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He wanted to tell her not to worry, but he knew that it would be futile He et this over as quickly as possible He retrieved the newspaper from the stool in the kitchen

“You need to see this” He handed over the paper

She held it in front of her A gasp filled the air A color photo of the made the headline of the Mirraccino Gazzetta This wasn’t the innocent peck under the mistletoe This was a full-on, passionate embrace and lip-lock

When he’d been roused froht because an informant had delivered an advance copy, De blurb But it was like a train crash that you just couldn’t turn away froaze had panned down to the words

THE CROWN PRINCE IS SMITTEN!

Prince De a steamy scene of their own

Is the Prince going back to his old partying ways? Or has Ms Sarris stolen his heart?

You be the judge

Zoe’s pale face turned to him “But how?”

“Apparently a photographer snuck onto the terrace at Residenza del Rosa yesterday without anyone noticing It seems that we put on quite a show for him”

Her worried gaze rapher is?”

“Not at this point The security cameras aren’t hooked up yet”

“Was it that creepy reporter who has been lurking about?”

“I don’t know Myon it”

“So everyone has seen this” Her face turned a pasty white She jumped to her feet “I need to tell my mother”

“Caleneral public The palace staff took great pains to get the print run stopped and the story replaced”

She pressed a hand to her chest and breathed out “Maybe you should have led with that part”

“The thing is, people know about us There’s no putting this genie back in the bottle—”