Alien Boyfriend: Prince Lolki (complete)

    My crew and I have been planning this mission for ages and we’re all on edge to get it started. The reason for it began long ago when I was much younger. I had joined on with Captain Tans when I was sixteen, she had been my hero for the longest time. I had always admired the work of the space pirates and their like, it was always something I wanted to be. Captain Tans took me under her wing and showed me everything she knew.

 In two years time we were on a mission to take the Dreczon Dowry. Queen Salduth’s son, Lolki, was coming of age and she had prepared for him the traditional dowry that would be bestowed to his future mate. The only times the dowry would be exposed was during the coming of age ceremony for Lolki, and again when his mate would be presented to the people. There were only two chances to take this treasure trove, so Captain Tan had prepared.

Unfortunately, Captain Tan had to sacrifice herself for the sake of the crew. She had all of us escape while she and the ship were taken by the Dreczon Royal Armada. That was nearly eight years ago to the day. Ever since I have been building myself up and becoming a captain like she was. I have built up my own crew and ships, all in the hopes of reaching this moment, Prince Lolki’s coronation.

Lolki is becoming king while he mother is stepping down. He has not yet found his mate, but on the day of his coronation he will be presented with the Royal Treasury. This presents a much bigger reward than the dowry and it is only presented once every few decades when the coronation occurs. I will have my revenge on the Dreczon for taking Captains Tans, and I will succeed where my hero could not. 

I have outfitted my ship with a cloaking device which can change the appearance of the ship with a special hologram. Not only does it appear real, but it also interferes with most kinds of scans. My crew and I disguise they ship as one of the Dreczon Royal Armada and easily sneak ourselves in amongst the dozens of ships protecting the planet during the coronation. Other ships are coming in and must be inspected, but the Armada ships are left alone and unquestioned. It would be a long time before they figure out they have one too many ships.

I sneak off ship with a few of my men, we would be scoping out the events and finishing off the details of our plan. I love alien planets and seeing their cultures and lives up close. It is part of why I wanted to be a space pirate. I lived on a port planet where I got to see all sorts come and go as they pleased. How vastly different the other creatures were floored me. Growing up I was made fun of for my size. I was always taller than the other human girls where I lived. I was mocked for how different I was. If it wasn’t for my height, it was for my unruly hair, if it wasn’t that it was my freckles. It was on and on like that. Yet to the aliens, they had no idea what made me different, I had no idea what made them different. We were both just strange creatures out in this universe discovering each other for the first time. Joining Captain Tans and becoming someone like her was all I wanted to do.

There was a festival taking place just outside the palace gates. The locals were throwing it to celebrate their new king and retiring Queen, while also trying to earn money from the visiting royals and dignitaries coming in to witness the coronation. The streets were packed and everything was a busy cluster. The crewmates I had brought with me decided to split up and we would meet back at the designated place in an hour.

I wandered around, enjoying seeing all the various creatures and peoples that were packing the streets. I left the festival, choosing to examine the walls surrounding the castle. The walls were made from bricks that looked like glass or ice, but touching them I found they were more warm than cold. When I touched them I noticed a faint shimmer flow out from my fingertips and ripple to the bricks. I found when I struck it a halo was cast out and glimmered for a moment. While the bricks were clear, it was hard to see beyond them, it was as if they had a strange mirror effect that cast the outside inside.

I came to a section for wall that must have been near the garden as there were thick vines covered in little glowing flowers that came down like a waterfall. I was admiring them when all of a sudden, someone slid down from the wall and landed in front of me. Their tentacle arms were stretched out, keeping hold of the strong vines. As they stood, their hood fell from over their eyes.

We stood in silence staring at each other for a long moment. I recognized who he was, it was Prince Lolki. Tall and colored emerald green with flecks of gold and black amongst his armor like body. His amber eyes were large and expressive, I could see the fear in them as he slowly recoiled his tentacles back to himself. The feelers around his mouth twitched with caution and he hunched down.

I reach towards the gun on my hip as my mind races with what I could do. If I could stun him or knock him out he would be a much more valuable prize to get. If we had him then we could name any price we wanted. We didn’t have to worry about scooping up whatever of the treasury we could. 

