A Royal Disaster by Jennifer Bonds

Author:Jennifer Bonds
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Women's Humorous Fiction; Romantic Comedy; Multicultural & Interracial Romance; Humor & Satire Fiction; Humor and Satire; General Humorous Fiction; Contemporary Romance Fiction; Contemporary American Fiction; City Life Fiction; American Humorous Fiction; Rom Com; prince; crown prince; New York City; urban fiction; artist; fake relationship; royalty romance; opposites attract romance; fake relationship romance; Puerto Rican heroine; Puerto Rican culture; multicultural romance; romance; contemporary romance; contemporary fiction; contemporary women’s fiction; humorous fiction; light and fun; dating and relationships; Entangled Publishing; Entangled Amara; Jennifer Bonds; single title romance; stand alone romance; Royally Engaged series; Royal Pain; charmer; steamy romance; sexy romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-02-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Kissing Liam was…everything. Well, everything except air, so when Lena finally pulled away to catch her breath, breaking off the kiss felt like walking away from a canvas she’d poured her heart and soul into. She didn’t like the feeling. Not one bit.

Mierda.

No way was she catching feelings for her fake boyfriend.

She brushed the tips of her fingers over her lips. Even without a mirror, she could tell they were swollen. Well kissed, Nia would’ve said. So much for subtlety. She could only imagine what Jack and Ethan would think.

So not the point.

“Why did you do that?” she said.

He’d taken a step back, giving her a bit of space. It wasn’t much. Just enough to breathe and pump the breaks on the rapid-fire thoughts racing through her mind.

Liam flashed her a smile, the one that showed off his dimples. “Why not?”

“I’m serious,” Lena said, worrying her bottom lip between her teeth. Why did the man have to be so sexy? This would be a thousand times easier if he were a hideous troll. But no, he had to be the fully loaded fake boyfriend model with perfect cheekbones, arctic eyes, and those perfectly symmetrical goddamn dimples she couldn’t stop drawing, let alone thinking about. It wasn’t fair. Even his hair, despite being mussed—had she done that?—was perfection. How could she possibly be expected not to fall for him? It was like they said on that space show Chad made her watch, resistance was futile.

But that didn’t mean she couldn’t do things on her own terms. “There’s no press here,” she said, gesturing to the empty storage room. “So why did you kiss me?”

“Because I wanted to, and I thought you wanted it, too.” Liam raked a hand through his hair, making it stick up even more. Lena’s fingers itched to smooth it down, but she pinned her hand to her side. She needed to hear what he had to say and if she touched him, there would be no more talking.

“I find you refreshing. I’m attracted to you in a way I’ve never been attracted to a woman before. I…” He paused, casting his eyes about the room as if searching for the right words. It was an uncharacteristic display of vulnerability from the always confident prince, and Lena’s marshmallow heart melted just a bit as he floundered. “I care about you.” Their eyes met and held this time, as if he was determined to show her the truth of his words. “You’re not like anyone I’ve ever met before.”

It was a hell of a compliment, but it was unexpected and she wasn’t prepared for it. It was too much, too soon. He couldn’t possibly mean it, could he? Not the way it sounded, anyway. Lena was a realist and she knew the main point of difference was that she was a woman used to wading from one craptastic disaster to another.

“And you actually think that’s a good thing?” she said.

Liam’s face hardened almost imperceptibly, the corners of his mouth going taut.

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