Waiting letters

James Pov

"It was one hell of a horrible night" Marianne mumbled as we sat in the carriage. 

"It would not have been that bad, if you would not have come with me." I said as I opened the first two buttons of my shirt. I could not explain how frustrated I was feeling. If she would not have been there I still would have chance to return by making some excuse.

"Thank goodness, you made an excuse that parents should be the one to decide the marriage. But what if mother and father agreed?" 

I sighed as she started barging her questions.

"Then I would accept Mari, it's not like marrying her is a bad decision. I just did not like the way his majesty was pressurising both of us. We are not even duke" i said as i remembered his sharp eyes looking at us.

"What, you would marry her royal princess?" she asked as she was too shocked and i raised a brow