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“There you two are.” Jenny’s voice comes down the hall as she approaches us, and we both turn to look at her. Royal remains completely silent. “Sebastian is out of surgery. It was...”—she stops herself and then takes a deep breath—“dicey, but they got him stable, and they think he’s going to be okay.”
“Is Axel with him?” Royal asks, his voice far too quiet.
Jenny nods. “Yeah. They’re going to let him stay with Sebastian, but they aren’t going to let anyone else in tonight. They said it would be a good idea to go home and get some sleep.” She snorts dismissively. “As if any of us are going to get any sleep tonight.”
Doubtful.
Her eyes drift over us, surveying us far too closely. She glances down the hall and likely toward the exit doors, where the camera crews are perched and waiting. Her eyes move to me. “Friends?”
I shake my head. I recognized a couple of them but not one of them would I call a friend. And all of them very hungry for the story.
“Something happen?” She doesn’t seem mad, but she’s too observant to miss it.
I look at Royal, then at Jenny, ready to shake my head and deny it. But Royal speaks up, “They may have seen us outside together.”
Jenny’s eyes narrow at Royal. “Doing?” Royal doesn’t answer, and she sighs. “Please tell me you were clothed.”
“Jesus Christ. Of course we were,” I say.
Royal smiles and wraps his hand around my waist, pulling me into his side. I guess to settle me down, but it only puts my body and brain on alert. His arm is around me. That can’t be a bad sign, right? He’s openly touching me in front of his agent and probably some of the reporters outside. “It was a kiss. Clothed. But it counted.”
I look at him, nearly in shock, then back at Jenny, who’s smiling at us.Smiling?Doesn’t she know this is bad? This is very bad. They know. The entire world will likely know within a matter of hours.
Royal was just thrust out of the closet. There was no official announcement. It looks like he was caught doing something wrong. And it was so not wrong, damn it.
Why aren’t they freaking out?
“You want to make an official statement?” Jenny asks Royal, and I feel like I could faint.
“Yeah.” He hugs me tighter and tips his head toward me. “But I’ll lethimdo it.”
Jenny nods, smiling at me. She’s smiling again. What the hell is happening? “Okay. Well, I’m going to head home for a bit, but I’ll be back in a few hours. You two should try to get some rest.”
“Yeah, right,” Royal says, and she gives us both quick kisses on the cheek before she heads outside to the waiting wolves.
I have no doubt she’ll be just fine though.
“Royal,” I start, but it’s cut off quickly with a fierce kiss that steals my entire breath, making my knees weak for another reason.
He pulls back, holding onto me and looking into my eyes. “Do you really think I care about them knowing about us?”
“It’s not just them. It’s going to be everyone.”
“I’ve wanted to shout that you’re mine for a long time now, Soren.” He kisses me again briefly. “I’m happy they know. I mean, I don’t want you upset...”
I shake my head. “I’m not upset. I just... you don’t... they shouldn’t have done that without your permission.”
He hugs me closer to him. “I appreciate you looking out for me, but I’m not worried about them at all. I want everyone to know I’m with you. Your fans might not like it—”
“You’re growing on them,” I cut in. “And I really couldn’t care less if they like you or not because I love you. I wasn’t ashamed of you. I swear it. I never want to hurt you, Royal. I just want...”
He kisses me again, softly and sweetly, but I feel it all the way down to my toes. “What do you want?”
“You,” I say easily because he’s all I want.
He smiles. “I want you too.”
“I don’t want to hurt your career,” I say honestly. I had him all wrong. I know that now. He was just a kid, trying like hell to show his parents how badly they fucked up by letting him go. He felt that pressure every single day of his life. Trying to prove himself worthy. But he’s always been worthy of it all. He deserves every single good thing.
