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“Your o to New York”

The older woman barely blinked “I believe I can clear your schedule If you could take care of your current appoint your schedule”

“Just like that?”

“There are things you and the prince need to talk about,” Ida said kindly “I’ht”

Therese shook her head

“That gives a trip to New York precedence over anything else in your schedule”

“I hope Claudio feels that way”

“Men, even brilliant htest spark when it comes to relationships”

“Even brilliant hed, the sound filled with exasperation “Soht ones that are duhtVincente was about Flavia

“Just you re children”

Therese se is”

“Don’t you believe it”

She wished she shared the older woman’s assurance, but she couldn’t

She landed in New York later that evening, her nerves stretched to screa over in her head what she was going to say to Claudio, but she couldn’t get past the first sally because every tie should be dissolved, her throat clogged with tears

She had asked security not to alert her husband to her intention to join hiht be on her side She was infor when her plane landed It see to coistered the opulence of the oversize suite when security let her inside She was too busy trying to control her tortured e his tie when she walked into the bedroo body jerked, blatant testament to how shocked he was by her presence Then his head snapped up, his dark eyes zeroing in on her with physical intensity “Therese, what are you doing here?”

“You said you’d like it if I was”

“You are not here because of ” His expression dared her to contradict him…to lie