The Royals of Monterra: Midnight in Monterra (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Caroline Mickelson

Author:Caroline Mickelson [Mickelson, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-01-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

"What is it, Luis?" Madison could see the indecision in his eyes. What on earth could the driver have said to cause such a shift in his mood?

"Paparazzi." With that one word, he clearly conveyed both frustration and disgust.

She leaned past him to peer through the dark tinted window. "Can't we just walk past them?"

It didn't escape her notice that Luis lifted his eyes and met the driver's gaze in the rear view mirror.

"Okay, so obviously that's not your first choice." She drummed her fingers on the armrest while she thought. They'd come all this way to stop now? Really? This wouldn't have happened if they'd stayed to eat dinner at the Royal Lodge but this didn't seem quite the right time to point out that fact. As far as she could see they had two options. One, they could brave the onslaught of flashing lights and cameras and walk quickly past them. Or, two, they could drive back to the airport and return to Monterra.

The first option was about appealing as swimming through shark infested waters. The second wasn't much better. A third option occurred to her. She turned to Luis. "Will the casino let them inside?"

He shook his head. "No, their security team wouldn't let one of them in if it started raining down bombs in the street."

"So all we have to do is get past them? And the rest of the evening should go as planned?"

"Yes." He narrowed his eyes. "Why?"

Madison didn't directly answer. Instead, she turned to the driver. "Do you speak English?"

He nodded. "Of course, Madame," he said in flawless English.

"Wonderful. Here's what I think we should do. Luis, you get out here and ignore the press as you make your way into the casino."

He frowned. "What? You want me to leave you here? No."

"If your chauffeur is kind enough to drive me around back, I'll go in through the kitchen entrance." She turned to look at the driver. "Is that acceptable to you?"

"Oui, Madame, I think it is a superb idea. Do you have an objection, Your Highness?"

Madison watched as Luis looked from her to the driver, out the window, and then back to her.

"I cannot, in good conscience, ask you to do that." Luis cursed again. "But neither can I willingly subject you to what's out there."

"Then let's try my way."

He reached out to touch her shoulder. "You don't feel, what is the word...denigrated by this?"

"No, in fact, I like the idea of giving them the runaround. Not to mention, I'm hungry and the sooner we're inside, the sooner we can eat."

The driver chuckled and, to Madison's relief, Luis nodded.

"As you wish, Madison."

To her surprise, he leaned over and brushed a gentle kiss across her cheek. "Thank you for understanding, cara. I will see you inside." He gave the driver one more set of instructions in French and then opened the door just wide enough so that he could slip out into the fray.

Madison blinked as the flash of lights filled the limo for a single blinding second.

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