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

“Okay, Spider-Man.”
“It’s true though.” He chuckled before getting serious
again. “A lot of people, including your father, don’t like how
much power the Crown yields. They don’t like how
traditional my family is. They want us to become a
commonwealth country. They want my father to relinquish
his power and he won’t, which means, I can’t. By staying
traditional and true to what the Crown means to our family,
we’re able to make a di erence in the country, whether or
not you see it. With that responsibility comes duty, one being
that I must marry before or soon after I’m coronated king.”
He shrugged. “It’s not something I agree with, but who am I
to change thousands of years of history?”
“The future king.” I waited a moment for him to respond.
When he didn’t, I added, “That’s who you are. You can
change everything once you become king.”
“And risk losing all of my allies?”
“What do you need allies for? We’re not at war.”
“Not today, but what about tomorrow? We don’t know
what the future holds. The reason people don’t invade or try
to take things from us isn’t because they can’t, but out of
respect for the Crown.”
“I disagree.” I set my glass down.
Before he could respond, the butler came back with a
helper carrying two trays they set in front of us and
uncovered to show us a surf and turf dinner with fingerling
potatoes on the side. They took the champagne bottle and set
it in the ice and replaced our flutes with wine glasses,
pouring red wine and setting it where the champagne had
been. Everything was done e ciently, with a blink-andyou’ll-miss-it
swiftness. They were gone with a “bon
appétit” as quickly as they arrived. I was still processing
what had just happened when Elias spoke again.