Page 33 of Royally Tempted

“God, Emma, who knew you were such aslut?”

The color drained from my face.

“Excuse me?”

“I mean,three guys?”

Oh my God.

My heart froze for a second, a horrible sinking feeling dropping in my stomach.

“Are you shitting me?” I said quietly.

Simone smiled cruelly. “Was the necklace I gave you a hit?”

My jaw dropped, and my hand flew to the damned thing that I wasstill wearing.

“Microphones aresosmall these days.”

“Youbitch!” I whirled, sucking in breaths of air and trying to think straight before I turned back to her.

“What did you hear?”

All she’d heard was me having a filthy night with three men. She didn’t know their names. They weresafefrom this.”

“We’ll I’m assuming you left the necklace on a bedside table at theroyal palaceat Bellhaven, because honey? I heardplenty.”

I wanted to sink through the floor. I wanted to disappear, right there.

“Why?” I asked quietly, my eyes searching hers.

“It’s just business. Nothing personal.”

She smiled.

“Well, maybe it’s a little personal in this case.”

“You can’t do this,” I whispered.

“I can, and I will. I’m going to Martin right now actually.”

I barely moved as she brushed past me — numb, cold, and frozen to the spot.

“Oh, and Emma?” Simone’s voice cut me from behind.

“Don’t worry, your little harem of royal princes already knows.”

I turned, and she smiled again.

“Sosorry. I guess I didn’t know they weren’t aware that you were a reporter.” She made a tsking sound with her teeth. “They weren’t very happy about that.”

Chapter 11

Joaquin

“What?”

I put the phone down, taking a slow breath as I looked around at my two brothers.

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