Marrying the Rebel Prince by Janet Gover

Author:Janet Gover
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2018-11-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Lauren was dragged from sleep by the sound of her phone ringing. She rolled over and opened her eyes. The glowing numbers on her bedside clock shimmered for a few seconds, before sliding into focus.

06:10.

Who could be calling at this hour? She slid slowly out of bed and padded through the open doorway into her living room looking for her phone. As she reached for it, it fell silent. Lauren glared at the glowing screen and its missed call from an unknown number for a few seconds, then turned back to the bedroom. Her bed was warm and welcoming, and it felt as if she had barely closed her eyes when they were forced back open again by the same ringing. Lauren looked at the clock but couldn’t believe twenty minutes had passed since she’d lain down. Moving a little more smartly, she reached the phone before it stopped ringing.

‘Hello …’

‘Lauren? Lauren Phelps?’

‘Yes. Who is this?’

‘Johnson is my name. From the Herald …’

‘The Herald?’ Even through the haze of sleepiness, Lauren wasn’t about to talk to anyone from the tabloid. They may have found her but that didn’t mean she had to talk to them. ‘Go away. I’ve got nothing to say to you.’ She slammed the phone down.

She shook her head, trying to gather her scattered wits. Without conscious thought she headed for the kitchen. She found a glass, opened the refrigerator and poured herself some orange juice. The crisp, cool liquid helped to clear the fuzz from her brain. Unlike Maria, Lauren wasn’t really a night owl. She had never been one for nightclubs and loud parties lasting to the small hours of the morning. She had left the celebrations early last night – at least early by other people’s standards. Tired of the loud music and sweaty atmosphere in the club, she had slipped out just before midnight and caught a taxi home.

Glancing at the kitchen clock, she decided she had managed only about five hours’ sleep. That was just not enough, particularly after the emotional roller coaster of the past few days. She would go back to bed; she needed the sleep. She also wanted to delay thinking about how she would face the man who had changed her whole world with a kiss.

Rinsing her glass, Lauren pushed all thought of the troublesome prince firmly to the back of her mind. She’d never get back to sleep if she let him intrude on her thoughts. She didn’t even make it back to her bedroom before her phone began to ring again. A horrible suspicion began forming in her mind as she reached for the handset.

‘Yes?’

‘Lauren Phelps.’

‘Yes,’ she replied cautiously, ‘who is this?’

‘My name is Destry. I am a correspondent with Whatyouneedtoknow dot com.’

Lauren lowered her hand and stared at the telephone. The man on the end of the line continued talking. The occasional word carried to her horrified ears.

‘… about the prince … exclusive interview … we’ll pay for your story …’

Lauren dropped the telephone as if it were red hot.

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