Christmas with a Prince (Rothman Royals Book 4) by Noelle Adams

Author:Noelle Adams [Adams, Noelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-28T18:30:00+00:00

Six

“I’m just not sure this is a good idea, princess.”

I tried to suppress a groan of frustration as I grabbed a couple of shirts from my dresser drawer and stuffed them into the small suitcase I always used for weekend trips. I had my phone on speaker so I could pack while I talked. “Dad, I’m fine.”

“You don’t sound fine. You sound like you’ve been crying.”

I had been crying—for most of the morning until I’d thought of something I could do. “I’m not crying right now. I just need to… to get away for a day or two.”

“But you’re upset. You shouldn’t be by yourself. Why don’t you come and stay with me? Or we can take a little trip. We can go to New York or the Caribbean… or anywhere you want. I can take time off work if you want to stay longer and—”

“Dad, please.” My voice cracked, and I had to pause from packing to sit down on my bed. “I appreciate it. I really do. But I’m… I’m not ready for that yet. Maybe next weekend. Right now I just need to be by myself so I can watch movies and eat ice cream and… and try not to think.” Finding enough energy again, I stood up and went into my closet to grab two thick, cozy sweaters. “I’m not going to do anything stupid. I promise.”

“Why can’t you do that from the city?”

“Because there are three different bars I can walk to in three minutes from here!” My voice was louder now, despite my attempts to stay calm.

“Oh God, princess.” My father’s voice was soft, strained.

“There’s nothing within a half-hour’s drive of the cabin. Please, Dad. I promise I’m not going to do anything stupid. Just let me do this. I need to… get away.”

“Okay.”

“You can call me every few hours to check in. I promise I’ll be okay.”

“Okay.” He paused for a moment before he asked, “Didn’t he have an explanation?”

I swallowed hard, trying not to feel the same pain in my heart I’d been feeling since breakfast with my dad four hours ago. “No explanation would be good enough.”

“Maybe not. But what did he say?”

I’d thrown all the clothes I could think of into my suitcase, so I started to zip it. “He didn’t say anything. I didn’t let him. I couldn’t hear any more of his lies.”

“You didn’t even let him explain?” For the first time, my dad sounded something other than worried and sympathetic.

“What explanation could possibly make this better? He was using me—lying to me—because… because you’re rich!”

“Maybe. It does seem that way. But what if there’s more to it than that? Don’t you think you should hear him out?”

“I never want to see him again.”

“I know you feel that way right now, but he meant a lot to you. He was… different from all the other guys to you. I know he was.”

I couldn’t speak for a minute as I breathed heavily, trying to hold back more tears. “I… I thought so.

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