Chapter 2 Prince Weston Montoya of Riodan tried to concentrate on counting his steps per minute as he pounded the pavement south of Echo Ridge Main Street. He’d almost told that woman who he was. He gritted his teeth. Once Elise started talking, he’d spent most of the time trying not to smile at the way her eyes sparkled and her cheeks lifted as she rattled off more words than he usually spoke in a day. She had him sniffing flowers and talking of Aunt Jacinta. And he’d handed over the information like a rookie prince who didn’t know better than to protect the family’s private information. Then she’d asked him who he was. He’d let his guard down and almost ruined everything and instead of acting debonair and giving a fake name, like he usually did, he’d turned tail and run. Nothing suspic

