Ruthless Noble by Alley Ciz

CHAPTER 9

Two powerful families will be united most romantically.

“Governor and Mrs. Delacourteare happy to announce the engagement of their son, Duke Dashall Delacourte, to Miss Samantha St. James, stepdaughter to hotelier Mitchell St. James and his recently wed bride, Mrs. Natalie St. James,” the governor’s office said in a statement.

The union of Mitchell St. James to his wife, Natalie, took most of the socialite community by surprise this past summer, and to this reporter, it looks like love blooms swift and strong for this family.

Natalie St. James and her daughter Samantha hail from Blackwell, New Jersey. The town is known for Royal Enterprises and the slew of players its academic establishments turn out in professional sports.

The town is also home to the prestigious Blackwell Academy, the famed preparatory school that boasts some of the brightest and most influential young minds in the country, including the happy couple.

The two female members of the St. James family have a long-standing history in town, as Natalie’s late husband descended from one of Blackwell’s notable founding families.

The governor and his wife confirmed that while their son fell hard and fast for the beautiful Miss St. James (pictures of each attached), the two are in no rush to set a date. However, sources close to the Delacourtes suspect we could hear wedding bells shortly after the youngsters hear “Pomp and Circumstance.”