Royal Chase by Sariah Wilson

Author:Sariah Wilson [Wilson, Sariah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503952041
Published: 2016-01-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

I think once we have our first fight we should definitely kiss and make up.

Dante found me at breakfast and asked to speak with me. I couldn’t say no because every other girl was gaping at us, and two camera crews stood nearby, capturing every word.

I didn’t want this preserved for posterity. So I took him by the hand and led him into the bathroom, locking the door shut behind us. Someone banged on the door loudly, and a man’s voice said, “Come on, Lemon! This is the kind of stuff the audience eats up! Let us in!”

The knocking continued as Dante took both of my hands. He looked so sad. “I hate when you’re upset with me, Limone. You’re my best friend. What can I do to apologize and make this right? I’ll do anything.”

My mouth literally dropped open. I was his best friend? I’d always considered us friends, but best friends?

Then I realized that it was true for me too. He had become one of my best friends. On par with Kat.

I also realized that there was no rational excuse for my behavior last night. If a man hinted that he had feelings for you, you thanked him for it, told him you found it flattering, but you really just thought of him as a friend. You let him down gently. You definitely did not reciprocate it.

You did not freak out and storm off and say something you knew would hurt him. There was only one reason that I would have acted that way.

Because I had feelings for him, too.

I’d been unable to sleep last night. And I decided how I felt didn’t matter. Even if Dante imagined himself in love with me, it wouldn’t last. I knew from the start that I had to keep him at arm’s length to keep my heart safe. Now I would have to do it for both of our sakes.

I had to. It was the only way to stay sane.

“There’s nothing to apologize for,” I told him, trying my hardest to make it look like I was smiling for real. “You’re one of my best friends too. Sometimes friends fight, but then they get over it.”

Before he could respond, I opened the bathroom door, and nearly ran into the crew who stood there waiting with the camera pointed at us. Taylor approached from the side with her phone. “Lemon, the phone’s for you. It’s Sterling.”

She had done that on purpose, and I didn’t know why. I took the phone, but now the crew stood in the doorway, leaving me nowhere to go.

Dante was gone.

I only had a second to wonder what his disappearing act meant before I walked back into the bathroom. “Hello?”

“My case settled and I only have a light workload this week before the Belmont case ramps up. I finally have a chance to talk. When are you coming home?”

This was what he called me for? “I told you I was staying.”

“You did? When?”

“The last time we talked. You know, when you were a complete and total jerk to me.

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