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Welcoming in a new decade brought in some hope, only a few days before the new year was Albert’s fifty-fourth birthday was a quieter affair, a chance he hoped for a little break from political and economic mayhem across the globe. A carefully planned banquet table left Antonina sat to the right of the King, a position for the guest of honour.
As the first course was served, Albert’s attention was dedicated solely to her and he turned in his seat politely and smiled to her, “Thank you --for --c-coming tonight, I know you would have had more --pressing matters than this to attend -to.”
















