Page 45 of A Royal Promise

Bri went next, moving her token to anArt & Literaturespace.

Drew read the question for her. “Which fairy tale is found in almost every culture and language?”

Without skipping a beat, Bri answered, “‘Cinderella.’”

“You’re right, of course,” he said, pride written all over his face. Bri incorrectly answered her next question from theSports & Leisurecategory, and it was Phillip’s turn again.

“All right,Entertainment.” Bri flipped up the first card. “What does VHS stand for?”

“Very Honestly Stupid.” Phillip pouted, leaning back farther into the couch.

Drew’s father covered his mouth with his hand, laughing silently behind it.

“Really, Phillip?” Caroline scolded.

“I hate this game. I always lose,” Phillip muttered.

They went around the room, each player answering their question incorrectly until it got back to Bri. She landed on anEntertainmentspace, just like her brother.

Drew took the top card and read the question. “Whitney Houston’s hit ‘I Will Always Love You’ was originally written and performed by which musician?”

Her lips pulled to the side as she thought. When she looked at him, there was a light of recognition in her eyes. “Dolly Parton.”

“Correct.”

So began Bri’s winning streak. She correctly answered that the Bahamas are the country in which tourists can swim in the sea with pigs, the Eiffel Tower was built before the Panama Canal, and it is true that competitive tickling exists.

“Ah, I landed onScience & Nature. That’s the last wedge I need.”

“Of course it is,” Phillip mumbled before nibbling on a chocolate chip cookie in defeat.

“True or false: platypuses have venom,” her father read the question aloud.

She bit her bottom lip as she thought, and Drew used all his willpower to not stare at her very kissable lips. “I’m going to go with true.”

“Way to go, kid. It is true. I can now say I never want to cross a platypus,” Edward chuckled.

When she rolled and got the exact number she needed to return to the hub spot to answer the game-winning question, Phillip groaned.

“What category do we want Bri to have to answer to win?” Drew asked.

“That’s easy—Science & Nature,” Phillip responded.

Both sets of parents, not wanting to get involved in their sibling competition, nodded in assent.

Drew picked up a card and grinned as he read the question. “The North Star, Polaris, is located within which constellation?” He found it humorous that the potential game-winning question was space-related. It was time to see if she truly paid attention to his daily space facts.

She smiled at him, not taking her eyes off his. “Ursa Minor, also known as The Little Dipper.”

“Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner, folks!” He ran around the table and pulled her out of her seat. Drew wrapped his arms around Bri’s waist, picking her up and spinning her in a circle.

“My girl is so smart.”

My girl. He could get used to calling her that.

Chapter Sixteen

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