As my fingers touch the gun Lolki’s tentacle strikes out and wraps around my head and mouth. I grab the gun but a struggle ensues between us and I drop it. Lolki drags me close to him and I fight, grabbing his arm and trying to strike myself free. He tried to get me with his other arm but I manage to ward him off, using the bracelet on my wrist that sends out an electric shock. He recoils and I run to grab my gun. He grabs me by the ankles and I fall to the ground. Scrambling and scraping at the ground I try to grab my gun. Eventually I turn and grab Lolki’s tentacle arms and pull him onto the ground with me. 

Our fight gets noticed and people start to gather around us. I then hear the sirens of the Dreczon Royal Guards as they part through the crowd watching us. They grab me first, yanking me away from Lolki. Once the guards take the hood from Lolki’s face the crowd gasps in shock.

“What is the meaning of this?” One of the guards shouts.

I grunt and try to pull myself away but the guard holding me wraps his tentacle around my mouth.

“They tried to kidnap me!” Lolki blurts.

I try to scream ‘he’s lying’ but they have me silenced. 

“Are you ok?” The guards start dragging me off as the concerned onlookers all swarm to check on Lolki. As I am dragged away I see my crewmates watching in shock. They quickly make their escape and I know that once they get back to the ship, they will obey my orders that they are to leave so they are not in danger. 

I am tossed into a cell where the door is sealed with a protective light shield. Touching it would be a big mistake as it would roast the flesh from your body. I huffed and tucked myself into the back of the cell, watching as guards paced back and forth in front of me. No doubt I would be made a public spectacle for attempting to kidnap the prince. Granted, that had been the plan in my mind, but it was not what was happening. Lolki had been trying to escape for some reason and I happened to be at the right place at the wrong time. Lolki panicked and tried to fight me off so he could run.

That evening I am taken from my cell with the rest of the prisoners for meal time. Instead of going with them though, I am separated from the group and placed in a room with only a table and two chairs. There is a door behind me and a door across from me. As I am sitting there, chained to the chair, the door across from me opens.

Prince Lolki walks in then stands there as the door slides shut and locks behind him. He’s holding a gun in one hand. I supposed he’s been told to execute me if I try anything, but I’m not going to. I have no reason to. Not yet anyway. 

“You try to run away and then you lie,” I sneer at him. “Some king you’re going to be.”

The feelers of his mouth shiver and his shoulders go even stiffer. 

“If you were trying to run away I was the perfect person for you to bump into,” I scoff. “If you had just been a tad bit more patient you could have gotten away with no issue.” I then just roll my eyes at him. “Now, I’m locked up because you’re just a coward.”

“Silence,” Lolki hisses at me. He raises one of his arms and the tip pointedly hovers over his mouth. The Dreczon speak telepathically, so his words are in my head. I hear afterthoughts and whispers behind his words, things he wanted to say or planned to say. It was a misty trail of disjointed words and phrases that faded from memory a moment later. 

“I don’t plan on it,” I grumble at him. “I’m chained here because of you. So I am going to just say whatever the hell I want, because what’s the point now? What’s the sentence for someone who tries to kidnapped the prince? I assume some torture, maybe death.” I shrug then laugh. “I’ve got nothing left to lose.”

“Just be quiet!” Lolki snaps. “Please!” Afterthoughts of curse words and arguments came after his words.

“Please?” I laugh. “So you do have manners.”

Lolki sets the gun down at the edge of the table. “Tradition says I question you, since the crime was perpetrated against me-”

I snort and laugh, cutting him off.

“But since we both know what happened-” he trails off.

“I’m the one who should asking the question then,” I perk up. “Since you lied and got me falsely imprisoned.”

“You were getting ready to point your gun at me!” Lolki snaps. 

“Shut up!” I snap at him. “Why were you jumping over the wall? What were you running away from? Scared to become king?”

Lolki is silent and his wide eyes cast down.

“Pathetic,” I hiss. “So now what? You going to tell the truth or are you going to keep on lying to cover your ass?” I then laugh. “Do you even have an ass?”

Lolki glares up at me. “I get to choose your punishment.”

I smirk at him. “Oh boy, won’t this be fun?”

“If you agree to keep your mouth shut, I will get you the lightest sentence possible.” He lays his arm on the table. “Become my guard.”

“Your guard?” I balk. “No way am I going into servitude for you. I don’t work with weak-willed and spineless people like you. What’s to guard anyways? You’re not worth it.”

