I need out of here. Now.
Plastering on a smile, I face Ethan. “I’ll go search for Agnus. I have your card, so is it okay if I call you?”
“I have yours. I’ll be the one to call.”
“Thank you.” I barely acknowledge Jonathan with an unintelligible nod as I turn around and stride out of the scene.
It takes everything in me not to run and give away my discomfort or the sense of how royally I fucked up.
This is bad. No. It can be disastrous to everything I’ve spent years building while I carefully stayed in the shadows so I didn’t get noticed.
I’ve ruined everything in one night.
As soon as I’m in the pool area, I avoid Aiden, which isn’t super hard. He’s slowly dancing with his bride, her head hidden by his shoulder as he rests his chin on top of her hair.
For a second, I stop and stare at the scene, at how serene and happy they both appear. It’s similar to Alicia and Jonathan’s wedding day twenty years ago. Although…Jonathan didn’t dance. I suspect whether the tyrant even knows how.
I pull myself out of my stupor and sneak to the car park.
So I lied.
I wasn’t going to find Agnus. That meant I would’ve had to linger around, and there’s no way in hell I was spending a minute longer in Jonathan’s vicinity.
As for my other side of the plan? Now that I broke the ice with Ethan, we can have a meeting at his company, and hopefully, I won’t have to see Jonathan again in this lifetime.
He’ll be on his throne and I’ll go back to my small corner of London that he doesn’t focus on. Being a ruler means he doesn’t care to look at insignificant presences, and that’s exactly where I plan to stay.
I don’t ask any of the staff to bring my car and, instead, quicken my pace towards it, not sparing a glance behind me.
If you don’t look behind, no one finds you.
Or so you think.
I shake my head at that sinister voice. His voice. The devil I’m acquainted with.
My fingers are unsteady as I pull out my keys from my bag. I push the button on my car keys, causing my Toyota to unlock with a beep.
The moment I open the door, a hand comes from beside my head and slams it shut. I flinch as the same strong woodsy scent I’ve never forgotten invades my nostrils.
Jonathan’s hot breath leaves goosebumps on my face as he whispers in a low, almost threatening tone, “Long time no see, Aurora. Or should I call you Clarissa?”
The story continues in Reign of a King.
Pre-order now.
Click here to read the complete story of Aiden, Jonathan’s son. Find out what happens when she provokes the school’s most popular boy.
What’s Next?
Thank you so much for reading Rule of a Kingdom! If you liked it, please leave a review.
Your support means the world to me.
If you’re thirsty for more discussions with other readers, you can join the Facebook group, Rina’s Spoilers Room.
Up next is the continuation of Jonathan & Aurora’s story, Reign of a King.
Release date: October 29, 2020
Also By Rina Kent
Remorse (FREE)
ROYAL ELITE SERIES
Cruel King
Deviant King
Steel Princess
Twisted Kingdom
Black Knight
Vicious Prince
Ruthless Empire
Royal Elite Epilogue
KINGDOM DUET
Rule of a Kingdom (FREE)
Reign of a King
Rise of a Queen
LIES & TRUTHS DUET
All The Lies
All The Truths
TEAM ZERO SERIES
Lured
Crowed
Ghosted
Shadowed
Misted
Team Zero Boxset 1-3
HATE & LOVE DUET
He Hates Me
He Hates Me Not
About the Author
Rina Kent is an international bestselling author of everything enemies to lovers romance.
Darkness is her playground, suspense is her best friend, and twists are her brain’s food. However, she likes to think she’s a romantic at heart in some way, so don’t kill her hopes just yet.
Her heroes are anti-heroes and villains because she was always the weirdo who fell in love with the guys no one roots for. Her books are sprinkled with a touch of mystery, a healthy dose of angst, a pinch of violence, and lots of intense passion.
Rina spends her private days in a peaceful town in North Africa daydreaming about the next plot idea or laughing like an evil mastermind when those ideas come together.
If you’re in the mood to stalk me:
Website
Neswsletter
Reader Group
Contents
Also By Rina Kent
Author Note
Playlist
1. Jonathan
2. Jonathan
3. Aurora
4. Jonathan
5. Aurora
What’s Next?
Also By Rina Kent
About the Author
