The Royals of Monterra: Royal Matchmaker (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Reagan Phillips

Author:Reagan Phillips [Phillips, Reagan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-01-15T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Since moving in with Gram fifteen years ago, the city lights from my little corner of the island always made my heart swim with joy. Corny, I know. I took a deep breath of the higher city air and appreciated the view. The Chrysler Building was back-lit with golden light that set the gargoyles ablaze, and the ferries still traversing the Hudson glowed in the twilight.

“This is beautiful.” Tony tucked his coat closer against the chill. It had been years since I’d done the tourist thing and climbed the Empire State Building, but the two things that stuck out most was the cold air even in the heat of the summer, and the observation deck closing at dusk.

I didn’t see money pass between Tony and the doorman, nor was there a long explanation of his status to the security guard who led us to the first bank of elevators, or the man we met halfway up, who slid his key into a second set of elevators that opened to the glass doors of the deck. He simply spoke with them each alone for a few seconds before we were ushered up the building stairways.

“Very beautiful,” I answered after a long pause. Tony leaned on the railing and pressed his shoulder into mine. Warmth spread like fire down my arm and I leaned in closer.

“Do you have your phone?” One corner of his mouth rose in a half grin I almost feared.

I pulled my cell from my skirt pocket. “Sure. Why?”

Tony took it from my hands and scooted in close until our cheeks pushed together. “I’ve always wanted to do this.” He held the phone up and snapped a selfie. He laughed while admiring it, but I couldn’t even stomach a peek. Cameras hated me on a good day, but throw in the ponytail and lack of makeup for a workday, and I probably resembled Casper standing next to him.

“How did you do it?” I asked, tucking my phone back in my pocket.

“Do what?” His attention had already turned back to the city lights below.

I spun and pressed my back into the railing and leaned out to look up into the few stars that shone bright enough to be seen despite the city lights. “Interesting how they just let us in.”

Tony turned and glanced up, but I felt his gaze wander to me and I fought my lips from curving. “It is a tourist stop. They want you to visit.”

“Not after hours,” I shot back and laughed. Not able to stand avoiding his gaze any longer, I turned my head and found his stare so captivating my heart thudded and my breath caught. “You planned this beforehand, didn’t you?”

His quick glance at the ground almost undid me. The cold air caught in my lungs and I couldn’t breathe. But then a thought wormed into my brain, and the ground I thought my feet floated over came crashing back into view. He very well could have planned an evening looking at the lights, but he’d never expected me to be a part of it.

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