In Bed With Her Shithead Boss (By Ellie Wynters) novel Chapter 315

Keira nodded, taking a deep breath. She could do this. She'd faced down kidnappers, hostile royal cousins, and interrogation by a king. A dinner party shouldn't be that much harder. As the doors opened to the corridor, Alexei and Niko were waiting.

Keira almost whistled but, remembering the stylists behind them, stopped herself in time. Alexei saw the movement of her mouth though and grinned.

Both princes wore perfectly tailored black dinner jackets with military decorations, but Keira's eyes were immediately drawn to Alexei. The formal attire made him look devastatingly handsome.

His gaze swept over her from head to toe, lingering on the sapphire pendant at her throat before meeting her eyes. The heat in his expression made her stomach flutter with anticipation. She remembered the last time she had worn it—when he had made love to her. That memory sent heat flooding her veins, reminding her of her sexual frustration, which he still hadn't dealt with.

"You look incredible," Alexei said, his voice dropping to that low register that always sent shivers down her spine. God, his voice was sexy.

"You clean up pretty well yourself," Keira replied.

Niko offered his arm to Amelia, who took it with practiced grace. "We should proceed. Father will be expecting us."

As they walked through the palace corridors toward what she was guessing was the ballroom, Keira felt her nerves mounting. In less than an hour, she would be officially presented as Prince Alexei's fiancée to the diplomatic corps, government officials, and nobility of Wystovia. Amelia had told her the press would be here tonight, so within twenty-four hours the world would know.

"Breathe," Alexei murmured, his hand warm against the small of her back. "You're going to be magnificent."

"Easy for you to say. You've been doing this your whole life," she whispered back. "I'm still trying not to trip over this dress. I don't think falling on my face would look great splashed across every gossip rag."

He leaned closer, his breath tickling her ear. "If you fall, I'll catch you. I always will."

The simple promise was said just when she needed it, and he had been doing that a lot lately. They paused at the entrance to a small antechamber, where Elena was waiting to explain that they would remain there until the formal announcement.

"Remember what I told you about the receiving line," Amelia said quietly. "Just follow our lead."

Inside the antechamber, King Theodore was waiting, resplendent in his formal military attire, medals gleaming across his chest. His eyes swept over Keira.

"Miss Warner," he said, inclining his head slightly. "The sapphire suits you."

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