“You’ll need protection on the staircases now, Princess.” “And are you volunteering?” she said dryly. “Is that what this is about?” His lips twitched as he looked past her. “Perhaps I’ll come knocking on that private suite when your brother is occupied with Miss Hardstark.” “Perhaps I’ll light you on fire if you try.” “I should ask your father for your presence at Hearst Hall during the summer solstice holiday, I think,” he said, as if talking to himself. “No point in delaying the inevitable.” “Shall we get your mother’s ring resized as well?” she snarked, playing along for her own sanity.
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