“And you think that would be reason enough for me to send you home? We have all been in your position, you know?”
“But you’re the princess.”
“Yes, I am the princess, and one of my duties as such is to be compassionate. Jate, thank you for letting me know. Believe me, it doesn’t make me think any less of you. I still care about you. I’m still glad I’ve asked you to share my chambers this evening. As long as you trust me, I can alleviate that problem in a few moments.”
For the first time since she’d approached him during the ball and asked him to join her, full color began to return to his face. He turned to look at her. “You... you can? You will?”
A grin spread across Kit’s face. Without verbally responding, she moved so that she was straddling him. If it hadn’t been clear before that J
