‘Long Story Short’ is the prequel to ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’. These are the only books in this mini book series. (if you would even call it that) Genevieve James is a seventeen year old girl pretending to be a twenty year old guard for the Royal Family of Aurora. She has been fed up with the traditional mindset of Aurora for awhile now. With this new mindset she decided to tryout to be a bodyguard for the Royal Family, undercover of course. She ended up being so good at the tryouts that she was promoted to be Princess Elaine's personal bodyguard in less than a month, thus beginning her rigorous training and secret keeping abilities. Princess Elaine Beckham is Aurora's upcoming Queen with her coronation being in a mere two weeks. With her mother constantly on her tail about ruthlessly rejecting Princes left and right she decides to take things into her own hands, approving of an arranged marriage between her daughter and a well known Prince. Prince Bane is what you would call 'a wolf in sheep's clothing'. He craves power, yet due to his family's tree he will never be allowed to take the throne. This persuade Bane into agreeing on Queen Beckham's arranged marriage. When Elaine finds out that the two of them plotted this behind her back she is very happy to say the least. Does Elaine go along with the arranged marriage out of fear of disappointing those around her or does she throw the traditional rules out the window and marry her childhood crush?

Long Story Short

I finish my spaghetti, glancing up for the first time in ten minutes.

As I swallow my mouthful of spaghetti I notice not only is Genny staring at me with an amused facial expression, but so is her mother.

Mr. James is eating his food exactly how I was while Cordelia is not even in here anymore.

She left a few minutes ago to get ready for bed.

I promised her that we would play Princesses another time.

/"What?/" I ask as I glance between the two of them

Genevieve leans close to me until her lips are near my ear.

/"You have pasta sauce on your face/" she rasps, handing me a napkin

/"I am sorry for my manners,/" I guiltily apologize as I take the napkins from Genny's hand

Mrs. James chuckles at me, waving her hand in the air.

/"Relax Sweetie, we won't reprimand you for eating 'unladylike'/" she assures me

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