Epilogue
Two Months Later
“Well, send me what you can before Christmas but don’t feel like you have to push it,” Kayn said after the others had left the conference call.“I get that the holidays are a big deal at your castle.Oh, and did I mention we’re all coming there in June?Rafe’s in-laws invited us to a wedding you’re hosting.”
“Really?What are the couple’s names?”Heath had already accessed the registration calendar.
“It’s going to be a bit of a family reunion too.”Kayn chuckled.“They’re a fun group, so I’m looking forward to it.You can give us the grand tour.Oh, and the couple are Marc North and McKenzie Terkildsen.”
Heath blinked, recognizing the names, and had to work to maintain a calm expression.“I’m excited to show you all the place.”
“Well, have a fun holiday and don’t work too hard.”Kayn signed off.
Heath stared at his screen.Adding four billionaires to the talk-show host’s wedding next summer had just increased the security issues.They’d already learned a lot from the king’s security people.
It had taken a few weeks, but the finished portrait had barely resembled Quinn.The REKD ladies had done her makeup so her eyes appeared more slanted, her cheekbones higher, and her face fuller thanks to cotton balls.Darius had painted her with deep brunette hair the same color the king’s had been in his youth.
As soon as he’d received it, he’d submitted official paperwork acknowledging her as his daughter and held a press conference announcing the newly discovered princess.So far, no one had made the connection with the real princess living in her little apartment in Wildstone.
A tapping on Heath’s office door pulled him from his reverie.
“Come in,” he called, and Quinn stepped inside, carrying a tux wrapped in plastic.“Since I was coming here for a session, I brought your tux for tonight’s ball.”
“Hey.”Taking it from her to put on his coat rack, Heath gave an obligatory groan to hide his excitement.He had to force himself not to glance at his desk drawer, where he’d stashed the tiny box.
When his hand was free, Quinn stepped into his arms.It’d become such a reflex to kiss her whenever he saw her after being apart for a while that he had to be careful not to do it in front of the guests.
“Will you two never stop?”Lia complained, sliding in behind them and taking a chair.
“Never,” Quinn said, her lips curving up while they were still pressed to his.
Reluctantly, Heath ended the kiss.“Besides, I have to put up with this from you and Coop, so you should be sympathetic.”Heath kissed Quinn one more time before releasing her.She took the chair closest to him and slid her foot against his.
“Guess what?”Lia asked, looking excited.
“That’s a pretty broad question,” he said.“Are you talking about your cookbook?The Yule Ball tonight?Something else?”
His sister sighed.“I don’t know how you put up with him, Quinn.”
“Heath?Pfft.After learning to deal with my royal relatives, even at a distance, he’s a piece of cake.”Quinn leaned forward.“But what’s up?I thought the photos were a go-ahead for the cookbook.”
“Oh, they are.I’m talking about the big event next summer.”Lia clasped her hands, watching expectantly.
“The one the Billionaire Boys will attend?”Heath asked, watching his twin.
Quinn gave a squee of excitement and clapped her hands while Lia scowled, her shoulders slumping.
“How can you know already?”his sister asked, her disappointment almost making him sorry to have stolen her news.“I barely heard it from Mom.”
“Kayn told me just now on the phone.”
“Wow.That’s a lot of rich and famous people here all at once.More security?”Quinn asked.
“Yep.I was thinking of asking Talon for his thoughts.”Heath liked the tall Polynesian man the king of Glenloria had hired for Quinn.
“Not a bad idea, since he’s worked with the REKD Gaming security before,” she said.“I imagine either Joe or Bill will come with the guys.”
“I don’t know yet, but I think it’s likely.It kind of blows the mind,” Heath commented, looking at the note where he’d written about the wedding additions.“How do regular people like this Marc North and McKenzie Terkildsen—that name’s a mouthful—get to be best buds with such high-powered people?”
