Recently docked after a voyage abroad, Emmett wants only to find a warm bed and good food, for himself and the cabin boy he's taken into his care. Those plans are impeded, however, by an altercation in the streets -- with a man he realizes too late is England's heir to the throne, Prince Andrewe.<br><br>When the encounter unexpectedly leads to a position in the royal household attending the prince, Emmett is not certain what to think. On one hand, it's a reliable income and ensures the safety of his charge. On the other, it's neither the life Emmett knows, nor an environment that he's comfortable in. Left to learn his lessons the hard way, Emmett spends his days contending with a spoiled, infuriating prince who leaves him in a constant tangle of emotions.<br><br>Then he begins to hear whispers of treason and must make a choice: defend Prince Andrewe or betray him.

Honour

“So do you care to tell me what that was all about?” Slow footsteps marked his father’s approach. “Since you have been avoiding me?”


Emmett didn’t make eye contact. “Of what do you speak, Father?”


His father had washed and shaved as well, Emmett noted as he drew up beside and stopped, sharing Emmett’s view of the street. Weatherworn and tired, as per usual, but still a decent looking man considering the lifestyle and the stress that his father usually carried on his shoulders; a burden Emmett knew had most likely grown considerably heavier since Emmett’s unfortunate run-in with a member of the monarchy.


“You know damn well of what I speak, son.” His father sighed. “A physical confrontation? On an unknown street? With unknown men? And for what? A cabin boy’s honour? Are you mad? Have you given in to some demon of which I have yet to know? Explain yourself.”


Chapter 6