Anonymous asked: you've got to do a sequel to that royalty drabble where klaus realizes that caroline is the one he wants to marry!

Anonymous said: Could you do a Sequel to the last drabble? The one about marriage of convenience?

mini-sequel to Chapter 193


"I think we're ready to open the doors, Anna," Caroline said, passing her clipboard over to the event planner they'd hired to manage the gala itself, leaving them to attend to the guests. "Feel free to pull me away if you run into any issues."

"Me, as well," Klaus added with a nod. He could feel Caroline's eyes on him; over the last few weeks, he'd only grown more aware of her presence. "Thank you for all your help this evening."

Anna dipped into a quick curtsey. "Of course, your highness. Lady Caroline." With that, she left them alone in the main gallery, staff bustling around the edges of the vast room.

Caroline fidgeted with her dress, her teeth digging into her bottom lip. "I feel like I'm forgetting something."

"Relax, sweetheart. You look beautiful, and the night will be perfect. I'm quite convinced you could pull off a military engagement with your bloodthirsty approach to preparation."

Her eyes narrowed playfully. "I'm choosing to take that as a compliment."

Lifting his hands in defense, Klaus couldn't help a smirk. "As you should. I ought to thank my mother for assigning you to the event, I doubt this would have gone as smoothly without you."

She blushed and focused instead on straightening his tie. "The night's not over yet," she warned. "And your mother will absolutely not let go of her plans if you keep looking at me like that."

"Like what?"

Glaring, she held his tie with a threatening grip. "Like you've seen me naked."

Klaus grinned, leaning in to press a kiss to her cheek before the cacophony of guests could enter. "I'll do my best," he promised. Offering his arm, he made sure to be the picture of innocence. "And if I behave?"

Her tongue clenched between her teeth, Caroline smiled wide as the first group came in, gently settling her hand in his elbow. "Then, maybe you'll see what I'm wearing under this dress tonight. But if a single tabloid catches us leaving, we'll never hear the end of it."

Keeping a respectful distance, he still kept his voice low in her ear. "Worth it, love."