A Rose and A Thron

Chapter 19

"Queen Margo, you look wonderful this evening. You haven't aged at all!" Maximilian cheers from his seat that is next to Alessandra. 

He sits on her left while Sampson sits on her right.

 "Oh, stop, you are too kind!" she gushes back causing Sampson to huff to himself. 

"How is your mother? Still regal?" she smiles at him. 

"Oh most certainly." Maximilian returns the smile. 

"And how is your father?" Hudson speaks. 

"He's doing well." Maximilian replies. 

"That is great! Are you liking Versailles so far?" he asks another question. 

"Yes." Maximilian starts, giving a wink to Sampson, "In fact I had the most wonderful tour guide this afternoon in Alessandra." he beams. 

"Alessandra is great at a lot of things so no surprise there she makes a good tour guide." Hudson smiles. 

This causes Maximilian to smirk "I would love to know what other things you are great at." he says turning to face Alessandra.

 Alessandra chokes a little on her water that she was drinking while Sampson goes to move his arm behind her chair showing Maximilian that Alessandra is with him. 

Alessandra stands up abruptly not wanting to be put in the middle of the boys drama again. 

"I'm sorry, I need to run to the restroom." She then leaves before anyone can say anything. Once she is out of the room Hudson and Margo turn to chat amongst themselves leaving just Sampson and Maximilian awkwardly together. 

Sampson tries to ignore the guy and focus on eating his meal but that doesn't work as Maximilian is using this time to further annoy Sampson. 

"She really is beautiful. It's a shame she is engaged to you. What can you really give her? Huh, because the last time I checked you don't have half as much land as I do." Maximilian smirks.

 "You're forgetting that while your country may be bigger geographically, my country is far bigger in population, resources, the economy, and so much more. It's such a shame honestly because as soon as I'm made king your country will be the first country I siege and take over." Sampson smirks. 

"You do realize you have basically just declared war on me and my people?" Maximilian scuffs.

 "It wasn't a threat for war. I won't have to take your country using force. Your people will naturally flock to me because they would have gotten so tired of your spoiled, entitled, arrogant ass running their country into the ground. We went to summer prince lessons together.. You've never cared about being a good ruler. You were simply in it for the girls, power, and money." Sampson explains. 

"That is not true." Maximilian huffs. 

"Really? Then tell me, why have you been so fascinated with my finance since you got here. I know that you are aware of how wealthy her home country is and how Jasper is actively working to acquire new lands." Sampson continues to smirk at the guy knowing he had gotten him right where he wanted him for the first time since he's been here. 

Maximilian didn't know how to respond to Sampson's tongue but luckily he didn't have to as Alessandra then came back in at that moment. 

"Sorry." she whispers as she takes her seat again. 

Sampson places a loving kiss on her check to show that she was fine and that there was no need to apologize. 

She smiles lighty at this before reaching for her glass again.