“Why are you smiling?” His smile widened. “I don’t think you have to worry so much on that account. Yes, any living, breathing man would find you beautiful—because you are. And any living, breathing man would be flattered to be chosen by a princess. But John knows you beyond this rather dismal meeting we all had to endure.” Louise wrinkled her nose. “It wasn’t that bad.” Leo scoffed, then chuckled. “It was quite awful, but I have no doubt that Lord Lorne will wholly forgive you if given a chance.”
