Page 77 of Royally Tempted

“Well, it might be a little of what you think,” Cade muttered.

Princess Imogen’s face was bright red, her hand by her lips as her eyes darted between us.

“I— I have to go…”

“We only want...” I shook my head. “She’s everything, Princess. I know it might be hard for you to understand, and I don’t even know how to convey this to you without sounding sordid, but…” I took a deep breath.

“She completes us in a way I can’t even begin to—”

“Okay, okay.” She smiled softly, nodding “I think I do get it, actually.”

“It’s nothing scandalous,” Cade said quickly.

“She said otherwise.”

I frowned but Imogen grinned. “I think Ilananeedsa little scandal in her life,” she said with a twinkle in her eyes as they darted between us. “Wow. Both of you, huh?”

“We love her,” Cade said softly. “More than anything in this world, we love her.”

Imogen bit her lip, nodding. “She’s—” She stopped, shaking her head and looking away, as if conflicted.

“Princess,please.”

She turned back, smiling kindly at us and nodding. “She’s in the gardens, I’m almost sure of it. She goes there to think a lot.”

“Thank you,” I growled as we whirled.

“Wait, you haven’t— I mean…”

I turned back to see her brow knitted as she looked down at her hands.

“You haven’t seen your friend Magnus, have you?”

“No, I—”

My eyes went wide.

Interesting.

“Should I point him in a direction if I do?” I grinned at her, watching her face turn pink.

“Oh,not, I— that’s quite alright,” she stammered.

“I never told you where to find Ilana, by the way.”

“Lips are sealed. And I never told you that deep down, Magnus is one of the best guys I know, and if you can get through all his bullshit, he’s the most loyal man I’ve ever met.”

She grinned, and I winked at her as we started to turn.

“Caspian? Cade?”

Both of us glanced back at her.

“Be good to her, I mean it.”

“We’ll never hurt her, I swear it,” Cade said quietly.

She nodded. “Don’t or I’ll kill you.”

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