Commanding Royal

Commanding Royal Club Royal, Book 7 Elouise East Copyright © 2023 Elouise East COMMANDING ROYAL (CLUB ROYAL SERIES, BOOK 7) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher, Elouise East. No part of this book may be scanned, uploaded or distributed via the internet or by any other means, electronic or print, without premising from Elouise East. The unauthorised reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Please purchase only authorised electronic or print editions and do not participate in or encourage the electronic piracy of copyrighted material. Your support of the author’s rights and livelihood is appreciated. This is a work of fiction. 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Publisher: Elouise East Cover Design: Design By Tina Løwén Editor: Maria Vickers Beta Readers: Emma Brown Contents List of characters (alphabetical order) Bodyguard list of characters Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Protecting his Past Books by Elouise East About Elouise East Commanding Royal Andrew has suffered through a loss he would never wish upon anyone. Louisa had been the light of his life and at his side for too many years to count. When she was killed, he promised to do better by his family, to stick by their sides no matter the consequences to himself. He owed that to Louisa, to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. When he finds himself wanting to be in the presence of two people who should stay far away from him, he tries to step back, but will they let him? Kean loves his family, but he doesn’t particularly like them. They push him to be someone he’s not and towards people completely wrong for him. Although, the people he chooses himself haven’t worked out either. How can they when one is a king and the other has been hurt too much. He expects to live his life as their friends, nothing more. But when he gets the chance, he grabs it with both hands. Kendal plans to stay alone for the rest of their life. They’ve stopped trusting their instincts after everything that had happened to them before. What they choose to do instead is to live their life as if it never happened, creating a sanctuary. But when their needs become too much, who can they turn to? How about the two men who’ve come to mean so much to them? Three people with entirely different needs come together in the unlikeliest of situations, but is the weight of the crown too much for them all to handle? This is an MMM book containing BDSM scenes and D/s dynamics in all forms. It also has lots of loving, friendships, family drama, a large age gap and, of course, a HEA. Author note If you would like to see any potential triggers for this book and any other books I’ve written, please go to this link on my website: https://elouiseeast.com/triggers Dedication To my entire team You’ve made this series possible, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. List of characters (alphabetical order) Andrew, King of England Brady, Police Commissioner, Andrew’s friend Charles, Andrew’s nephew, Charlotte and Ernest’s child Charlotte, Andrew’s sister Christian, Andrew’s nephew, Oscar’s boyfriend Clarice, Club Royal’s receptionist Damon, Frederick’s fiancé Daniel, Christian’s friend, works with Neil Dante, Kean’s father Douglas, Andrew’s son, Mav’s boyfriend Eddie, George and Timothy’s boyfriend Elizabeth, Andrew’s niece Ernest, Andrew’s brother-in-law Frederick, Andrew’s son, heir to the throne, Damon’s fiancé George, Andrew’s son, Timothy and Eddie’s boyfriend Gia, Christian’s friend, works with Neil Henry, Andrew’s nephew, Robert’s fiancé, Victoria and Patrick’s son John, Andrew’s brother, Christian’s father Kean, Henry’s best friend Kendal, friend of family Kieren, Patrick’s boyfriend, security consultant Louisa, Queen Consort, Andrew’s late wife Maverick, Douglas’s boyfriend Miranda, Andrew’s sister-in-law, Christian’s mother Neil, Christian’s boss Oliver, Club Royal bartender Oscar, Christian’s boyfriend Patrick Snr, Andrew’s brother-in-law, Patrick and Henry’s father Patrick Jnr, Andrew’s nephew, Victoria and Patrick’s son Pierce, Quinn’s partner Portia, Randall’s assistant Quinn, Kendal’s friend Randall, Andrew’s assistant Robert, Henry’s fiancé Simon, Kean’s late brother Timothy, George and Eddie’s boyfriend Victoria, Andrew’s Bodyguard list of characters (Showing royal member assigned.) Brett = Christian Colt = Andrew Des = Henry Dominic = Andrew Eric = Douglas Felix = Oscar Ford = Kendal Gerald = Andrew Greg = Kean Isaac = George Jade = Patrick Jared = Andrew Landon = Andrew Locke = Frederick Matt = Robert Nick = Andrew Nina = Kieren Owen = Frederick Rae = Mav Sam = Eddie Selena = Andrew Simon = Andrew Van = Timothy Viola = Andrew Chapter 1 Andrew Andrew Alexander Charles Sutcliffe, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, stared at the bathroom mirror, seeing the deepening lines on his face. He wasn’t one to notice these things usually, but he was feeling every hour of his age of late. The lines seemed to have sunk to craters this past year, but it was no surprise. Stress and grief could do that to a person. That day was no different. It would take every ounce of strength he had to get through the hours to come. Not