Page 58 of Promoted To His Princess

And then they were getting in the car, and at last, as the doors closed, they were alone.

Xerxes pushed the button that raised a privacy screen between the driver and the back seat, and then proceeded to show her the rest of his response.

And he wasn’t wrong.

It did take for ever.

EPILOGUE

THEBIRTHWASlong and hard, but his princess was also a soldier and she held her ground. And a day later, Xerxes held his daughter in his arms as his wife lay back in the nest of pillows he’d arranged behind her head, and wondered if it was possible for a man to have too much happiness in his life.

‘She’s a fighter,’ he said, looking down at the baby nestled in the crook of his arm, his heart two sizes too big for his chest. ‘Like her mother.’

‘She’s also stubborn.’ Calista’s smile lit up the room. ‘Like her father.’

Xerxes laughed and bent to his wife, kissing her. ‘You’re amazing,’ he murmured against her lips. ‘I’m so proud of you. My sunshine.’

And he was. She’d proved not only to be a perfect princess, but she was also leading the charge to recruit more women to the Axian army, as well as mentoring existing recruits into elite positions. Her own security detail was all female and she was encouraging the generals to provide more support for female soldiers, as well as better training for males.

She was a born leader and he could only thank his lucky stars that she’d made the choice to meet him at the cathedral that day.

Calista flushed, fierce and proud, and all his.

And he realised he’d been wrong to think that the purpose of his life had started months ago in the little house by the sea.

It started here. With his family. And that his purpose wasn’t just to protect and defend. It was also to love.

And he did.

With all his flawed heart.

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