When Mila finds out she's pregnant from a one-night stand with a reluctant prince, she is thrust into a fake romance with him; are her feelings that grow for him genuine or for his way of life that ensures her baby stability?|| Down-on-her-luck Mila...
Ουπς! Αυτή η εικόνα δεν ακολουθεί τους κανόνες περιεχομένου. Για να συνεχίσεις με την δημοσίευση, παρακαλώ αφαίρεσε την ή ανέβασε διαφορετική εικόνα.
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The dinner Kai dishes up in front of me smells incredible. A full roast dinner: pork with crackling, roast potatoes and parsnip, cauliflower cheese, carrots, Yorkshire puddings, cabbage with bacon and gravy. It's like a Christmas dinner, my plate is so full. The aromas of meat and vegetables are making me salivate, along with the small apple sauce on the side.
"Kai, this is amazing," I mention as he sits opposite me. "I didn't know you could cook this well, or I would've told you to cook more often."
He grins. "You've only been here about three weeks. I thought I'd hide it for a while, you know? Don't want you getting too comfortable."
I snort and start digging in. "Fair, 'cause now you'll be cooking every meal."
"You wish!" He takes a mouthful before saying, "I've made a lemon cheesecake for pudding."
"Well, hell, that's if I'm not full after this!"
He grins. "Bon appétit as they say."
The food is impeccable, and he's added something sweet to the gravy like cranberry sauce, which just sets it off well against the roasted food.
"Did you read up on the media reports of the library reopening we did on Friday?" Kai asks.
He's referring to the second engagement I've ever done – the reopening of a local library here. The local council was there, along with a bunch of mums and children who support the library, plus Kai and me. Luckily, nothing majorly embarrassing happened. I tripped on the pavement on my way there, in front of the media. They didn't have their cameras on, though, so it wasn't all that bad. When I had a quick look at social media and news coverage of it, they seemed to talk about how good Kai and I look together, some chit-chat wondering why we kept the romance a secret, and how well I did at looking the part already.
"I've noticed mainly positive things. There are a few criticisms of me being too normal and not from high society and bringing the royal family name down," I mention.
Kai nods while he finishes a mouthful. "To be expected. The problem would be if you were, say, the daughter of a lord or lady or someone with tons of riches, there'd be criticism of not being more diverse in the royal family. Bring you in from a normal, everyday, working family and it's bringing the name down. We can literally never win."
"Is it true the royal family marries within the family?" I ask.
Kai laughs as he eats more food. "With the generations before my parents, yeah, but not anymore. My great-grandmother and her husband were second cousins, I believe. Either way, with the new laws around succession and marriage, it's easier than ever for us to be with who we want. However, people like my sister have tighter restrictions because she's next in line. She has an incredibly high standard for men, anyway."
