The Prince of Roses (2)

"No."

The maid who was assigned to help him get ready placed the outfit she had picked out back into the spacious closet. She returned with another but Demian shook his head.

He was meeting Queen Lilianna and Prince Remington of the Ashen Kingdom later in the evening when they were due to arrive at the palace. If his theory was correct, that meant that Prince Remington was Remi Sato, and Demian wanted to look his best.

"Next."

After realizing that he was being pickier than women and omegas, he decided on the finest one that the maid had shown him out of the dozens of choices that he had been presented with.

Their guests from the Ashen Kingdom had arrived by the time he finished getting ready. With a final once-over in the large floor-length mirror, he grabbed a carriage to take him over to the main palace.

"Hmm? And I thought you didn't want this marriage," his father said with an accusatory tone of voice upon seeing him.