I think she was secretly loving it but I’m s’posed to tell you that you’re an arse.”I put a horrified expression on my face and acted out a sh...cked gasp. “That’s terrible. How dare she talk about me like that. I expect I’ll have to punish her for that.”Bonnie laughed cheerfully. “My parents are going to have kinky sex. Again! I should start a chat group for kids with kinky parents. We could compare notes. How long are you going to keep her waiting?”“She can wait a bit longer. I want to enjoy. Now... King Adam!" she said, turning to me and clapping. A loud, thunderous applause came up to me from the crowd. I took a deep breath and stood, moving up to the podium and standing with Queen Aurquan on my left. I waited a couple of moments for the applause to die down before speaking..."Ladies of Kupolinis, I want to thank you, first off, for this warm and wonderful welcome. I have never felt more at home, even in my own world, as you have made me feel here. Your Queen has been most. ”“So it is, so it is. She is a charming young girl, who I expect will make a first rate Queen, but she is not the last of the Hanoverian succession.”“Yes I know. There is the Duke of Cumberland’s son George, followed by the Duke of Cambridge’s son, also George.”Appleby looked surprised. “I am impressed with your knowledge of the succession, Sir Elijah. Yes, the two Georges, known as big George and little George, are in line for the throne, and Alexandrina’s death would give the succession to. Then again, I had just enslaved my two dentists through blackmail and I really hadn’t wanted to know about her infidelities in the past or have her know about mine, in case this led to ugly confrontations.That was when it struck home: unlike me, Melissa had been a bit less discreet and failed to keep our unwritten, unspoken agreement to leave such things behind and not bring them home. Her lover was in my home, which meant that she broke our understanding and had been more reckless than usual..