A Royal Affair Series: Book 1, 2, and 3: A paranormal, time travel, royal romance by Christina George

Author:Christina George [George, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-01T03:00:00+00:00

chapter 14

Emma wasn’t sure where to go. The only thing she was sure of was she wanted to be anywhere but inside the palace walls. She found the first door leading outside and walked out into a sweeping vista of the meticulously planned and maintained palace gardens. She descended the steps and started walking, trying to calm her mind and figure out how to get home. She fished her phone out of her purse, dialed her cousin’s number, and plopped down on a stone bench.

Peyton picked up on the first ring, “Em, are you okay?”

Much to Emma’s surprise she burst into tears, and though her sobs she told Peyton the entire story.

“Oh, Em, how awful. It sounds like something out of a movie.”

Emma looked around at the statues that dotted the precisely manicured grounds, and she fixated on one, a woman looking out over the extensive gardens.

“She’s a piece of work I tell you, but the problem is, she’s right. Now she’s leaked this story. If I don’t take the job, I’m going to look like a ninny. Besides, who turns down a gig like this?”

“You do.”

Emma nodded, forgetting Peyton couldn’t see her. “I know. I was speaking hypothetically. I mean I’m going to look crazy if I don’t take the job. I’m going to have to find another line of work. Maybe I should stick to running grandfather’s bookstore and forget all of this publicist stuff.”

“You’re a damned good one, Emma. You’ll get past this.”

Em shook her head, “I sort of doubt it, Peyton. It’s a pretty unforgiving industry, and if I want the high-paying jobs, as opposed to, you know, watching a minor celebrity’s poodle or babysitting their toddler, I’m going to have to figure something out.”

“Em, why don’t you go find Peter? He’s bound to be in the palace, right?”

“No. I’m getting out of here, and I’m not going to go running to Peter to have him fix this. Besides, I’m pretty sure it’ll only make the wicked witch of the east more angry, and she’ll sic her flying monkeys on me. I already met one of them. I think if I push her much harder, she’ll boil me and have me for dinner.”

“What are you going to do, then?”

“If I can figure out how to get off this property, I’m going to walk to the gate and see if I can call an Uber or whatever equivalent they have here. Then I’m going to go to the airport and find a flight home.”

Peyton hesitated for a moment, “Then get out of there soon, please, and text me when you get a ride. Want me to arrange it?”

Emma shook her head, “No, I marched straight into this stupid mess, in spite of your warning, and I’ll get myself out of it. I love you, Peyton. Thanks for being there.”

Emma ended the call and looked around. The grounds were truly stunning. She spotted a cottage off in the distance. Emma tried to remember if she’d seen it during her past life visit, or even when she visited as a child, but she couldn’t.

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