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‘I don’t drink,’ he said simply

‘No vices at all?’ she ht?’

That speculation was correct It had been years since he’d had a lover He was only about duty: to serve his country and to protect his people All of them—dead and alive That was his penance

‘And no drinking,’ she added ‘I guess that just leaves drugs’

‘None of those either’

‘Fast cars?’

He shook his head ‘The Crown Prince cannot be injured or killed in a car accident That can’t happen in San Felipe again’ His parents’ tragedy had cut the nation too deeply

‘So you’re reduced to watching’ Storathered in her eyes

‘If you wanted privacy you would have kept your curtains closed,’ he answered abruptly ‘But you didn’t, because you like to be watched You’ve made a career out of it’

Anger flashed in her face Before she could reply a short ain And again His damn cell phone

‘Are you going to answer that or would you like me to?’ Those temptress tones returned—but so shaky this time

She was trying to goad hi a man to his knees

Not this man He wasn’t that weak

Yet she knew that already And that was the twist She expected him to pull away—she wanted to drive him further back because she didn’t want him too close Because his nearness bothered her

That realisation shocked him His body had already betrayed him She was so damn beautiful, for the first time in years his desire was stirred

‘It’s nored the call

‘I’m amazed they let you wander the streets alone,’ she said dryly

‘They know exactly where I am’