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The ain and I was tempted to offer him a tissue but bit the inside of my cheek instead "We’ll see"

He walked away from the little podiunored me as if I wasn’t there, and that was just fine by me I slid closer and looked at the sheet in front of her Just before she covered it with her arm, my eyes landed on my name

"Oh, now that’s just rude" I turned away and quickly followed the old man to a table in the center of the roo to keep ? Because of my truck or my clothes?

My furious stride made quick work of the space between the door and the table Alfred was standing next to I caught up to him in time to hear the last of his words

"She looks rather questionable"

"The ‘rather questionable’ woht behind you" You stupid little dildo I glared at his head, barely registering the people at the table until they stood up

"I was told the Parallel, and I would assunitaries and royalty" The woman’s voice was cal no ht Lady Rousseau was"

My eyes jerked to the wo her mind Perhaps it was appropriate to address people by Lady or Sir in their country Her rovel and I decided she ht be my hero

"I’ apologies and it took allize to Lady Rousseau" Her eyes twinkled when she looked at ies, Miss--I mean, Lady Rousseau"

I bowed my head a little "Accepted Perhaps you shouldn’t be so quick to judge next tied out ofup, I realized Prince Yurads had been wrong He wasn’t yummy, he was delicious; a feast to be savored Dark blonde hair hung a s into the heart of a glacier Built like the statue of David; the contours of his suit hugging every delicious ht hiave him a personality As his eyes ran over my face and down my body slowly, heat washed over my skin When I handed the jacket to theabout his bright blue eyes that leftexposed

"Thank you, Alfred" I uard by the look I’d just received The man left without a word, and I really hoped he didn’t do anything nasty to my jacket

"Alfred?" The prince’sa dimple, and I wondered if a di a heart attack right now "Is that his name?"

"Oh, you know He looks a bit like Batman’s butler, but without the wicked sense of hu to a prince, a real live prince, anda coabout Batlittered mischievously I felt otten ed him more as Jarvis Slow, annoyed voice"

"Samantha, it’s a pleasure to meet you" The Duchess held her hand out for me and for a brief moment I panicked not sure if I was supposed to bow over it or shake it I decided if she was in Aers were dry and warht "I’m Rose"

"It’s nice to meet you" Jesus I should have read that article myself I had no idea what to say or how to act

"This is my nephew, Alex" I turned toward the outstretched hand and hoped my palms weren’t sweaty

"An honor to retted them Why had I said that? Why didn’t I just say it was nice to meet hi paranoid How had I lost control of this evening already? Who was I kidding? I’d lost control as soon as that weirdo, Duvall had approached , he lifted ently They arled at the contact I stopped breathing for a en was important When he lowered my hand, his thumb ran over my knuckles He kne to affect a wo around me, he pulled my chair out I don’t think anyone has ever pulled a chair out for me It eird What did I do with ht on the floor and almost came off, so I just lifted them up until he was done

He moved around to his aunt and helped her into her chair as well She atching ent eyes and I wondered what she was thinking I felt a bit like she wasoff to the side and I was offered a glass of wine I took it, but only to be courteous I was already feeling out of ize for that terribly inappropriate behavior, Samantha" Rose frowned