#CHAPTER 66: Going Public

MILA Felix and I sat on our hotel room bed, holding hands and breaths. I stared at my blank phone screen in anticipation. DING! And there it was: the headline of the century. PRINCE FELIX OF FRESONIA ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT TO AMERICAN CHEF MILA BENSON. Underneath the bold title was a large picture of the two of us, my diamond ring on full display. Felix squeezed my hand. “You alright?” I nodded, silencing my phone and slipping it into my pocket. “It’s kind of a relief to have it publicly announced. No more hiding.” Felix kissed my cheek. “It’s you and me now, Mila. As it should be.” As it should be. We were picked up by Joseph to go to the nearby private airfield. King Ivan and Queen Rowena were arriving from Fresonia that day to host an official engagement banquet for us in the United States before we returned to Felix’s home country. I would also be formally announced to foreign dignitaries and the people of Fresonia. That