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Cathy froze—because wasn’t her boss only articulating thoughts she’d had a hundred ti, she lifted up her chin and looked him directly in the eye ‘May I please pass?’ she questioned politely

‘Feel free’ He fixed his gaze on her breasts ‘Nice blouse, Cathy—is it new?’

As she passed by Cathy blushed—because yes, it was a nice blouse In fact, it was an extremely beautiful blouse—inable, and covered in lots of tiny little flowers so that it reseht it for her

It had arrived in a fancy box, which she’d had to collect froe post office Cathy had no experience of costly clothes, but even with her untutored eye she immediately sensed that the blouse orth a small fortune It transfor outfit and had made Xaviero’s eyes narroith appreciation

Next, a large box of fine French lingerie had been delivered—and the Prince had waved her protests aside with a careless gesture of his hand He didn’t care that she was reluctant to accept gifts froive them to her, and his wishes were paramount

‘I don’t want you in cheap underwear,’ he had murmured as he’d slowly peeled off a pair of sheer lace caht ‘My mistress must be clothed in silk and satin’

It had made her feel rather odd A bit like an object But then his expert lips and seeking fingers would get to work and dissolve any lingering doubts—replacing them with a sense of wonder that he should desire her as much as he did

As she walked down the flower-banked path to her cottage Cathy reflected that her weeks with the Prince had been everything that any woman could ever have wished for

Well, ht have objected to the fact that they didn’t go out very h he had certainly offered to take her The trouble was that going out with a prince was beset with difficulties A supposedly incognito visit to the cineot out that a European royal was present Maybe it had been the attendance of his bodyguards who had given the game away, no matter how discreet they had tried to be And consequently, the staff hadkind of fuss of him

Cathy had noticed how nised; she hated it, too—and not just because she was thrust aside into the shadows Understandably Xaviero wasobserved by other people So she had suggested that they stay at hoe They could eat supper outside if the weather was fine—in the seclusion of the sarden And if it rained, then they could watch DVDs while cuddled up on the sofa, just like any other couple

To her surprise, he had agreed—and to her even greater surprise, he hadn’t grown bored with the arrangement On the contrary, Xaviero seemed to love the siave Cathy al—to see her prince relax in the relative anonymity of her little home