Chapter 31
Leo
“Hello, Honoré.”
“I hope you won’t mind if I don’t get up. You’ve taken me quite by surprise. How did you even find me?”
“It wasn’t easy. Palace security is no joke, but fortunately there are still people who are moved by true love.”
“True love? That’s how you found me?” She laughed.
It was a sound I’d missed desperately.
Wanting to change the subject, I asked, “What about you? How have you been?”
“I’ve been fine. Getting by.”
I nodded. “You look great.”
She raised an eyebrow. “You think so?”
“Yeah, you’re the most beautiful woman I know. Why wouldn’t you look amazing? That little flush of color on your cheeks—it suits you.”
She bit back a smile, like I’d said something funny.
I wasn’t sure what I’d done to crack her up, but I went along with it.
I’d traveled a
