Exotic Affairs: The Mistress Bride / The Spanish Husband / The Bellini Bride. Michelle Reid. Читать онлайн. Newlib. NEWLIB.NET

Автор: Michelle Reid
Издательство: HarperCollins
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and looking about as innocuous as two gangsters.

      ‘Miss Delahaye?’ the taller, sharper-looking of the two enquired.

      Evie’s stomach muscles contracted, her shoulders straightening slightly as if in readiness to receive a dreadful blow. ‘Who are you?’ she demanded. ‘What are you doing here?’

      She was offered an obsequious bow, and Evie didn’t like it. It sent an icy shiver chasing down her spine, as if the cold hand of fate had just touched her shoulder.

      ‘My apologies for this intrusion,’ the spokesman murmured politely. ‘My name is Jamal Al Kareem. I am come bearing messages for you from Crown Prince Hashim,’ he explained.

      ‘And Prince Raschid?’ Evie questioned. ‘Is he not with you?’

      ‘Prince Raschid is engaged on—official business,’ she was informed. ‘In our neighbouring state of Abadilah.’

      Abadilah… That cold hand touched her shoulder again. Abadilah was the state Aisha’s father ruled.

      ‘Then how did you gain access to this apartment?’ she asked coldly.

      ‘As the Crown Prince’s head of security I have access to all Royal residences. It is, I am afraid, a necessary evil for powerful families to take special precautions to protect themselves,’ he explained, moving ever closer to her as he spoke. ‘For power brings with it its own enemies, and those enemies may decide that trouble can best be served from within, so to speak.’

      He came to a stop at the rear of the sofa where Evie had been sitting. In response, Evie found herself taking a defensive step backwards, something in his super-polite, very silky tone making her feel threatened. As if he was subtly informing her that she was classed as an enemy here.

      ‘Y-you said Crown Prince Hashim sent you,’ she prompted, utilising a cool aloofness in an attempt to offset whatever it was this horrible man was giving off.

      Another bow—another shiver. ‘The Crown Prince is most concerned about the—predicament you find yourself in at present,’ the messenger confirmed. ‘He wishes me to relay to you his most sincere apologies for any—distress you have been forced to endure due to his premature announcement to the media.’

      ‘Th-thank you,’ Evie said, her eyes flicking nervously to where the other man was standing by the door—half in and half out of it as if he was on alert, listening for Asim’s return. ‘But you may assure Crown Prince Hashim that no apology was necessary.’

      ‘He will be most humbly grateful for your gracious understanding,’ the spokesman returned courteously. ‘But the Crown Prince is—disturbed that your feelings were not taken into account when he released the statement about his son’s forthcoming marriage. It was—insensitive of him, as his revered son pointed out. Now he wishes to make recompense for any distress caused to yourself…’

      Watching him lift a hand to his inside pocket, Evie felt the muscles in her shoulders tighten just a little bit more. What she thought he was going to withdraw from that pocket she wasn’t quite sure, but what she didn’t expect to see him holding out towards her was a slender slip of paper.

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