Chapitre 11

Tyler Virtanen’s POV

After I met the stranger that was trying to ask me about what was going on with the restaurant that was out of control, I know exactly what was going on. It was one of the stupid contests that royalty was NEVER done before.

Keyword: NEVER.

I mean, what was Princess Katherine was thinking? Probably none. I was supposed to be one of the people that we're pushing to get inside the restaurant. I get it, living luxuriously with my future bride who happened to be a Finnish princess.

Well, not my style.

I was an adventurer. I can never be in one place and marriage was not for me, I can assure you that. And so, I went out of the way since my father asked me to be a part of this shit. I will not comply with his sake anymore.

I bumped into someone as I was looking around the road that was busy with people, mostly men, who tried to get to the restaurant. I did not look where I was going so that’s my fault as well.

“I’m sorry,” the timid voice was coming from in front of me. I blinked a few times as I looked at the person, a woman, in front of me.

Her fiery hair.

Her pale, stormy eyes.

Her pink, kissable lips.

Let me tell you, I never had any difficulties to talk to a woman before. But this woman, this magnificent creature, was making me stammered in my sentences. That never happened before!

“I’m sorry. I wasn’t looking where I was going,” she said as she was collecting something from the road. It looked like envelopes as she was trying to arrange it.

“Here, let me help you,” I said as I was picking up the envelope. I saw the seal of the Finnish government on the back of the envelope. I was tempted to sneak one out.

I was not a gentleman after all.

But I refrained from doing so as I was handing it over to her. She was smiling at me as she tucked her hair behind her ears. I never have seen her face this close but right now, all I can see was her freckles that covered her nose and cheeks.

They’re gorgeous.

I stood up as I helped her to get to her feet as she was carrying the envelopes in her hands. She smiled at me and when she was about to tell me something, a voice was calling after her.

“Kelly, what are you doing?” A feminine voice that was coming from the other side of the building.

“Coming, Kate!” She replied before she turned to look at me.

“Sorry, I have to go now. Thank you for helping me and I am so sorry for bumping into you,” she said as she was still standing in front of me.

“Please, it’s half of my fault as well. I don’t look where I was going,” I said as I was shoving my hands into my pockets. She smiled and did I tell you it brightened like the sun? How enchanting it was.

“I better go,” she said as she inched away from me. I nodded as I saw her running toward the voice and stopped before they were hushing at each other. I was tempting to know what they were talking about before Kelly came back to me.

“What’s your name?”

“Huh?” I was taken by her question.

“Your name, sir,” she replied as her stormy eyes were on my face. I felt something stirred inside my body before I cleared my throat.

“Tyler. Tyler Virtanen,” I said as Kelly beamed at me.

“Well, Mr. Virtanen, as a token of your kindness, I wanted to ask you to come here on the behalf of Princess Katherine,” Kelly said as she was handing me the envelope with the official seal before.

“For me?” I asked. She nodded.

“For you,” she said as I took it from her hand. We touched briefly and electricity ran wild. It was enchanting but also dangerous. I never felt like this before with a woman.

“I guess I see you then,” she said as she was inching away from me while she was smiling at me. I cannot help it but smile back at her as her happiness was contagious.