Twin Crowns (Twin Crowns, #1)

by Catherine Doyle

‘Will you catch me if I fall?’ ‘No, but I’ll wave at you on your way down.’

‘Keeping yourself nice and trim, I see,’ said Ansel, approvingly. Well, that certainly wouldn’t do. Prince or no prince, he had no right commenting on how she ate. Wren shot her hand out and shoved an entire tart in her mouth. ‘SHANGED SHMY MINDSH,’ she said, crumbs flying from her lips. ‘MMM, DELSHSSS!’

‘Very well, Shen Lo.’ She narrowed her eyes at him. ‘But if I fall to my death, I promise you my spirit won’t linger in that forest. It will haunt you until the end of your days, and then when you die, I will berate you until the end of time itself.’

both of them pretending as if they hadn’t been looking for each other.

‘I leave you for ten minutes and the next thing I know you’re undressing the enemy!’

‘Bananas?’ Celeste arched an eyebrow. ‘What do you know of men’s bananas, Rose?’

A man who does not possess full control of himself cannot be trusted, Tor.’

‘Forgive me for thinking there was something between us, Wren. I must have misread your moans.’

‘Wren is my closest friend. I’ll always look out for her and I know she’ll do the same for me, but there’s no spark between us. There never has been. But you, Rose …’ He paused, tilting her chin up so she was looking directly into his eyes. ‘You set me on fire.’

‘Please stop showing off,’ said Rose, in alarm. ‘You’re going to start a war.’ ‘I think it’s a bit late to worry about that.’ Shen curled an arm around her waist. ‘You look beautiful, by the way. Is it bad luck to kiss the bride?’ Without breaking her gaze he used his free hand to punch another advancing Gevran. ‘On second thoughts, I don’t care.’ Then he dipped Rose and kissed her.