Chapter 146
"You’ll have to excuse my husband for arranging that he rides with the girls while you are here with me. Anna has her maid as an escort but that isn’t enough for him. We both know that you have feelings for Rose," said Madeline.
"I need to know early if he’s planning to kill me over it," Zayne said, causing Madeline to laugh.
"No, he wouldn’t. I would stop him if he were to be so overprotective. It’s just as hard for him as it is for me to think about Rose already getting married and moving to be with her husband. With you, she has to be in another kingdom," Madeline said, her heart aching just from the thought of it.
"Don’t worry. If Rose wants to travel with you, I will not stop her. I will not lie that I won’t miss my daughter but I am strong enough to not want to hold her back if you make her happy. I only ask that you know that this is certain. That you will not take her over there and then change your mind. Are you certain?" Madeline asked, worried about Rose’s future.
"We’ve not reached the point of talking about if Rose will travel with me as my lover. As you can see, she keeps running away from me. If she does decide to leave with me, Rose will be well taken care of. I will make sure of it," Zayne promised.
Madeline smiled, looking out the window at the manor in view. "I expect no less from a prince. She doesn’t know about your royal lineage, does she?"
"No."
"I figured since neither of you introduced you as such. My husband might be away from the politics of the palace but he still knows some things. He brought it to my attention last night that the young general of your kingdom is also the prince. We won’t share your secret and as for mine," Madeline paused for a moment.
She continued, "I know you want me to tell Rose all the family secrets right away but before all of this, I never planned to tell her. I wanted to avoid making her curious about anything because that curiosity would only bring danger. It hurts to lie to her but I have to keep her safe."