He kissed the top of her head and wrapped his arms around her. They had all gone through so much in the past week all because of one person. “I would understand if you still wanted an annulment,” he said. It hurt him to say it, but given everything that happened, he would not fault her for it. Maybe then, she could start over and be free from all the drama the royal family brought upon her.
“I don't want it,” Macee said. For a while, she had wanted it so badly that she was willing to do whatever it took. Now she had the opportunity to annul the marriage but she did not want it anymore.
“What?” Prince Louis took a step back and looked at her. “This is your chance to be free.”
“Are you kidding? I will never be free. Everyone will know me as the former crown princess that was dumped by the royal family. Louis we are stuck together.” His face dropped. He was sad for her and for himself. Macee stood on her toes and pressed a small kiss on his lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck. “For better or worse,” she said to him.
“Till death do us part.”
Macee smiled and nodded. That was the first time she smiled at him and it warmed him inside like nothing else. He felt happy. She could finally smile on his account. He was going to keep her in his life. “I have question though, you picked me to be your wife even after you had seen me looking a mess. Why?” she asked. The prince laughed when he remembered the first time he saw her.
“You were really messy that day.” Macee laughed. “I think I fell a bit in love with you from the moment I saw you all covered in paint.”
Macee raised her eyebrows. “You are in love with me?” The prince shrugged his shoulders.
“You can't help who you love.” Macee laughed.
“Well, Prince Louis, I am in love with you too,” she said and kissed him.
Epilogue
As the queen’s sister, Bridgette had been afforded more latitude than anyone else had, but she had gone too far. Despite her pleas for leniency, her dislike of the LeBlancs and actions created scandal for everyone that was proving time consuming to fix. She was ordered to leave the palace immediately.
The queen was not over the fact that Mrs LeBlanc went to such great lengths to hide Liane’s pregnancy and she was not going to let the LeBlancs get away with it. She needed to find out the identity of the baby's father, as both he and Liane were to be punished. She was spoken for when she slept with another man and not to just any ordinary man. She was spoken for by the crown prince. By sleeping with another man, it was the same as spitting on the royal family and for that, there were repercussions.
Macee and Prince Louis began to spend more time together. They realised how much they did not know about each other and they were enjoying finding these things out. Macee felt blessed that the prince had stood by her side the entire time. Despite everything that had gone on between them, he never once wavered in his belief in her innocence.
Prince Louis was happy that Macee refused the annulment. She was different from the type of woman his family would have wanted him to marry and he knew that from the start. The more he learned about her, the more he grew to appreciate her differences. He was glad that he married her instead of Francesca. Even his sister had warmed up to her and never missed an opportunity to spend time with her. Just as he never missed an opportunity to make love to her. He was happy he was the only man to have lain with her. It would drive him crazy to think of her with another man.
Macee was so grateful to Francesca for coming to her aid like that. Francesca apologised to her sister for her earlier behaviour and promised to be supportive. She realised that life in the palace was not going to be easy for Macee, so she wanted to be there for her sister. The two of them also wanted to be there for Liane. Everyone was dying to know who the father of the baby was. The truth was about to come out and it was going to cause a lot of drama. Soon, very soon they would all finally know that Liane was carrying Bridgette's grandson.
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