“Please,” he whispers. “If you do this there is a chance you can go free. Once you go free I’ll give you a reward for keeping silent.”

I roll my eyes. “How and when do I go free? What’s the catch.”

“You tried to take my life, now all you have to do is save it. Once that happens, you’ll be released from your bonds and able to return to whatever life you had before. I’ll also give you whatever you want in payment.” Lolki’s thoughts are jumbled but they’re all basically the same thing.

“What happens if I don’t agree?” I huff.

“You’ll talk to either my mother or the General, they won’t be so kind I am.” Lolki whispers. “They will both want to make an example of you. Your punishment will be made public and it won’t be pretty. Death would be a dream compared to what they could think of for you.”

I can tell he isn’t lying. I slouch in my chains and glare at him. “What’s to keep me from running once I’m your guard.”

“I did mention the bonds didn’t I?” he tilts his head to the side. “As my guard you’ll be tethered to me at all times. Should you leave the designated area around me the collar around your neck will go off and severe your spine.”

“Holy shit,” I cough.

“I suggest you take my offer.” Lolki nods to me. “It’s your only chance.”

I frown at him in disgust. “Fine,” I growl. “I’ll be your guard.”

Lolki stands up with a sigh of relief. “Thank you.”

“Don’t expect me to be nice,” I snarl at him as the doors open up. The guards come in and two stands before Lolki. Two more surrounded me and remove my chains while putting the collar around my neck. Lolki is given a ring which connects my collar to him.

“It won’t be so bad, I promise.” Lolki whispers to me as we walk down the hall.

I sigh and glare at him. “I’ll find a way it won’t be, for me.” I then turn ahead. “But I can assure you that your days won’t be so fun.”

“They won’t be,” he growls. “After the coronation I highly doubt I will find any sleep at all.”

“You spoiled or something?” I glance at him. “Don’t want any of the responsibility?”

Lolki is silent. 

“You’re not married either,” I rub it in. “Aren’t princes usually married before they are made king? Can’t even commit to a mate, how the hell can you commit to a kingdom?”

Lolki remains silent but his tentacles are fidgeting. 

“Some prince,” I grumble. “Your poor kingdom doesn’t deserve you.”

We step into an elevator and Lolki presses his shoulder to the wall. “You’re right. It doesn’t.”

I frown at him. “Whoa, now. What’s this?”

“My mother was a good ruler. One of the best. How can I compare? I’m scared of everything. I second guess all my actions. I panic at any decision.”

I turn and glance down at him as he slouches. “Have you told your mother this?”

“Too scared,” Lolki whispers.

“Well, fuck,” I grumble. “I thought you were a brat, I wasn’t counting on anxiety.”

“Please, no one can know,” Lolki urges. “I don’t want anyone to know how terrified I am of all this.” He stands and turns to face me. “How do you do it? Back in the cell, you weren’t scared. You weren’t afraid to say anything to me.”

I meet his amber eyes. “You want me to teach you how to not be afraid?”

Lolki nods. “Yes, please!”

“I’m your guard, not your nanny,” I snarl at him. The doors to the elevator open and I see a woman standing in wait there. My eyes nearly bug out of my head but I keep myself silent.

“Everything sorted out?” She asks, her voice husky and dark.

“Yes, Lady Tans,” Lolki answers with a nod.

“Good, your mother wishes to hear from you. She’s resting right now, I’m afraid the stress got to her. She’ll expect to see you first thing in the morning.” Lady Tans tells him then turns to me with a smirk on her face.

“I will, Lady Tans, tell her that won’t you?” Lolki asks.

“I will pass on the word. No excuse me, I have to fetch the Queen’s refreshments.” She steps into the elevator and winks at me as I watch her.

“Lady Tans is under a similar punishment as you are.” Lolki tells me as we walk away. “Several years ago she tried to steal the Royal Dowry. I think she charmed my mother so that’s why she’s in service to her now.”

“No kidding,” I whisper in awe.

Lolki takes me to his chambers which is like a house inside the palace. There are several rooms and spaces within, including a library and living room right at the entrance. There were doors hidden amongst the shelves and even one on a balcony above our heads. 

“I’ll set you up a room,” Lolki replies. 

“Nice place,” I cross my arms against my chest. “How close do I need to stay to you without losing my head?”

