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“You believe me? Without proof?”
“Your eyes are all the proof I need” He so when you offered ift any man had ever been offered, your eyes toldelse They told irl in the throes of a crush the way you had loved me for years, but as the woman you had become that summer”
He kissed her reverently “Now your eyes tellThey tell me you are innocent—and that you love me”
Two hours later Andre reluctantly parted from Juliana at the door to the Queen’s Suite He’d told her he had every intention of acco her back to Hollywood for Sabrina’s funeral—he’d rearranged his entire schedule to go with her, although he couldn’t stay longer than that, couldn’t stay while she finished out her obligations to King’s Ransoh the emotional trauma of the funeral And when he’d told her he’d already set things in , she’d convinced him he needed a few hours of sleep before they embarked
Andre’s press secretary had announced their engagement to the whole world an hour earlier, complete with hastily taken pictures of the radiant couple and the i “The sooner, the better,” Andre had insisted Juliana had maintained they had to call her father before that happened—no as she going to hurt her father by not telling him first This time when Juliana called hih he’d assured her he didn’t mind for a reason like this After she and Andre had both talked with her father and received his blessing, Juliana had laughingly explained to Andre about the last time she’d called her father
Then Andre walked Juliana to her doorhand in hand His bodyguard Lukas followed a discreet two steps behind theuards had made themselves temporarily scarce at the silent coer cared who saw him with Juliana
They paused at the doorway to the Queen’s Suite Lukas stood off to one side, his eyes scanning the corridor in either direction, ensuring their privacy “Coeway, little one,” Andre coaxed in a soft undertone as he leaned close to her “How can I sleep without you now?”
Her eyes ently, her expression conveying she knew exactly what he had in mindand it wasn’t sleep
He chuckled softly “You are right, of course” He held her gaze “I will have to learn to sleep with you at my sidebut not today” He raised her left hand to his lips and brushed kisses over each of her fingers, lingering on the one wearing his engageently through it before closing the door fir the old-fashioned latch click into place He turned and headed for the King’s Suite, Lukas by his side
“Congratulations, Sire,” Lukas said, his sincerity obvious
Andre smiled “Thank you, Lukas”
Lukas hesitated, then added, “She is a wonderful woman, and you are a lucky man All Zakhar will rejoice”
“Not all,” Andre disclai But I do not care about that It is her or no one” The two
When they turned the corner into the corridor that would take them to Andre’s suite, Lukas’s hand quickly slid inside his unbuttoned jacket, then withdrehen he recognized the threeOne was Damon Kostya, asn’t supposed to be on duty that day The second was the helicopter pilot who’d flown Andre to Taryna both days, the one who’d ine And the third was the man who’d saved Juliana’s life the first time, Marek Zale
Juliana thought about ringing for Daphne before dragging out a suitcase fro it onto her bed and flipping the lid open “Res on the buzzer, and I will be here directly,” the , but Juliana decided to put off calling for Daphne until later She didn’t need help packing the one suitcase she would take to Hollywood, although she did want to discuss with the s she wanted Daphne to keep safe for her for when she returned to Zakhar
“When I return,” she whispered to herself, unable to hold in the thrill that accoing in the closet She made a quick trip to the dresser for a handful of bras and panties, then another trip back to the closet for shoes