Accidental Surrogate for Alpha
“They spent hours deciding on it – on precisely what to do, what to say. I promise – it was a very deliberate choice.”
“And were you not privy to those meetings?” I ask, raising an eyebrow at him, wanting to push him for more information.
“I am my father’s sixth son, Highness,” the prince sighs, shaking his head, again smiling that sad little smile at me. “I am a figurehead at best on this mission, and privy to nothing important. You’ll have to forgive me for that. I wish I could tell you more.”
I stare at him now, my eyes narrowing a little bit because…honestly, I can’t put my finger on it -but something about the way he says that makes me believe him. I believe that if he could tell me mor