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

father was always a very traditional man, but he’d lost his
touch.”
“The people lost faith in him,” Elias said. “Probably
because he held tradition a little too closely.”
“I understand,” the man said. “The throne always comes
first.”
“It does.”
“Any chance you’ll go back to my daughter once
everything works out? Maybe you’ll need to add a little flair
to this love story and keep the people on their toes. Take the
spotlight away from Parliament for a second while you
finalize that,” the man said with a hearty laugh.
“Maybe.” Elias laughed. “You never know what might
happen.”
My heart sank. I pressed my back to the wall behind me.
Maybe?
Had all of this been to better his public image? Using me,
a commoner. As I stood there, letting that sink in, it all
started to make sense. It wasn’t possible. Was it? I thought
about what Aramis had told me. We’re actors, Adeline. We
pretend a lot for the public. Had he been pretending when he
said he broke things o with Emily? Was he still seeing her
while I was away? I felt sick. Clutching my stomach, I ran to
the guest bathroom nearby and locked myself in it, dropping
my du el bag and holding onto the sink. It had to be a
mistake. All of this was obviously a misunderstanding. I
heard footsteps and doors open and close and when I was
ready, I took a nice deep breath and let it out. I grabbed my
bag and walked back to the o ce. The doors were closed, so I
pushed one of them open, but it was empty.