His Royal Quadruplets by Rayner Holly

Author:Rayner, Holly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Luca

After saying goodnight to Nicole, Phoebe and I make our way to my rental car, which is parked in the outside lot.

I open the car door for Phoebe, closing it after she is seated. I can see how tired she is. All I want to do is take care of her, to make her feel better.

I drive us into Center City, where I’ve booked a penthouse suite.

As I pull up in front of the hotel—one of the nicest in the city—the valet attendant approaches.

“Where are we?” Phoebe asks, her voice soft and sleepy. I think the blur of city lights has been lulling her to sleep. I’m sure she didn’t get any rest in jail last night, and I can understand why she’s disoriented.

“The Magnolia Resort and Spa,” I say. “I booked a room for us.”

The valet stands patiently beside Phoebe’s door, waiting to assist her once she opens it.

She looks at me, confused. “Oh, Luca! I should have told you. I have an apartment, over on the east side of the city. I can’t believe I forgot to mention it. I just assumed you were driving there. I have a pull-out couch. You can have my bed. I don’t mind the couch at all. Is it too late to cancel the room?”

I turn the keys in the ignition and the engine dies. The music stops. I grin at Phoebe.

“I’m not going to cancel our reservation,” I tell her. “Wait until you see this place. The pictures that I saw online were stunning. I promise you, you’re going to love it.”

“I’m sure I will,” Phoebe says, “But why stay here when I have a perfectly good apartment?”

“Because,” I say, “you promised to let me take care of you. This is how I’m going to do that. Okay?”

I can see that she wants to protest again, but she’s too tired. She opens the car door, allowing the valet attendant to help her out of the seat. I get out, too, and hand the attendant the car keys.

I take Phoebe’s hand, and together we walk into the expansive lobby. The polished marble floors reflect the glittering light of chandeliers that hang from the ceiling. Plush seating is arranged in clusters throughout the space, and classical music plays softly in the background.

Phoebe is quiet as I speak to the staff at the front desk. She remains reserved throughout the elevator ride up to the twenty-sixth floor, and she doesn’t say anything as we walk down the lavishly decorated hallway. But once we step into the penthouse suite and close the door behind us, a smile spreads across her lips.

“Luca!” she says in disbelief as her eyes rove over the suite’s interior. “Look at this place!”

“I told you,” I say with a soft chuckle.

The room is huge, and one wall is made up entirely of windows that look out over the glittering cityscape. A grand piano sits off to one side, and two overstuffed couches form an “L” on the other side of the room.

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