The Royal Treatment - A Doctor Prince Romance (Ravishing Royals Book 4) by Holly Rayner & Ana Sparks

Author:Holly Rayner & Ana Sparks [Rayner, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Vincenzo

My heart was heavy as I made myself walk away from Rose. It had been a relief to hear her say that she did not despise me. She was not angry, and she still wanted to work with me. The disappointment reminded me too much of that night when my tipsy, overeager invitation to stay the night had been taken in a way I had not expected.

Fortunately, we were both adults and could deal with an awkward misunderstanding without losing respect for each other. And yet…I could not ignore the truth. She hadn’t left my mind for very long for weeks, and whenever she was away, I found myself looking for her in any crowd.

There had been many women in my life, of course, and now and again I had even fallen for one of them. Nothing had ever worked out for long, especially back when my family had been able to meddle. But I still loved the chase…and of course, the conquest.

My experience had given me some insight into women and their desires. Some women, told their whole lives that their sexuality was something shameful, took a long time to warm to the idea. Others, perhaps too used to the modern Western dating scene, were more than amenable to a roll in the sheets on a first date. But Rose was not like that. She was…

Cautious. Shy. Romantic. Perhaps a bit bitter and guarded. But more than anything…she is memorable.

I had barely finished crossing the street when a heavy boom sounded behind me.

Rose!

Horrified, I spun around—and saw rubble scattered across the street from a smoking doorway. The building’s roof was buckled inward, its contents—including the brassware the poor shopkeeper had been selling—spewed out among the dust and cracked asphalt.

Another rocket, fired this way by accident again from the front? I hadn’t heard the fighting start up again. As I hurried back across the street, deeply worried about what I would find when the dust settled, I came across civilians who had been knocked down by the blast. Most were already sitting up, a few groaning, and many of them holding their ears. Nobody was lying still, not even in unconsciousness. In a stroke of good fortune, it hadn’t been much of a bomb compared to the last one—but I still checked in with each fallen civilian I passed as I looked for Rose.

My stomach was churning so hard that it was all I could do not to start shouting her name like a frightened and infatuated fool. But a moment after I hurried across the street, I saw her—crumpled just off the curb, dust and plaster in her hair again.

I ran to her as quickly as I could.

When I got closer, I saw she was unconscious, probably from the concussion wave; she had been closer than the others. I knelt beside her and took her in my arms, propping her head as I looked her over carefully. She was breathing, her skin only a little pale, and aside from a few drops of blood on her scrubs, I saw no sign of injury.

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