Yup, we’re still continuing with the wip To Poison a Prince for snippets whilst I write a whole other novella.
For those of you catching up… Darshan and Hamish are a pair of thirty-something princes from two vastly different lands who are now travelling through the ginormous Udynea Empire that Darshan is from on their way to the capital.
This one is carrying on from last week and ended with Darshan mentioning how he’s not happy about taking his husband to the soirée.
In and out. That was all he had required from this leg of their journey. The plan to arrange a lakeship passage for them and their horses across the Shar should’ve been a simple one. They could’ve easily taken their leave of this city before nightfall. And they would have, had there not been that blasted messenger waiting for him at the docks.
I should’ve kept the blasted thing quiet. But Hamish had asked and they had promised to keep nothing from each other.
They had argued about it whilst standing on the dockside for a solid half-hour with Darshan insistent on keeping to their plan whilst Hamish queried the consequences of ignoring an invite to a soirée hosted specifically for the vris Mhanek.
You cannae let her have any quarter, nae even to protect me. Hamish’s reminder echoed through his mind.
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Hamish is finally free to live with the man who won his heart.
If only someone didn’t keep trying to ruin his happily-ever-after.
Aldrea Alien 
Wonderful. This snippet needs one more read for me.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Good snippet. It makes me want to know more about their argument.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Wonder what news the messenger brought that seems to have changed thier travel plans quite a bit???
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Just an innocent little invite to a party from his half-sister. >_>
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I suppose that sending back a message that says “I’m sorry, but due to the last minute nature of the invitation I find that we are unable to attend, due to having prior plans already arranged” is out of the question?
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If it was that easy, we would be reading about them already being sailing the lake.
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Considering the title of the book, they really shouldn’t go. Ha ha. But I like Hamish’s reasoning.
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lol. No, they should not.
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Arguing in public about it probably wasn’t the greatest idea though. Hamish seems very practical, which is a good thing, so hopefully he can look out for hinmself at this darn dinner. Great snippet!
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No, that wouldn’t be his finest moment.
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Sounds like he’s caught between a stubborn husband and the decision that’s best for them.
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It’s certainly a tough place to be.
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Beautifully put, yet such hard advice to take…
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Especially when “protect the hubby” is his default setting.
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Oh dear, seems to be quite a difficult situation for him, to put it mildly! Intriguing snippet!
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Sure is! Thanks!
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I want to know more. I hope you keep sharing.
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I will be. 🙂
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I think they should just leave, while they can!
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And Darshan is in full agreement with you.
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No doubt the consequences of not attending would be dire. 😬❤️
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From a social standpoint, certainly.
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Sounds like an invite into trouble
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Onella’s invites always mean trouble.
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Hm, sound like they sort of have to go… although I’m guessing there’s going to be hell when they get there!
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Not “when”, but definitely later.
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