To Catch a Princess by Caridad Pineiro

Author:Caridad Pineiro [Pineiro, Caridad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled Suspense, romance series, Romance, Suspense, Princess, Caridad Pineiro
ISBN: 9781515114307
Amazon: 1515114309
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-07-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

With only three days left before the fashion show, the jewels had begun to arrive via bonded couriers, or with the royal family members themselves.

As Peter stood in the lobby, watching for any sign of the man from the day before, he familiarized himself with the royals. Tatiana stood beside Tony and greeted them upon their arrival. Her disappointment in him was evident, even with the distance that separated them as she stood across the lobby greeting her guests. Her remoteness only grew as the day progressed.

Clearly the tabloids had been seen by some of those royal guests, and the less tactful of the bunch would be sure to mention it to her. Peter should be at her side, fending off those attacks, but every time he approached, she hurried away or found some other way to keep him at a distance. Such as choosing Tony to be at her side for the arrival of the guests and their glittery baubles.

He should have expected her treatment after the sharp words they had exchanged that morning, but it still bothered him that she hadn’t allowed him to explain. He’d hoped that once he did, as he had with Alexander, things might get smoothed over. Although he had the sense that if Alexander were here in person, his friend might still kick his ass for good measure.

Satisfied that Tatiana and Tony had the situation under control, Peter decided to take a walk to check and see how the transfers from the couriers to the display cases in the ballroom were going.

As he entered the hallway, he noted the presence of additional security and how they efficiently kept guests moving out of the area. Along the hall leading to the amphitheater, another trio of guards was likewise handling the situation. Peter walked to the door leading to the staff areas and the hidden service corridor that connected all the large rooms, and flashed his credentials at the one guard stationed there. The man raised his hand to stop him and said, “May I take a look at your ID?” Peter unclipped it from his badge and the man did a thorough inspection before letting him pass.

Pleased, Peter walked the length of the corridor and found everything in order. He doubled back to the service entrance for the ballroom where another guard stopped and asked for his ID. He again cleared himself through and into the space, where an assortment of security guards and hotel staff were dealing with the delivery of the jewels from the couriers and the guests. One clerk was dutifully noting the contents while someone who looked like a jeweler examined them to confirm they were real before handing them over for placement in the secure display cases.

He understood the need for the inspection by the jeweler. More than one case of insurance fraud involved heists of fake jewels in order to receive a payout for the loss while the real items remained in the hands of the owners.

Strolling

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