The Prince She Never Forgot (Harlequin Romance) by Scarlet Wilson

Author:Scarlet Wilson [Wilson, Scarlet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual, Hearts Desire, Language Therapist, Crown Prince of Euronia, Royalty, Multicultural, Second Chances, Stolen Kiss, Ten Years Ago, Never Forgotten, Royal Duties, New Year's Kiss, Reunite & Rekindle
Publisher: Harlequin Romance; Lgr edition
Published: 2015-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

ALEX WAS HAVING trouble keeping his emotions in check.

Today, all he’d been able to think about was Ruby. He hadn’t worried about share prices. About price indexes. About gas, electricity and oil prices.

Today he’d just thought about the beautiful, bright-eyed woman in front of him. For a time it had seemed perfect.

Their familiarity and warmth had developed over the last few weeks and he’d finally managed to put into words the things that had been circulating in his brain.

Then—bam! It felt as if everything was ruined.

He was pacing up and down the deck. The crew all seemed to have vanished into the mists—as if they knew he was brooding. Cold diet colas had appeared magically in a silver cooler. His steward had obviously realised that this wasn’t the time for more champagne.

He couldn’t even face eating right now. So much was circulating in his head that his stomach was churning over and over.

How had he managed to mess this up? He’d planned it in his head. Give her time to think about this. Don’t rush her. He was sure he’d seen a flicker of doubt in her eyes and that had almost killed him. He was treading so carefully around her.

Then the Merrs and their darn boat. Mrs Merr had probably buzzed them deliberately. Anything to see what the Prince Regent was up to.

He’d thought he was giving Ruby time. He’d thought he was giving her space. Wasn’t that what she wanted?

But a few moments ago she’d seemed angry—annoyed that he’d tried to hide her from prying eyes. He’d only been trying to protect her. But her words had practically sent a flare up.

He wanted to be seen with Ruby. He wanted to tell the world that he was willing to take a chance on where this might go.

But he was also terrified that harsh treatment by the world’s press would send her running for the hills.

How on earth was he supposed to know what was right and what was wrong?

Would he ever be able to fathom the way Ruby’s brain worked?

Right now it seemed unlikely.

He glanced at his watch. She hadn’t appeared. He went into his cabin, pulled out his laptop and sat at the table.

Time. That was what he needed to give her.

In the meantime, he still had work to do.

* * *

Ruby hovered at the glass doors. He was concentrating fiercely on the laptop screen in front of him.

She’d sat down on the bed for just a minute and ended up sleeping for an hour. When she’d woken she’d been embarrassed. But it had been too late for that, so she’d showered and changed before coming out.

She’d half expected to find the boat moored back in the harbour, and was pleasantly surprised to find they were still out at sea.

Here, there was nowhere to run and hide. Here, she would need to talk to Alex.

She’d changed into a turquoise-blue maxi-dress and flat jewelled sandals and pulled her hair up into a ponytail. She wasn’t trying to seduce Alex.

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