“Most of the palace grounds are safe for you to go while we’re here. Your limits are the gates. Outside the gates you’ll need to stay within arms reach of me at all times. In safe zones it’ll be a bit more room than that.” Lolki replies before he disappears into a room.

I scoff and shake my head. I look around the library and shuffle through books. There is then a knock at the door. I watch the door where Lolki went through before I answer. I stare at Captain Tans who grins at me.

“Good to see you kid,” she wraps me into a hug. “Good lord, look at you.” She squeezes my arm as she pulls back. “You’ve been working out since I left.”

“I didn’t know you were still alive!” I gasp in awe. “Why didn’t you ever tell us?”

“Couldn’t exactly,” Tans replies. “All my mail is looked through. Not to mention I didn’t want them tracking down any of my old crew.” She grins at me. “I’ve been having my fun too, no worries.”

“Fun?’ I furrow my brow. “Being kept like some sort of pet?”

Tans clicks her tongue. “I fought it at first, but soon I started to enjoy myself. More so I started enjoying her Majesty.” She wiggles her brows. “Now she’s my pet.”

My jaw drops. “You’re not saying-” I shake my head.

“The queen isn’t resting from the stress of the day,” Tans’ grin is smug. “She’s resting because I had her seeing several deities.”

“Oh my god,” I whisper.

“Yeah, like that,” Tans cackles.

“So you and the queen are lovers?” I balk. “How does that...why is that-”

“The Dreczon have pretty high libidos. The Queen can be quite demanding,” Tans shrugs. “What can I say, I fell for her. Love can knock the wind out of you, fair warning.”

I scowl at her. “Love?”

She nods into the room. “The prince is pretty cute, and once he’s king he can marry anyone he sets his pretty eyes on.”

“No!” I glare at her.

“Oh come on, what?” Tans laughs. “Marrying a king? Not too shabby and hey! You’ll get the dowry!” She elbows me.

“I hate him. I’m stuck here because of him,” I snap.

“So, that was an escape attempt then?” She crosses her arms and sighs. “His mother and I were afraid of that.”

“Yeah, he ran and I got blamed,” I snarl. “Now I’m stuck here with my death sentence on my neck.”

“Oh the collar won’t kill you, just make it so you can’t run away.” Tans smirks and I just continue to glare at her. “It isn’t so bad here. Just relax. It’s actually a pretty easy gig, especially right now. Once the coronation is rescheduled, you’ll be on easy street.”

I roll my eyes. “I’m not so sure.”

“I’m just saying,” Tans squeezes my shoulder. “You’ll enjoy this job if you realize all the perks that come with it. Good food, nice place to live. Not to mention the sex with Dreczon’s is pretty great.” She slips away as Lolki comes out again.

“Was someone here?” He asks.

I huff and turn to him. “Is the bed ready?” I growl. “I’m tired from dealing with bullshit all day.”

The coronation is rescheduled to the another date a few weeks away. Lolki seem relieved but his anxiety and doubt is getting to him. Honestly, I don’t blame him for not wanting to take the crown. Seems like a lot of work without a lot of pay off. 

I at least have tans who I can talk to and spend time with, but even she is kept busy by Queen Salduth. I have a few times a day where I am able to be by myself. Lolki will go to his room or go to the baths and I am able to stay in my room or do something around the palace. I have yet to see this ‘high libido’ that Tans told me about. Although I know she is kept busy by Queen Salduth because of her own.

One day, I am given some mail for Prince Lolki. It around the time he usually returns from his rest so I go into his room. When I open the door and peer inside I see he’s not resting. Instead he’s lying naked in bed, a long, thick, shaft is gripped in his tentacles.

We’re both staring at one another as I realize what his ‘rests’ were actually for. I swallow back the lump in my throat and drop his mail and packages on the ground. 

“Well then,”  murmur. “Excuse me.” I leave the room as I try to suppress the laughter that building up. 

As I make my way down from the balcony Lolki leaves his room and looks over the edge down at me. “What were you thinking?”

I cup my hand over my mouth so he can’t see me grinning. “Oh lots of things.”

“How dare you invade my privacy?” He snaps at me. 

“How dare you keep me locked up for your own fear?” I throw back at him.

We glare at one another before I snicker and start laughing.

“What’s so funny?” Lolki descends down to me at the foot of the stairs.

I shake my head and continue to laugh. I try to catch my breath for a moment to talk and explain myself, but I can’t.

