A Royal Affair Book One: A paranormal, time travel, royal romance by Christina George

Author:Christina George [George, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-31T18:30:00+00:00

chapter 16

“How could you?!” Emma was standing in a carelessly belted robe, only half drawn together, so he could still see the length of one gorgeous leg. She was holding out a piece of paper and waving it at him.

He couldn’t see what it was at first, but when he realized what it was, he went cold. His royal stationary, which clearly told the entire story: His Royal Highness Peter III. He took a deep breath, set the tray down on the bed, and walked over to her.

She held up her hand, palm out, “Don’t you come any closer. Peter, how could you not tell me you’re royalty…and…and a Prince, of all things??”

Peter gave her a straightforward look and said, “I planned to tell you today—this morning, actually—and, as you might recall, I did try to tell you last night.”

Emma narrowed her eyes, and sucked in a long, deep breath, “Yes…yes,” she began, with obvious reluctance, “You did. But I’m…so…mad…I…” She paused and huffed, shook her head. “So this is my fault for not letting you tell me last night?”

Peter reached for her hand, but she snatched it away…

…Taking with it a shredded piece of his heart. “No, darling, not at all. But I’m very sorry you found out this way.”

“I bet you’re sorry I found out at all,” she seethed. “My God, do you realize how awful this is? I mean, having a summer fling with a banker, or an actor, or even a rock star, is one thing. Having it with the Prince of Belgium is quite another. Besides which, you’re engaged, or nearly engaged, or whatever you call it. The press is vicious. Don’t you know that? When they find out about this…”

Damn it, she was bedeviled by a hundred “what ifs” that were hot buttons for her. She inhaled deeply and waved a hand. “And they always find out! We’ll both be targets. You with your Romanian-whatever, and me, and—oh, my God, my grandfather!” Her hand flew to her forehead while Peter inched closer.

“Emma, will you sit down with me, please? So we can talk this over quietly?”

Emma shook her head. “No, I can’t. There’s nothing to explain!” She swallowed hard and looked down to discover her borrowed robe was loose, so she hauled it shut, half crushing his official stationary when she did.

“Darling, please, give me a few minutes to explain. Please.”

“Does my grandfather know?” she asked and then gasped. “Of course he does. Of course. I mean, how could he not? Why the hell didn’t someone tell me?”

Peter approached her again, and Emma felt a solid wall behind her. “Peter I can’t do this,” she said as he moved closer, his eyes soft, his face worried. She fought the urge to reach out to him, because she knew she shouldn’t. “Please, just let me go. This was a bad idea to begin with.”

He was so close to her now she could feel his breath on her face. “You’re saying last night was

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