To Marry a Prince by A.C. Arthur

Author:A.C. Arthur
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“We’ll have extended security for the Ambassador’s Ball next weekend,” Rafe said in response to Malayka’s inquiry.

Kris had heard her question, every one of them since they’d sat down to dinner almost twenty minutes ago. In the last three weeks since the accident, Malayka had been very concerned about Rafe’s safety. They all were. The difference was that Kris and his siblings were taking care of matters on their own. They weren’t discussing this situation at the family dinner table and acting as if someone were going to break into the palace at any moment and shoot Rafe while he sat at the head of the table.

Glad that his father had answered her question, Kris finished his dessert and signaled to a staff member that he was ready for another glass of wine. Normally, he drank coffee after dinner, reserving the wine or anything stronger for when he was alone in his rooms. Tonight, he needed wine immediately.

It had been a long day, one where he’d tried to convince himself that these past weeks spent with Landry in his bed weren’t such a bad idea. Since the first night that they were together Kris would either seek her out at the pool after dinner or send her a message that they were to meet in his rooms. They never spoke of any specifics to their newfound arrangement, nor did they look any further into the future than the next night that they could be in each other’s arms.

This was a first for Kris, a clandestine affair, which seemed more like something Roland would do. He wasn’t proud of it and yet, there was a big part of him that hated each morning when Landry would wake early and sneak out of his room. It made sense that she leave before the staff began moving around and could possibly witness her departure. Still, he hadn’t been able to let go of the emptiness he’d felt each day when she was gone.

Luckily, or perhaps not, his daily schedule remained full, so it had been unusual for him to have the time to think about the situation with Landry throughout the day. Today, however, was different.

He had meetings throughout the day. The bank, the rescheduled meeting with Quirio about the massive resort he planned to build on the opposite side of the island and then the Skype conference call with the security guy Roland recommended. To tell the truth, if it weren’t for Quirio’s grand plans and the boost in tourism it would afford the island, Kris would say that all of his meetings had been a disaster.

Gerard Yiker was the former CIA agent who had connections all over the world. He seemed to be an astute man with no real allegiance to any country at this point in his life. He knew things and he knew how to barter them to people who required his intel. Kris did not want to bargain with the guy. He, his father and Rafe’s father had sworn to never negotiate with terrorists.

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