Prince Albert(90)
“Yeah, you’re that fucking prince,” an obviously drunk man in the restaurant yells, and Albie chuckles.
“That’s me,” he says, amid laughter from the crowd. “That fucking prince, in some circles. I’ve been in the news recently. Well, we’ve been in the headlines, recently, Belle and I. We’ve caused quite a scandal.”
Now, the room goes quiet, everyone’s attention on Albie.
“And I have something to say about that scandal,” he says. “This is Belle. You might not know her, because she’s not the attention whore that I’ve been. In fact, for the last two years, she hasn’t even been on this continent. But I hope that she’ll let the public get to know her, in the future. She’s brilliant, and funny, and the kindest person I’ve ever met. And for some bizarre reason, she likes me.”
“Loves you,” I correct.
“She loves me,” Albie says. “And I married her. In the United States. We got married in Las Vegas the night we met.”
“By an Elvis impersonator,” I add, laughing.
“By Elvis,” Albie says. “And we were…well, let’s just say there were a lot of tequila shots involved.”
“A lot,” I say.
“And then she ran away,” he says, looking at me. “And I thought I’d never see her again. I shouldn’t have seen her again. Except I did – because, as it turned out, Belle was – is -- the daughter of my father’s fiancé.”
A few people in the crowd murmur, but I ignore the chatter, listening to Albie tell the thoroughly fucked up story of how we met.
This is our fucked up fairy tale.
And it’s fucking perfect.
“Scandalous, I know,” Albie says, holding up his hand again. “At least, that’s what the tabloid magazines would have you believe. But I think that you love who you love. And when you find love, you hold onto it and you don’t let it go. And this is the woman I love. I have no intention of letting her go, no matter what the cost.”
Then he turns to me, bringing his lips down on mine softly, and even though it’s the gentlest kiss, it takes my breath away. When he pulls away, the crowd bursts into thunderous applause.
“Ever heard the fairy tale about the princess and her stepbrother?” I whisper.
Albie laughs. “We’ll write our own fucking fairy tale, luv.”
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
Albie
Belle and I have a suite in the nicest hotel in Budapest. My phone is off, no doubt being bombarded with social media notifications. Outside the window, paparazzi from various European newspapers have gathered near the hotel entrance, waiting to catch Belle and I together.
My father and Sofia are going to be less than pleased with my public announcement, no doubt. Before we left, my father asked if I loved Belle. If I did, he said, I had his blessing.
I’m assuming that his blessing didn’t extend to running off to Budapest and giving a very public, not-approved-by-the-PR-team statement.
But I don’t care. That fact alone makes me less than royal. But so be it.
The door to the bathroom opens just a crack, and Belle peers out. “Are you ready?” she asks.
“I’m naked and sitting in this chair,” I say. “Does that count?”
“Close your eyes.”
“You’re getting awfully bossy,” I tell her.
“Are your eyes closed?”
“Fine.”
She’s silent for a minute before she speaks. “Okay, open them.”
“Holy fucking shit,” I say, my words punctuated with laughter. Belle, the woman I just called “brilliant, funny, and kind” in front of the whole world, is wearing the bright pink pony tail butt plug I gave her.
She’s bent over, so that only her ass and the tail are visible from the side of the bathroom door.
And she’s shaking her ass, the tail swinging from side to side in the doorway.
It’s ridiculous.
And strangely, really fucking hot.
I hear her giggle, and then she peers out from the doorway. “Are you laughing at my tail?” she asks. “This was a present from you.”
“Come out here so I can see it,” I tell her, still laughing and shaking my head.
“Your dick is totally hard,” she says, hands on her hips. “I knew you had a secret fetish.”
“I do,” I tell her, sitting on the edge of the armchair with my cock in my hand. “My secret fetish is you. Although now that I look at you, that tail does look really hot. Turn around so I can see it.”
A slow smile spreads across Belle’s face, and she turns around, arching her back to display her ass, the tail draped across her rear. “And? Do you like what you see?”