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‘What he thinks or feels is his business What I choose to do is rimly

But the reality was that it wasn't, and that whatever Marco chose to do was the business of the people of Niroli

In an attehtly ‘I saw a basket of leather purses’

‘Yes the woes h these days the visitors who coner piece than so fashioned out of home-made leather’

‘M that, with a bit of time and effort, the leather could be used to cover trinket boxes, the bead ornamentation was so pretty, and I know froe ers are short of money, then’

‘It’s worth thinking about, but there's no way I want my people involved in any kind of exploitation’

‘It was only a thought’

‘And a good one Leave it with me'

When the time came for him to marry Marco reflected, he would need a ould take on the role of helping him to help his people Eht had slipped under his guard and into his head where it had no right to be Just as he had no right to allow E? Just because Rafael's objection to her presence had ry and protective of her, that didn't mean that she had found her way into his heart Did it?

CHAPTER ELEVEN

EMILY sighed to herself as she parked the car Marco had hired for her to use whilst she was staying on Niroli outside the islands elegant spa Although he had estion that she was visiting the spa today, she knew that she would far rather have had his coh, was too busy with royal affairs to spend tienerators had led to yet another roith his grandfather, which had resulted in E Marco if there wasn't someone within his family who could mediate between the two of them

‘Someone, you mean, like randfather doesn't value her because she is fe I have to deal with myself'

To E sick, although she had noticed that, despite the fact that she wasn't eating very much, the waistline of one of her favourite skirts was now uncoht, and even more uncomfortable were her breasts, which felt swollen and tender It e of cli as shed dressed

Marco had told her that the spa ned and run by Natalia Carini daughter of Giovanni, the Royal Vine-keeper E herself forward for inspection1 when she was at her most vulnerable But as she walked into the spa foyer she heard the pretty girl behind the reception desk saying to another client ‘I’m sorry, but Miss Carini isn't here today’

E soer Like any wo there was to know about him and yet at the same time, the reality of her position in his life made her feel that she wanted to reht be acceptable for a couple to live together as lovers without any intention oftheir relationship pers were different here on Niroli—even if Marco weren't who he was and destined to be King and no doubt, to e

‘May I help you?'

Emily returned the receptionist's s if it was possible to have a treatment?'

‘Since it isn't the height of the tourist season yet we should be able to fit you in What kind of treat natural substances, especially the island's own volcanic mud It's very therapeutic, especially e use it in conjunction with our specially designed e treatments

‘Here's a list of the treatirl sain The owner of the spa takes her responsibility to our clients very seriously, and I should point out to you that soes are not suitable for wonant'

Pregnant! Ehed Well, she certainly wasn't And then suddenly it hit her Her brainthe waistA wave of sickening shock and disbelief thundered through her and she could hear the receptionist asking her anxiously if she was all right