“Stop laughing!” Lolki stomps his clawed foot.

I look at him, seeing he has sloppily wrapped a robe around himself. “Or what?” I snort. “Are you going to make me?”

Lolki flinches. “Maybe I might,” he growls.

“How?” I throw back at him. I step towards him, getting in his face.

Without thinking he reaches out to push me back, instead his tentacle presses against my breast. His eyes widen and for a moment even I stop breathing. 

“It’s soft,” his thought flow unfiltered into my mind.

I grin at him. “A lot of thing about me are soft,” I purr. 

“Listen here now-” his thoughts are becoming like radio static with channels and many voices hidden within it. 

“No, no,” I shake my head. “I think it’s time you listen to me.” I ease into his touch. His tentacle has moved from my breast at all. “You take all these rests, which I now realize is just you working out whatever frustrations you may have.” I’m not sure where I am going with this, but Tans has had me thinking all this time.

Lolki gulps down a shaky breath and the feelers on his mouth twitch. “It’s just what we do here.”

“Did I say you could talk?” I undo the tie of his robe and let it fall open. He has a barreled chest that’s bright gold and fades into the emerald of the armor-like plates of his body.  His chest curves inward at his stomach and his hips and legs are angular and sharp. Between his thighs there is an opening and part of his cock is still hanging out from inside. There are two tips to it, making it looked like a lime green and pink lily sticking out. 

“Wait-” Lolki gulps. “What do you want?”

“Reward for dealing with you. If you and are going to be so close for a long time, we might as well find ways to enjoy each other’s company.”

“Did Lady Tans talk to you?” His voice trembles.

I open up my uniform, exposing my chest to him. “You don’t get to talk, remember?” I snarl at him. “Get your royal cock out and let me see what I’m working with.”

We go back up to Lolki’s bedroom where I strip down naked and sit on his bed. Lolki stands before me, his cock slips out from the opening, showing two odd protrusions. One is longer and thicker, colored neon pink at the tip and fading into lime green as it goes down. It’s pointed at the tip, flaring out in the center then narrowing at the base where it meets the other length. The second curls along the bottom of the first shaft, it’s more leaf-like and flat. It has a petal-like ripple along the center that leads toward the back where it’s connected with the main shaft. There’s an opening were a sticky fluid is starting to leak.

I smirk and nod. “I think we’ll work out just fine.” I spread my legs for Lolki and show him my mound. Lolki steps in a little closer and kneels down between my legs. His tentacle rubs against my mound and the curls that cover it. My pink lips hang out and I grow excited as he looks at me.

“You can touch.” I place my palm on his head. “I think you’ll like what you find.”

Lolki takes a steadying breath and nods. He pushes against the soft folds and sees they open more, revealing a glistening, plump opening for him. His eyes go a bit wider as his tentacle curls and swirls around me.

I grunt and sigh, letting him explore and tease. 

“It’s getting wet.” His voice sounds darker and hungrier. 

“That’s good,” I moan. “You want me as wet as possible.”

His feelers part and a strange, black tongue leaves his mouth. It’s slimy and cold as it slips inside me. I tremble at first and my thigh tighten, but as his tongue goes deeper I start to breathe heavier. I open my thighs up wider and look down at him. His voice is garbled and snarling in my head. 

His feelers touch against my clit, wiggling and rubbing to it. My jaw hangs open and I start to rut my hips. I let out low moans at first that begin to go pitched and loud. I throw my head back as a pulsing heat radiates through my body. My toes curl and I fall back onto the bed.

I’m still twitching from my orgasm as Lolki crawl on top of me. He tugs me toward the edge of the bed and holds my legs up. His black tongue is still hanging out as he gazes down at me. His eyes have gone from amber to dark brown and the pupil is narrow and focused. 

“I always wondered what my mother enjoyed so much about Lady Tan,” his voice sounds dangerous and wicked in my head. “Now I understand.” He lays his shaft on my belly and the sticky fluid coats me. “The taste, the sensation,” he snarls. “It’s overwhelming my senses. I’ve never felt such need like this before.”

The tip of his main shaft is flared open a bit, showing a reservoir tip that’s oozing an opaque black ooze. 

I bite my lip and chuckle. “I have to say, I’ve never been eaten out like that before. You’ve got a real gift, Princy,” I tease. “But can your main attraction do the same?”

