A Mistletoe Kiss With The Boss. Susan Meier

didn’t send you?”

      She shook her head. “It just didn’t seem right that you weren’t on the list of companies to try to woo to our country. Grennady is desperate to bring jobs for young people. And here you were with this great company and nobody was showing you what we had to offer. I was trying to do something good. I didn’t know Prince Alex doesn’t like you. When Princess Eva finds out I approached you, I’m screwed.”

      “Maybe you shouldn’t tell her.”

      She shook her head. “Not telling her would be a lie of omission. I can’t be dishonest.”

      His eyes narrowed as he studied her face. “Which means you knew you’d be telling them eventually. So you probably had an explanation in mind. Why not use that?”

      She shrugged. “My endgame was to be able to tell them you’d be visiting in January to consider our country as the new home for your company. And they’d be so happy that they’d be glad I took the risk.”

      “I’m not coming to your country.”

      “Well, I know that now. And I know that has something to do with your feud with Prince Alex—”

      “It’s not a feud. He doesn’t like me.”

      “Well, that’s just shocking, considering your sparkling personality and all.”

      He laughed. “As if Alex Sancho is better.”

      “He adores my princess. He works as hard as any employee in the palace. He’s kind to the staff. So, yeah. He’s a good guy.”

      Dean sniffed. “He might be the happiest prince in the world now, but he wasn’t always a good guy.”

      “I know that at one time he was sort of a playboy, gambler. I’m guessing the same is true with you. That you weren’t always this dry and stuffy. I’m guessing that whatever happened between you and Alex, it happened when you were young—” she sneaked a peek at him “—and foolish.”

      He grimaced. “I was foolish, all right.”

      She groaned. “Tell me, so I know how to apologize to the princess and her husband for overstepping.”

      “Just say you’re sorry.”

      “Please.”

      “No.”