Chloe’s forefinger covered his as the blade sank into the butter-cream frosting.
She shivered as Max leaned close. His breath tickled her neck.
“Are you ready for an adventure, my Queen Mab?” he whispered.
Her eyes locked with his. “I’m ready,” she whispered back.
His lips were so close. She’d only have to move a few inches to kiss him—and she wanted to. She had wanted to kiss him since the moment he walked into the room.
Max’s glass clinked against hers. “To us,” he murmured.
“To us,” she repeated, mesmerized by the deep blue of his eyes.
Her heart trembled.
Realization dawned on her.
She was falling for him. Hard. So very hard.
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Chapter Four
The incredulous look on Julia Montgomery’s face was almost comical.
“I can’t believe it!”
Chloe winced. The cat was out of the bag: she had let everything slip to her best friend and roommate. Julia knew about the show, about her starring role, and that it involved one of the most sought-after hunks in the world, the Prince of Romalia.
“I can’t believe it!”
“You already said that.” Chloe pointed out the obvious as she threw open her closet doors. She reached in and blindly pulled out an armful of clothing.
Julia flung herself across Chloe’s bed. “Wow. I just can’t believe it.”
“You’re starting to sound like a broken record.”
“But it’s so amazing.” Julia sighed.
Chloe tossed the clothes on the bed. “I shouldn’t have told you. Nobody is supposed to know. You have to promise me you won’t tell a soul.”
Julia nodded. “I promise.”
Chloe didn’t believe her. She loved her friend, but Julia couldn’t keep a secret. It was her only fault. Chloe sat down on the bed and grabbed Julia’s hands. “I mean it, Jules. You can’t tell anyone. My career may depend on it.”
“I cross my heart,” vowed Julia.
“Why don’t I believe you? Why do I think the moment my back is turned, you’ll call up everyone we know and blab to them about my new job and the prince?”
Julia’s blue eyes grew huge. Chloe had always envied Julia’s eyes—but then, she envied many things about Julia. Jules was gorgeous. Blonde. Leggy. Perfect. She looked fabulous in a two-piece swimsuit. She fit the stereotype of a California girl. Except she wasn’t from California. She was from Wisconsin. A Badger fan, a Packer fan, and a lover of cheese—all kinds.
“I’m a vault,” Julia promised. “I won’t say a word. I promise. I know how much this means to you.”
Chloe gazed into her friend’s eyes for a long time. Though she saw honesty and determination shining in the very blue depths, her heart sank. She knew her friend too well. She could only hope that for once Julia would understand the importance of the situation and not spill the beans.
“Thanks, Jules.”
“I’d do anything for you. You know that, don’t you?”
Chloe impulsively hugged her. “I know. It’s just that this job is so important to me. It’s EVE’s top secret, and no one is supposed to know about it, at least not yet. If word gets out—”
“I promise, Chloe. I’ll make you proud. I won’t tell anyone your secret.”
“I’d appreciate it,” whispered Chloe as she hugged Julia tighter. She was hopeful, but she doubted Julia would keep her word. Julia was a loveable and loyal friend, but a blabbermouth all the same.
“Chloe, it’s going to be so hard not to tell anyone,” Julia whined softly. “This is big stuff. I mean HUGE. You’re going to be a star. It’s so exciting. And you get to spend time alone with the world’s yummiest bachelor.”
Chloe glanced at the clock on her nightstand. She groaned. There wasn’t much time—the limo was picking her up in ten minutes. She untangled herself from Julia and jumped off the bed.
“You’ll watch Domino?”
Julia hauled the purring black and white cat into her lap, gently scratching the feline behind the ears. “Of course. You know I love
She shivered as Max leaned close. His breath tickled her neck.
“Are you ready for an adventure, my Queen Mab?” he whispered.
Her eyes locked with his. “I’m ready,” she whispered back.
His lips were so close. She’d only have to move a few inches to kiss him—and she wanted to. She had wanted to kiss him since the moment he walked into the room.
Max’s glass clinked against hers. “To us,” he murmured.
“To us,” she repeated, mesmerized by the deep blue of his eyes.
Her heart trembled.
Realization dawned on her.
She was falling for him. Hard. So very hard.
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Chapter Four
The incredulous look on Julia Montgomery’s face was almost comical.
“I can’t believe it!”
Chloe winced. The cat was out of the bag: she had let everything slip to her best friend and roommate. Julia knew about the show, about her starring role, and that it involved one of the most sought-after hunks in the world, the Prince of Romalia.
“I can’t believe it!”
“You already said that.” Chloe pointed out the obvious as she threw open her closet doors. She reached in and blindly pulled out an armful of clothing.
Julia flung herself across Chloe’s bed. “Wow. I just can’t believe it.”
“You’re starting to sound like a broken record.”
“But it’s so amazing.” Julia sighed.
Chloe tossed the clothes on the bed. “I shouldn’t have told you. Nobody is supposed to know. You have to promise me you won’t tell a soul.”
Julia nodded. “I promise.”
Chloe didn’t believe her. She loved her friend, but Julia couldn’t keep a secret. It was her only fault. Chloe sat down on the bed and grabbed Julia’s hands. “I mean it, Jules. You can’t tell anyone. My career may depend on it.”
“I cross my heart,” vowed Julia.
“Why don’t I believe you? Why do I think the moment my back is turned, you’ll call up everyone we know and blab to them about my new job and the prince?”
Julia’s blue eyes grew huge. Chloe had always envied Julia’s eyes—but then, she envied many things about Julia. Jules was gorgeous. Blonde. Leggy. Perfect. She looked fabulous in a two-piece swimsuit. She fit the stereotype of a California girl. Except she wasn’t from California. She was from Wisconsin. A Badger fan, a Packer fan, and a lover of cheese—all kinds.
“I’m a vault,” Julia promised. “I won’t say a word. I promise. I know how much this means to you.”
Chloe gazed into her friend’s eyes for a long time. Though she saw honesty and determination shining in the very blue depths, her heart sank. She knew her friend too well. She could only hope that for once Julia would understand the importance of the situation and not spill the beans.
“Thanks, Jules.”
“I’d do anything for you. You know that, don’t you?”
Chloe impulsively hugged her. “I know. It’s just that this job is so important to me. It’s EVE’s top secret, and no one is supposed to know about it, at least not yet. If word gets out—”
“I promise, Chloe. I’ll make you proud. I won’t tell anyone your secret.”
“I’d appreciate it,” whispered Chloe as she hugged Julia tighter. She was hopeful, but she doubted Julia would keep her word. Julia was a loveable and loyal friend, but a blabbermouth all the same.
“Chloe, it’s going to be so hard not to tell anyone,” Julia whined softly. “This is big stuff. I mean HUGE. You’re going to be a star. It’s so exciting. And you get to spend time alone with the world’s yummiest bachelor.”
Chloe glanced at the clock on her nightstand. She groaned. There wasn’t much time—the limo was picking her up in ten minutes. She untangled herself from Julia and jumped off the bed.
“You’ll watch Domino?”
Julia hauled the purring black and white cat into her lap, gently scratching the feline behind the ears. “Of course. You know I love
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