Best Friends with a Royal Billionaire by Sophia Summers

Author:Sophia Summers [Summers, Sophia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-10T06:00:00+00:00

9

Arlo raced around the boat to find another dinghy. If he had to, he’d swim, but he’d much rather not. Who knew what Amara would do, honestly. He wouldn’t be surprised if she was headed to shore to catch a flight home. She’d already shown him she could live her life without him. She’d done it all last year.

But her kiss. He was still shaken by the intense feeling that raced through him. Wow, he wanted her. But the emotion surprised him. She’d said, “I love you.” And he’d lost it. He was filled with his own love for her. And the feeling was so powerful he didn’t know what to do with it. Except he knew he could not let her go.

As he rounded the other side of the boat, Therese stepped out from the shadows. “Easy, Your Highness.”

He stopped short, willing himself to remain calm but wanting nothing more than to toss the woman aside. “That was way out of line.”

She sighed. “I know. I am sorry.” She adjusted her cover-up so that it did not slide off her shoulder. “But in a way it was also kind.”

“In what way was that kind?”

“Think about it. It’s way better to set realistic expectations. You might feel things for her. She might be fun for the night, or the year, or whatever, but is she someone you’re going to walk a red carpet with? Will she attend the next royals’ gala? Will your parents expect her on your arm when you accept your crown?”

He kicked himself for hesitating. But then he said, “Of course. She’s been with me from the beginning.”

“As your gardener. Really, Arlo. You know how things work. We all get carried away in the moment, but I did you a favor back there. I broke her heart before you would have had to.”

He shook his head. “No.”

She shrugged, a slight lift of one shoulder. “I’m patient, but figure this out before too long. We have a good thing, lots of potential. We’re exactly what our parents are hoping for, for our two nations.” She stepped closer. “And I know there’s some chemistry here. We could build on it.”

He turned away. “Not today. Look, thank you. We appreciate your family. But as you can see, I’m in the middle of something personal, so…” He indicated that he’d like to get by her.

“Of course, darling. And best of luck with that.” Her laugh made the hairs on his arms stand up as he ran to get the other dinghy.

But when he got to that corner of the boat, it was gone.

Then Clara ran up to him and swung her arm back like she was going to hit him.

He held up his hand and grabbed her wrist. “Whoa. What’s this?”

“I heard what you did to Amara.”

“I didn’t do anything!”

She raised both eyebrows.

“Well, nothing bad. Look, Clara, you have to help me. All the dinghies are gone, and I have to go after your sister.”

She narrowed her eyes. “You love her.”

“Of course I love her.

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