The Accidental Princess by Michelle Willingham

Looking at her innocent face, he saw that she truly thought they could travel together as friends, not lovers. ‘Not if they believe I am your wife.’ She stood only an arm’s length away from him. ‘Without the Graf, we’ll attract less attention, and Mrs Turner will be fine with him.’Īlone with her? Was she so naïve to think that no one would notice an unmarried woman and man travelling together? ‘Others will speak poorly of you,’ he warned. ‘I can act as your translator,’ she offered. And yet, he couldn’t quite bring himself to push her away, the way he should. She wasn’t a woman he could marry, nor could he become her lover. He’d misinterpreted her offer, thinking she had changed her mind about being with him.ĭamn it all, he didn’t know what to do about Hannah. The embarrassment on her face increased his own feelings of awkwardness. You needn’t worry that this would be anything more than…than friendship.’ You’ll need help remembering the Lohenisch language.’ Squaring her shoulders, she added, ‘After that, I’ll leave. She stared down at her hands, her cheeks brightening. It’s inappropriate for you to travel with us.’ Not only that, but my cousins do not know exactly when I will arrive. ‘The Graf cannot possibly travel to Lohenberg in his condition. The idea of having another life, another family who hadn’t wanted him, seemed to shift the ground beneath him. ‘I think we both know that you are not merely a fishmonger’s son.’ Hannah placed both hands on his shoulders, regarding him. The moment he tried to think about what he wanted to say, he couldn’t grasp a single sentence. He struggled to speak the language again, but the words eluded him. Somehow, the country was a part of his heritage. There was a connection between him and Lohenberg, one he had long forgotten. The revelation was like a knife slicing through his throat, cutting away any further denials. It was why she’d made a few mistakes, errors that she’d corrected. He had spoken from instinct, without thinking.Īnd Hannah had also been speaking Lohenisch, he now realised. It was as if his voice and his brain were disconnected somehow. ‘I haven’t-’ he started to say, but then he heard the unfamiliar words.

The Accidental Princess by Michelle Willingham