“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.
