Page 128 of His Juliet

My chest tightened. I was waiting outside the bathroom for Leona. We would duck out from the gala soon to return to her place and hammer out the plan for the art heist.

Romeo

I’m sorry, pretty girl. There’s been a change of plans and I won’t be back tonight

Juliet

Oh

I’ll miss you

Will you be back tomorrow?

Romeo

I might be gone for a few days. You can stay at Matteo’s until I’m back

Juliet

I don’t want to spend the night here. I want to be in our bed

My heart ached. She’d called itourbed.

Romeo

Okay, baby. But don’t leave the apartment without a guard with you

Juliet

Slim chance of that

Romeo

Brat.

Be a good girl. I’ll be back as soon as I can

I love you

Juliet

I love you, too

Be safe.

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JULIET

It wastwo in the morning and I couldn’t sleep.

The bed was too big without Romeo. I buried my face into his pillow, inhaling his scent like a desperate, lonely weirdo.

The minutes ticked by and I was still wide awake. I finally grabbed my phone with a huff. If sleep wasn’t coming, I needed a new book to pass the time.

I opened my search app and got caught up scrolling through the recommended news stories. There was usually some sort of article with book recommendations. I scrolled for a bit and was about to give up when something caught my eye.

New York City Playboy Spotted with Heiress Leona Byrne at Boston Children’s Hospital Gala.

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