The club went silent upon hearing Delaney announce that the man in front of her was the prince of the land. Mason Renald was the King's younger brother and next in line for the crown if the King remained unable to have children with his Queen as was seeming to be the case.
Delaney had known Vincent was close with the King himself but she'd never wondered about his relationship with the crown prince. It made sense though that they would be just as close.
She cursed herself for not recognizing the man before she'd been short with him. It was one thing to be startled by a random vagabond and react upset but if you were startled by a man who might one day be the King it was a completely different matter.
"I'm so sorry," she whispered urgently, "I didn't recognize you before and..."
"It's quite alright dear lady," the prince grinned and winked at her, "I did sneak up behind you."
Delaney felt her stomach twisting into knots.
