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‘This diamond is called Amour de Coeur.’
‘It has a name?’
‘Most large and well-known diamonds do. It was given by one of the more enlightened Kings of Belkraine to his wife, a few hundred years ago. They were very famously in love, at a time when a king’s marriage wasn’t really about love. And although she had her pick of all the other royal jewels, she only ever wore this one.’
‘It’s a beautiful story.’
‘Will you dare to wear it, Marie?’
Alex could hear his own heart beating. She caught her breath, and then she smiled.
‘I’d be proud to. It’s a part of your heritage so it’s a part of me, now.’
She reached forward, running one finger over the large diamond and the beautiful filigree chain. Suddenly the jewels of Belkraine and Marie’s smile—which outshone them all—seemed to go naturally together.
‘I have one more diamond for you.’
He got up from his seat, falling to his knees before her and taking her hand in his.
She let out a gasp, knowing exactly what this was.
‘Alex!’ Tears began to roll down her cheeks.
‘Will you marry me, Marie?’
‘Yes!’ She flung her arms around his neck, forgetting all about the diamonds.
The ring had been burning a hole in his pocket, but it wasn’t the thing that sealed their loving covenant. It was Marie’s kiss.
‘Will you let me go?’ He finally managed to tear his lips away from hers.
‘No. Never.’
He chuckled. ‘Just long enough for me to do this properly...’
Alex took the ring from his pocket. It wasn’t the biggest diamond in his inheritance by a very long way, but it had been carefully chosen and was one of the best in quality, flawless and slightly blue in colour.
‘I’m starting a new tradition.’
Her eyes widened. ‘What? Tell me!’
‘My tradition is that when the King of Belkraine wants to marry he takes one diamond from the royal diadem, replacing it with another gem.’
‘That’s...from a crown?’ She pointed at the diamond ring. It was modern and simply fashioned, made to Alex’s exact specifications.
‘Will you make it yours? We’ll take our inheritance and mould it into something that we’re proud to pass on to our children.’
She held out her hand and Alex
slipped the ring onto her finger. Suddenly everything fell into place. Their love...his inheritance. All that they wanted to do with their lives. It was all one.
She laid her hand on the book filled with pictures of him as a child. ‘I want a baby that looks just like you.’
Alex chuckled. ‘And I’d like one that looks like you. We can work on that.’
She hugged him close. ‘Can we run away together now? To the seaside.’
Alex kissed her. ‘There’s nothing I’d like better.’
