The Consequences of That Night

little nose in it.
    He couldn’t wait.
    * * *
    Getting a flight to Dharbiri was hard enough. Getting access to where Remy Caffarelli was staying was like trying to get through an airport security check-in with a fistful of grenades or an AK47 in her hand luggage.
    Angelique ground her teeth for the tenth time. Did she look like a security threat?
    ‘I need to speak to Monsieur Caffarelli. It’s a matter of great urgency. A family...er, crisis.’
    Her family crisis .
    The attendant on the reception desk was cool and disbelieving. Angelique could only suppose he was used to fielding off droves of female wannabes who would give an arm or a leg—or both—to have a few minutes with the staggeringly rich, heart-stoppingly gorgeous Remy Caffarelli.
    As if she would ever sink so low .
    ‘Monsieur Caffarelli is not available right now.’ The attendant gave her a look that immediately categorised her as just another hopeful, starry-eyed wannabe. ‘He is dining with the Crown Prince and his wife, and according to royal protocol he cannot be interrupted unless it is a matter of utmost political urgency.’
    Angelique mentally rolled her eyes. It looked like she would have to try another tactic; find some other way of getting under the radar. But she was good at that sort of thing.
    Outsmarting. Outmanoeuvring. Outwitting.
    She smiled to herself.
    That was her speciality.
    It didn’t take long to bribe a junior housemaid who recognised Angelique from a magazine shoot she’d done a couple of months ago. All it took was an autograph to get access to Remy’s suite.
    The young housemaid had mentioned how important it was Angelique wasn’t seen in Remy’s room other than by Remy himself. Apparently there were strict protocols on women and men socialising without appropriate supervision. As much as it annoyed her to have to hide until she knew for sure it was Remy entering the suite, Angelique decided to play things safe.
    She scanned the room for a suitable hiding place.
    Behind the curtains? No; she would be seen from outside.
    The bathroom? No; a housemaid might come in to clean up the appalling mess Remy had left there.
    Angelique looked at the wall-to-ceiling wardrobe running along one wall.
    A little clichéd perhaps...
    But perfect!
     
     
    Copyright © 2013 by Melanie Milburne

ISBN-13: 9781460321188
    THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT NIGHT
    Copyright © 2013 by Jennie Lucas
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