Paris and the Prince: A BWWM Billionaire Romance (Royal Weddings Book 1) by Mia Caldwell

Author:Mia Caldwell [Caldwell, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2016-01-05T05:00:00+00:00

18

Hours later, on the other side of the continent, Alex and Paris sat down at a lovely, small table in a dimly-lit restaurant in a quieter area of Arcachon. There were only a few people sitting around them, and the owners of the restaurant were being extremely attentive.

Course after course of rustic French food, all delicious and all beautifully prepared, especially bathed in soft candle light. Paris felt herself melting into the present moment, her heart beating just a little faster as she looked into Alex's eyes. She had never felt this way about anyone in her life, and the fact that she'd just met him was still making her nervous.

But then, Alex reached across the table, and took her hand in his, and all of her nerves and worries disappeared.

“Paris... I know we just met. I know everything has moved really fast. But I just want you to know that I really care about you. I... don't want these next few days to be it. There’s something you need to know—”

Paris squeezed Alex's hand and couldn't help but smile at his own discomfort. He was always so poised and sure of himself, but now it was her turn to comfort him. He seemed to be getting up the courage to tell her something, in a way that he genuinely seemed concerned that she might leave him.

“Alex, I...”

But Paris never had a chance to finish her sentence. All at once, a flurry of camera flashes blinded Paris from outside the restaurant, and even through the thick glass of the picture window, she could hear a cacophony of voices yelling her name.

“Over here! Here! How does it feel...”

“Alex! Did you set out to steal...”

“Alex! Will she be the next princess...”

Paris tried to cover her face with her arms, mostly because the lights of the cameras were burning her eyes, and she was starting to see little more than blurs of people in front of her. Paris was so busy trying to process her own confusion, that she didn't see what Alex was doing.

He'd gone stiff as a board, fighting his natural impulse to turn around and see how many of the vultures had accumulated outside of the restaurant.

If they had found him, if they were fighting for a money shot, they clearly already knew at least a portion of what was going on. But turning around and letting them snap a picture of the abject panic on his face would have been far too satisfying for them, and he wasn't about to give them that kind of win.

How could I have been so careless? he thought bitterly to himself as he tried to formulate some kind of plan of escape. I should not have gone to one of our estates. I should have taken her to Singapore, or Johannesburg, or anywhere but here.

The owners of the cafe saw terror in Paris' eyes, the bitter disappointment on Alex's face, and while they didn't speak English, they knew something was terribly wrong for the sweet couple in their restaurant.

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