Jonathon, After All: Princes Take New York Book 1 by K. Sterling

Author:K. Sterling [Sterling, K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bawdy Books
Published: 2024-08-20T00:00:00+00:00

Twelve

What have I done?

Leo must have repeated the question a thousand times since Jonathon fled the gala. But now, Leo was taking a more critical eye at past events and his actions as he changed out of his damp suit. He had given Markus the slip and had gone for another walk in the rain. The exercise and fresh air had cleared Leo’s head and the space and time alone had allowed him to see the past more clearly.

While it would have been easier and more convenient to lay the blame entirely at Sabine’s feet, Leo could only see how he had been complicit and gaslit himself. He shouldn’t have trusted her, but where did the responsibility fall when she had acted on his behalf and had, in subtle ways he was just beginning to understand, acted with his consent and cooperation? From Jonathon’s perspective it would have seemed like he had been cast aside and quickly abandoned, that Leo had used him and then mocked their love in the weeks and months after their separation.

Had the cruelty been intentional on Sabine’s part? And had Leo unwittingly played along and hurt Jonathon worse? What had Leo done exactly, and how would he go about making amends once he finally had a chance to talk to Jonathon? Leo had made it clear that he wasn’t leaving Manhattan and was prepared to camp in Central Park until Jonathon came out, if necessary.

And Leo didn’t want to blow that one precious shot when it finally arrived. He was taking account and would crawl over hot coals while listing his many misdeeds if that would satisfy Jonathon. And Leo would have a real plan, not just empty words, when the time came.

When the time came was the question, and was entirely in Jonathon’s hands. He had yet to make his presence known or acknowledge Leo’s attempts to reach him since the gala. It also appeared that the contact information Sabine had supplied Leo with all those years ago was wrong. Muriel and the housekeeper, Tilly, confirmed that a few of the letters and numbers had been altered. There was no telling where all of Leo’s letters and their calls had gone and it infuriated him, giving him one more crime to add to his ledger.

He should have ignored Sabine and followed his instincts and his heart when it told him that Jonathon should have gone with them to Vienna. Leaving Schönbühel without Jonathon had been his first mistake and was now one of Leo’s greatest regrets.

“Excuse me, sir,” Markus said, tapping on the opened bathroom door and interrupting Leo’s private lecture. He turned from the mirror and raised a brow, signaling for Markus to get on with it. “You have a visitor,” he said with just a hint of a smile.

Leo pushed past him and raced out of the bedroom and down the suite’s private stairs. “Is it Jonathon?”

“No,” Markus called after him.

“No, it's just Theo,” Leo’s brother announced from the penthouse’s hallway. His

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