The-Sinful-King-By-Claire-Contreras-PDF

to war with every single one of them. My mother took a long,
deep breath and looked at Adeline.
“I’m sorry I lashed out on you. That wasn’t fair. I would
like to start over if you’ll allow me to.”
“Thank you for your apology. I’d very much like to start
over,” Adeline said, her voice stern but soft.
“You must really like my son,” my mother said, rather
than asked.
Adeline’s body tensed underneath my hand. She took her
attention from my mother and looked at me. “I do.”
“And you were willing to plan his wedding to another
woman?” My mother cleared her throat.
“My mother would have killed me if I turned that down.
As it is, she’s going to be furious with me with all of these
new developments.” Adeline gnawed on her bottom lip,
glancing at me briefly. “I need to call her before you do that
broadcast.”
“Adeline never asked me not to marry Emily. I made
suggestions to her that we should see each other in secret
and she refused.”
“How long has this been going on?” My mother blinked
between us.
“A lifetime.” I brought an arm around Addie’s shoulders.
“It feels like a lifetime.”
“That needs to stop.” Mother pointed at us. “Sometimes
being in a position like ours means giving up small privileges
and that includes touching.” She paused. “You will be given
a list of things that you positively cannot do as King. You will
never bow to her. Your father never bowed to me and I was
rightfully Queen. Imagine what people will say if you bowed
to someone without royal blood. Showing public a ection is
also on that list.”
“Why is that?” I asked. “Because it makes us seem
human?”