Page 37 of Happily Ever After

“The Prince’s Winter Ball is tomorrow night,” she told him.

“That will be a good distraction.We might do it then.” Raphael said.

“Pierre expects me to go. He says that I have to do the first dance with him.”

“Did you tell him you’re pregnant?”

“I had to. The doctors were going to tell him, anyway.”

“Act like nothing is happening. Act like you have no idea what’s going on when we come for you and Alina. We might take you out separately.”

“I’mnotleaving without Alina.”

“Me, either.”

“Idon’thave any idea what’s going on. Is it going to be during the Winter Ball?”

“I don’t know. I have to figure it out. I have to talk to Wulfram.”

“He can’t help. He’s in the States.”

“He’s in France.”

“But Rae just had her baby a few days ago!”

“He’s going home later today. I think I know what we’ll do.” His eyes glinted silver in the blue light from the flickering clock and the moonlight.“Be ready. I love you, myDurchlauchtig,more than anything else in the world, butbe ready.”

He ran out of the room with Flicka grasping the air behind him.