Secret Prince's Christmas Seduction (HQR Presents) by Carol Marinelli

Author:Carol Marinelli [Marinelli, Carol]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Multicultural & International, The Prince 0f Tulano, Royal of Small Island, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Foreign Country, Action & Adventure, Christmas Holidays & Celebration, Christmas Time, Holiday Whimsy, Festive Season, Winter Weather, Festive Seduction
Publisher: Harlequin Presents; Original edition
Published: 2019-12-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Just this once Antonietta would have liked to do one of Chi-Chi’s slowly-slowly acts. She was sore, and tender, and she wanted to dwell on last night and wallow a while. But then nothing would get done.

‘I think it is mean of Nico to make us work on Christmas Day...’ Chi-Chi huffed as she refilled the selection of toiletries in one of the regular suites.

It was stunning, of course, and looked out towards the valley, but it was nowhere near as luxurious as the August Suite.

In truth, Antonietta was happy to have been allocated to the suites well away from there. Her ears were on tenterhooks, waiting for the sound of a helicopter’s approach that might signal his leaving.

‘Of course some staff have to work,’ said Antonietta, dragging her mind to their conversation as she dragged the vacuum cleaner from the doorway. ‘Are the guests supposed to make their own beds and get their own food? What would be the point of people taking a Christmas Break?’

‘Well, there could be a skeleton staff,’ said Chi-Chi, as she needlessly rearranged the herbal teabags. ‘That way some of the staff who have been here since the place opened could have the day off.’

‘Tell Nico.’ Antonietta shrugged.

‘I intend to,’ Chi-Chi said. ‘In fact—’

Whatever Chi-Chi’s grand plans were, Antonietta chose not to hear them and switched on the vacuum cleaner. She turned it to full suction and wished that drowning out her thoughts of Rafe was as easy as drowning out Chi-Chi’s whining voice.

‘Antonietta!’

She heard her name and then heard it again.

‘Antonietta!’

‘What?’ she snapped, wondering what gripe Chi-Chi had this time that couldn’t possibly wait—except it was Francesca who was calling her.

‘Scusi,’ Antonietta said and turned off the vacuum. ‘I didn’t see you there.’

‘That’s fine. I can see that you are busy...’ Francesca shot a look at Chi-Chi, who was suddenly polishing a mirror. ‘Signor Dupont has asked for his room to be serviced and he has requested you.’

‘But I thought he was checking out?’

‘Checking out?’ Francesca frowned. ‘Where did you hear that?’

‘I’m not sure...’ Antonietta attempted to cover her mistake. ‘I thought you said he wouldn’t last until Christmas Eve?’

‘Well, that might be the case, but for now he is here—and, given that he has been in the August Suite for a week now, it requires a deep service, so I shall come with you.’

Oh, God! Please, no, Antonietta thought as they left Chi-Chi to it and collected linen before taking the elevator and heading along the cloisters.

What on earth was Rafe thinking, requesting her? She had visions of him lying naked on the bed as she and Francesca walked in, and was actually sweating as Francesca knocked and then opened the door.

It would seem Rafe had better manners than that, though.

‘He’s out,’ Francesca said, after she’d made herself known but got no response.

Thank you, Antonietta breathed to herself.

‘Let’s get started,’ Francesca said.

It felt odd, being back in the August Suite after last night. There on the table were the glasses that they had drunk from, but Francesca soon whipped them away.

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