The low, threatening growl in my mind makes my nipples go hard. Lolki pulls back and looks down, watching as his main shaft presses for entrance. It gains entrance, pushing in and stretching me. The bulbous center of it is hugged by the leaf-like lip that also slips inside. It feels snug inside me, almost too tight a fit, but then it starts to vibrate inside. I’m shocked at first, gasping for breath at the sudden sensation. I cry out and writhe on the bed, grasping what I can. His tentacle arms then coil around me. They squeeze my breasts and slip into my mouth. It tangles around my tongue before slipping down my throat. Lolki’s wicked voice echoes in my mind, sounding like a threatening beast hunting me.

The vibrations inside are followed by motion, it pushes deep then shrinks, then pushes back deeper and expands again. It feels so strange but so good at the same time. I grunt and moan, choked off by his tentacle invading my mouth. 

Lolki leans down, replacing his tentacle with his tongue. He tastes strangely sweet as I suck on him. His voice is thrashing around in my mind and soon it becomes this all-encompassing roar. The vibrations grow stronger and I can’t hold on any longer. My legs kick and I squeeze around him. He thrashes and bucks and soon his release overflows from me.

It’s lucky I am hanging off the edge of the bed as the thick, black goo that pours from me soon forms a puddle on the ground. I am weak and limp on the bed as Lolki slowly removes himself from me. His genitals pull back inside himself and he leans on the bed for support. He’s trembling as he tries to hold himself up.

“Oh wow-” I whisper and he laughs.

“I take it that means you aren’t afraid?” He whispers.

I sit up and grin at him. “Quite the opposite,” I sigh.

That is how our affair began. Afterward we enjoyed each other quite regularly. Our first few times were exploratory as we learned more about one another’s unique physique. Lolki finds he enjoys penetrating me in a number of ways. I find I can do the same. The leaf under his main shaft has an opening I can fit my fingers inside and he seems to enjoy it extremely. He both enjoy using our mouths for a number of things, but more often than not Lolki always ends up cumming inside me. 

Once the coronation come closer, I find Lolki is more demanding of my affection than ever. There are some nights I can barely sleep because of his need. I find myself drawn to him more an more as well. And while at first I had wanted to use Lolki, I now wanted him in a new way.

As the eve of the coronation was approaching, I woke to find Lolki hadn’t slept at all. I put my arms around him and held him close to me. “You’re still afraid, aren’t you?”

“I don’t know what to do,” he whispers. “I have tried to distract myself. I have tried to lose myself in you but-” his voice goes quiet and he shakes his head. “How am I supposed to be a king now?”

“You have a right to be afraid. It is a scary thing,” I tell him. “But you can’t run away from it. You have a responsibility to do what is right. And yes, it sucks. It’s kind of a shitty place to be. But do you know whats different than last time?”

“What?” Lolki scoffs.

“I’m here and I’ll keep your ass in line I sit up and straddle his hips. “I’m not going to let you give up so easy. I’m going to keep an eye on you and tell you when to get out of your own head.”

His tentacles wrap around my thighs and waist. “What makes you think you can do that for me? I’m a coward, remember?”

I smirk down at him. “I know that coward is hiding something dark and dangerous. There’s more to you thank you think, Princy.” I then chuckled. “Sorry, I mean, my king.”

Lolki sighs. “You just want to watch me suffer, don’t you?”

“A little, but only when I want it.” I rub my hands up his chest. “But mostly I think you’re more capable than you’re giving yourself credit for.” I lean down and kiss his forehead. “I’ve seen what you can do in bed. I think you can apply that same stamina to ruling.”

Lolki laughs and hugs me tight. “I’m glad you are here,” he whispers. “Having you with me these last few weeks has truly helped me.”

“I don’t know why,” I whisper. “But I’m glad for it.”

“Once I am king,” he chuckles, “I can marry anyone I want.” His tentacles squeezes around my thighs. “I can even marry you.”

“What makes you think I’d ever agree to such a thing?” I tease.

Lolki sighs. “I don’t know. But it is my greatest wish you would.”

“You’ve made me weak,” I purr. “You’ve rubbed off on me.”

“I sure hope so.” He rolls me on my back. “I’ve been trying all this time.”

I smile up at him. “Let’s wait until after the coronation,” I murmur. “I want to say yes to a king.”