Sophia scoffed.
"I don't have to," she answered as she took his hand.
Nicholas shrugged, and at the next minute, they were waltzing. It was as if they were dancing on clouds, both Sophia and Nicholas looked full of life and energy, and although they were convincing themselves everything was simply a part of the ruse Nicholas had concocted, it didn't seem to appear that way to others.
"Are they courting?" Sophia and Nicholas heard another royal say to her husband.
Sophia whispered to Nicholas excitedly, "It seems to be working."
Nicholas averted her.
"Indeed it is," he whispered back, not bearing to look her in the eye. He'd been overcome with guilt. He felt as if he was doing this for the wrong intentions. What he hadn't known was that Sophia wasn't too far off from feeling guilty either.
If it wasn't enough Nicholas had grown up miserably, she was still considering marrying him for all the wrong reasons.
