WE TWO SHALL by Esther E. Schmidt: Release Blitz, Excerpt & Teasers

Linnette – Some say love is easy. They’ve clearly never had to face not one, but two mafia families fighting to put their blood on the throne. A war has been declared, and we have to save not only the man who holds my heart, but a whole country along with it. All is fair in love and war, until your life is hanging on by a thread.

 

My gaze slides to the window and in the distance, I can see a large row of bikes.

“Same here,” I agree.

Linnette and I have been staying at the Broken Deeds compound for the last couple of days. When Romy was healthy enough to get out of the hospital, Spence included him on the list of people to keep safe, and he was transferred here as well. Who would have thought there was such a thing as making a list of people in my life that needed protection?

“Your grimace gives me the impression you don’t quite agree.” Romy chuckles and repositions himself.

Clearly, he’s still sore from the beating he took. Strapped to a chair and tortured because he’s my friend. And if life isn’t twisted enough, I have my biological father breathing down my neck. He’s leaving for Ryckerdan in two days and is practically demanding I go with him.

The handful of meetings I had with Benicio always ended when he brought up Linnette. Or rather the other woman he’s arranged for me to marry. Because it’s my duty as king to have a wife born and bred in Ryckerdan who has eaten from a golden spoon and has been groomed to be a king’s wife.

“Benicio wants me to go with him in two days and demands I leave Linnette behind.”

Romy keeps staring at me but doesn’t reply to the words I just threw at his feet.

“Spence wants me to go. He’s also asked me to get Benicio to sign off on papers to allow Broken Deeds MC jurisdiction in Ryckerdan.”

Romy whistles low. “Damn. As if you didn’t already have issues pulling you in every direction. Did you ask Benicio yet?”

Another grimace hits me. “He’s only signing off if Linnette doesn’t enter the country.”