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Despite being full, both women cleaned their dessert plates. “I would lick this plate, if I didn’t think it would be frowned upon in present company,” Mo joked.
The prince seemed surprised by her brash statement, but he raised his brows and said, “If we were alone, I would be delighted to see that.”
Taking the hint that their company was no longer welcome, Sebastian said to Tess, “May I accompany you on a walk down by the sea?”
“Absolutely,” Tess answered, thrilled not to have to sit alone and bored in her room while the prince wooed Mo.
Although Tess was fairly certain that Sebastian was only entertaining her to keep her from intruding on the prince’s time with Mo, she was still happy for the company.
The warm, salty breeze that wafted in off the water was refreshing. The stray s
