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Antonio actively avoided being alone oiven his single status and Crown Prince title, they littered his path and made their play nonetheless Over the past few years he’dwole one

But none had ever looked as gorgeous as Bella Sanchez did right now And none had looked as haughty

At his continued silence, she stepped closer ‘You were spying on me?’

His anger sharpened He’d avoidedherTom No matter that in part he felt like one

‘It is past closing hours,’ he said stiffly

‘You’re policing hty barrier locked fully into place, leaching the last of the vitality in her eyes ‘The club is closed’

Her English accent was ured it was from the years she’d spent abroad and the mix of people in her life

‘I’ the rooms,’ she explained

‘Getting rid of suspicious snore them

A s like the earlier one ‘This is a non-s venue, not some den of iniquity’

‘There are other vices,’ he replied with calm consideration ‘Salvatore Accardi warnedbut trouble’

‘He would know all about trouble’

She didn’t so much as blink as she snapped back her answer

He’d wanted to see her reaction to his reference to Accardi—but he’d got almost none