Page 64 of Royal Hottie

We all turn to her.

A muscle ticks in Gabriel’s jaw as he waits for his wife to finish her sentence.

Anna grimaces. “Shemighthave taken me up on my suggestion to get away and think.”

Gabriel shakes his head, frowning.

“Oh, so she’s taking a walk,” I say. “That’s a relief.”

“It’s worse than that,” Gabriel says in a low voice. “Isn’t it, Anna?”

Anna instantly flushes guiltily. He knows her so well. “Don’t worry. She’s safe.”

“You couldn’t have done something before her wedding day?” Gabriel asks tightly.

Anna gestures wildly. “I tried, but your sister is as stubborn as you and set in her ways. I merely gave her an option, which I did yesterday. She’s the one who chose now to take it.”

Gabriel looks alarmed and immediately rushes toward the side door that leads outside, probably to track down Emma.

“Gabriel!” Anna calls, rushing over to him.

He stops, and they have a heated conversation that I can’t make out from here, and then Gabriel strides outside, Anna hot on his heels.

Who would’ve thought my proper sister would be a runaway bride?

“Never a dull moment around here,” Ruby quips.

I slide an arm around her shoulders and hold her close. “Welcome to my world.”

She smiles up at me. “I love it, and I love you.”

I kiss her. “I love you too.”

She rubs my chest. “And here I thought royal life was so staid and proper.”

“It is, and it isn’t.”

“Are you worried about her?”

“It’s an island. How far could she get?”

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