Chapter 14

• Maya digested this statement, decided that it was a compliment of sorts, and tried not to be disappointed that he’d been referring to the way she’d handled herself in public, rather than his opinion of her pregnancy. Reminding herself that she had to be patient, she smiled.
• “How can it be daunting when everyone is so nice?” Maya waved again and spied another group of children in the crowd. She opened her mouth to ask if they could stop, but Lucian met her questioning glance with a slow shake of his head.
• “No. Absolutely not. Delighted though I am that you’ve managed to please the crowd, we have about two hundred foreign dignitaries and heads of state currently waiting for us at the palace, and we’re already late. I’d rather not cause a diplomatic incident if we can avoid it.” But his tone was in direct contrast to the warmth in his eyes. “You’ve done well, tesoro.”