The One
I take a step in his direction, but before I can reach him, a figure steps into my path.
“Princess Maerilee,” the man says, his voice slick with charm. His smile is wide, too wide, and there’s a gleam in his eye that immediately puts me on edge. He bows with exaggerated flourish, his golden hair catching the light as he rises. “Surely you weren’t about to waste your time with my younger brother, Brook, were you?”
I recognize him immediately as River, the Crown Prince of Oceana. “I wasn’t—”
“Because,” he interrupts smoothly, stepping closer, “I can assure you, Princess, he’s not what you need. I am what you need.”
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