropping in for a visit." He mumbled. "Anyway, congratulations once again."

"Thanks." I said.

"So, who's the wife?". Hussein grinned.

"Just a... Her name is Elisabeth. I can hardly stand her but I think she'll make the perfect candidate." I said.

"So no intimacy and stuff? You won't ever have children?". Hussein arched a brow. "I don't think your family will let you get away with that."

"It's not a prerequisite. As long as I'm married before being crowned that's all they want." I said. "That's all I'll make them want once I'm King."

I wouldn't let them badger me into having kids. That was where I would draw the line. I'd wanted kids once upon a time with 'her' but not with Elisabeth or any other woman. I didn't want that kind of deep connection.

Hussein laughed and nodded. "Ok