“You don’t have to be here today, if you want to take a day off,” King Samuel told his son as he walked into the office.
“Are you ever taking a day off, father?” Matteo asked him and sat down at his desk.
“Of course not, but I am the king. You should take advantage of your freedom as long as you still have it.”
Matteo snorted. What freedom was his father talking about? Even if he took a day off, what would he do with it? Altea was at university, Emma was with his mother, he couldn’t just go out and get drunk at 9 o’clock in the morning.
“I’m fine, father. What’s on the schedule for today?” he asked, trying to change the subject.
“Nothing much, but I’m having a call with King Riccardo later. You can sit in if you want to.”
That sounded interesting.
“What is this call about? He was
