Donovan's ChildThe Prince's Second Chance by Christine Rimmer

Author:Christine Rimmer
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-742-90837-3
Publisher: Mills & Boon Blush Duo

Chapter Two

Gabriella was still shaking as she exited through the automatic doors and stepped into the bright sunshine, but she knew it wasn’t Sierra’s phone call alone that was responsible for her distress. Learning that a child was in the hospital would be enough to send any parent into a panic, but hearing her daughter’s voice had reassured Gabriella somewhat. Of course, she wouldn’t be completely reassured until she’d held Sierra in her arms, so she unlocked the door and sank into the driver’s seat, anxious to get to the hospital to do just that.

She tried to put Cameron Leandres out of her mind as she drove, but her thoughts were torn between worry for her daughter and worry for herself—and the secret she’d been holding on to for sixteen years.

It was her own fault. She should have realized that there would be repercussions if she continued to taunt him in print. But she’d been so angry with him for so long, and when she’d seen him at the club, up close and personal for the first time in so many years, she’d been overwhelmed by memories and emotions. And then she’d seen him dancing with the young Ardenan princess, and she’d recognized the look on the teenager’s face when she’d gazed up at the prince because she’d once looked at him exactly the same way.

And for just a little while, Cameron had looked back at Gabriella as if she was the center of his world, and she’d let herself believe that she could be. She’d deluded herself into trusting that he truly cared about her, that she actually mattered to him. She wasn’t the first woman to make that mistake, and she certainly hadn’t been the last, though that knowledge didn’t lessen her heartache in the slightest.

But that was a long time ago, and she was over him, wholly and completely. And if her heart had done a funny little skip when she’d seen him standing in the doorway of Allison’s office, well, that wasn’t really surprising. He was still an incredibly attractive man and any woman would have responded the same way. In fact, she’d be willing to bet that even Alli’s cynical heart had gone pitter-patter. Not that she was going to question her editor about it. In fact, if she never again heard his name from her friend’s lips, it would be too soon.

But just as she pulled into the hospital parking lot, her phone beeped to indicate an incoming text message. She drove into a vacant spot and checked the display.

where r u? r u with the prince? i came back to my office and u both were gone and i picked up some pretty heavy vibes btwn the 2 of u.

So much for thinking she might be able to avoid the topic, but it was easier to lie to her friend when she didn’t have to look her in the eye. So she texted back:

I got a call from Sierra. She was in a fender bender with a friend.

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