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Prince Erik announced.

An expectant hush spread over the crowded ballroom.

Erik looked down at Julie. “What are they waiting for?” he asked softly.

She gave him a smile so sweet, it made something in him ache. “I think they’re waiting for us to seal the deal,” she said, almost apologetically. “With a kiss.”

A kiss. He gathered her into his arms. Slowly she leaned toward him, her lips hovering just below his.

Erik covered her mouth with his and became lost in the reality of a kiss as sweet and warm as new honey.

He took a step back. The applause rose to a thunderous pitch, filling the massive room from wall to wall.

It was over. The crowd believed. Erik’s duty to the king was done.

But his engagement to Julie was just beginning…