I sit up and scoot closer to the door, wanting to be near him.
“Little did the princess know, fate had already selected her prince, securing her happily ever after. When she found out, she was ecstatic. Until the prince behaved like a f*****g moron and sent her away in tears.”
I laugh, despite the lump in my throat and the tears in my eyes.
“I don’t think fairy tales use that kind of language,” I say with a sniffle.
“Well, this one is special. The prince was a total jackass and deserving of every cruel name in the English language. In every language, for that matter.”
“Stryker—"
“Let me finish, princess,” he whispers.
I nod even though I know he can’t see me.
“The thing is, the beautiful, intelligent princess rattled the prince to his core. He lived his whole life protecting one th
