Royally Kidnapped by the Prince novel Chapter 35

THAYER

“I don’t know you can fly a chopper.” Kennedy laughed at her words, sitting beside me.

The two idiots settled at the back.

The weather was sunny. The sky was clear. At this time of year, Guardion was an ideal place for sailing.

“Why did you laugh?”

“You’re a royal pilot, to be precise.”

“Yeah. Royal Air Force.”

“I shouldn’t be surprised.”

I turned on my comm. “Kingsbyrie Tower, this is Guardion 583 Alpha ready for departure, inbound West.”

Tower replied immediately, “Guardion 583, this is Kingbyrie Tower, your good to go.”

“Over and out.” I closed my comm. The take-off took smoothly. “You don’t have fly anxiety.”

“Not really, but I never tried a chopper.” She seemed unsure, biting her bottom lip.

“We’ll try skydiving next time.”

“What?” She looked at me as if I just lost my mind. “No thanks. Hard pass.”

“Said a woman who planned to jump off the jet,” said Lud.

She turned herself, probably glaring right now. “I was not serious, idiot. I’ll choose to die in a heart attack than planning to suicide by jumping off the plane. I would rather die pretty with my body intact.”

“It’s skydiving then. You’re going to love it. We’ll do tandem. I promise you’ll be safe.”

She shook her violently. “I’ll stay on the ground. It’s safe and sound. Thanks.”

Ash and Lud laughed at the back.

“I told you that was the best idea.” He high-fived with Ash.

“You’re an asshole, Ludovic.”

“Can you swim, love?”

“Why? Do you have a plan to throw me off the boat as well?”

I laughed, held her hand, and pressed it against my lips. “Relax, darling. I’ll kick them out of this chopper before they can even think of harming you.”

“Well, it’s time for you to stroll around Guardion. Have you been to Maine?” Ash asked.

“Portland, Maine? No. Why?”

“Guardion is closer to Maine. And you’ll go sailing.”

“You, too, asshole. I’m trying to surprise her, and you’re ruining my plans.” I threw a glare at Ash.

“Sorry, boss. My bad.” I knew he wasn’t sorry. He was grinning as he looked outside the window.

“Asshole.”

We were almost twenty minutes flying. “Look down, darling.” In this area, she would see a lake surrounded by green forest.

“Wow.” I could see the amazement in her eyes. “That’s gorgeous from up here.

“Wait until you see the other side of Guardion. If you have San Valley Idaho, we also have Thorne Fulke. The best Skiing destination,” Ash said proudly.

“How is it possible you have like summer weather here, and the other is cold?”

“Remember when I told you about Levi?”

Her eyes lit up. “In Finland? Yeah, and I didn’t have a clue that you were already talking about your country. Why didn’t you just tell me where you came from?”

“I don’t know. Maybe I didn’t want you to know me just yet. Usually, I didn’t like the reaction when people found out who I was.”

“And you definitely got the oddest reaction ever, Your Highness,” Ash seconded.

Kennedy smiled. Maybe she remembered how she ran away.

“Yeah, I usually expect an awe reaction followed by one thousand questions. But what I got from Kennedy was running away—what did you say to my father? Your ass is on fire?”

She burst out laughing, so did Ash and Lud.

“Wait a minute, T. Did you just say she told your father like her ass on fire?” Lud laughed out loud. “Jesus, I wish I was there to see the reaction on Prince Isodore’s face.”

“Well, I didn’t know what else to say. I was starstruck by his mother even if I already met her twice. Then the Prince was asking questions, and his sister was blasting at Thayer. So here I was trying to save him from awkward moments.”

“That’s our girl. I still wanted to see the Prince’s reaction, though.” Lud was still laughing.

We touched down in the Pad at the Guardion Manor that was belonged to me, seated in a fifteen-acre land.

The vehicles were already waiting for us. Kennedy and I shared the same car with Lud and Ash. The SUV they rented was only to avoid exposure to the public.