Appointing

AppointingRoyalty Series Book #2NICOLE PYLANDPYLAND PUBLISHING LLC Copyright © 2022 Nicole PylandAll rights reservedThe characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.ISBN-13: 979-8-88696-013-6 AppointingRoyalty Series Book 2 Elin, the Princess of Norway, never planned to become the country’s Queen – her twin brother, older by minutes, would be the next King. When her father decided to retire, and her brother abdicated to continue his career in the military service, Elin was thrust into being not only the next in line, but the new Queen.Ingrid, the Princess’s Private Secretary, was happy for her sometimes nervous and often klutzy Princess ascending to the throne, but because of her lack of seniority, she was disappointed to find out she won’t be Elin’s secretary any longer. When the new Queen moves mountains to keep Ingrid on her staff, Ingrid begins to wonder why she’d do that.The new Queen’s crush is close to being revealed, and the Secretary, who’s always been professional, cannot take her eyes off of the woman she’s worked with for years. While it might seem impossible, Ingrid also can’t stop thinking about the possibility of more with the woman who will now be Queen of Norway. 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Seven minutes the other way, and you’d be Queen,” Christian, her brother, said.“Well, it didn’t work out that way, and you’re going to be King.”“He’s talked about retiring for years; he won’t do it,” Christian argued. “The last I heard him talk of retirement was at Christmas, and Mom talked him out of it.”“He might. You’re more than old enough to take over for him now, and his Parkinson’s has been getting worse. You know how he hates looking weak on camera.”“It’s not his fault he has Parkinson’s,” Christian replied.“I know, but he’s also sixty years old, and I’ve heard Mom tell him that she wants him to start taking it easy. The events, functions, and the travel have been getting to him a lot more lately.”“You know I don’t want this, right?” he asked her.“It’s the hand you were dealt,” Elin reminded her twin.“What if it’s the hand I deal you?” he asked.“What are you talking about?” Elin glared over at him as they walked down the expansive hall with paintings from the masters hung in ornate frames that were just as beautiful as the paintings they held.“I don’t want it. I never have. I’ve dreaded the day he dies, and not just because he’s my father. I’m a Prince, and when I get married, I’ll be a Duke and a Prince. I’m good with that.”“Dad would say it doesn’t matter what you’re good with – it’s your duty to take your place,” she argued.“You’re next up after me, Elin. We both know you should have been born first. I don’t know why I fought you out of the womb and ended up with the unlucky straw, but that’s how it feels to me – unlucky.” He shrugged a shoulder as they continued down the hall and turned right. “I’m going to abdicate when it happens; whether it’s today or in ten years. We might as well talk about this now.”“What?” She stopped walking. “Christian, you can’t just abdicate. Dad will kill you.”“I want to serve my unit and my country. I can’t do that if I’m King. I’m a military man; that’s what I want for myself. Dad will understand that. He’s always known there was a chance I’d want to remain in the Royal Air Force. I haven’t hidden that from him. The entire country knows. I’m a Captain, and I’ve earned that rank; it’s