“They’re here to evacuate us.” Sandro looked up at her.
“Isn’t it a bit late for that?” She didn’t really want to go anywhere. The rain had stopped, though menacing gray clouds still hung low as she approached the door.
“We got everyone out of this stretch of woods two days ago. The entire island is under an evacuation order.” The taller man looked stern.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t arrive until late the day before yesterday. The weather was fine.”
He shook his head. “The roads are under water for miles around. Only way out of here is by boat.” He tipped his had back and scratched wet hair. “And they say there’s snow on the way.”
Can’t we just stay here? She wanted to ask the question but knew better. “I’m sorry we dragged you out here on Christmas day.”
“They saw the car from a surveillance helicopter.”
She peered out the door. Sandro’s car was on the street, submerged halfway up the doors. “Oh. The rental company won’t be too happy about that.” She’d put hers in the garage, where hopefully it was still high and dry.
“Why would anyone leave a car out in a storm when there’s a three-car garage on this house?”
He’s a prince. She wanted to explain but again wisely kept her mouth shut.
Whining at the top of the stairs tugged their attention to Lucky, who didn’t know how to climb down. “And we have a dog,” she said, running to get him. “He has to come with us.”
The second, even surlier man sighed. “Of course he does.”
As the outboard motor cut through dark flood water, past floating timbers and broken branches, Serena held on to Lucky. “But what about my car?”
“You won’t be allowed back to get that until the water recedes. It could be days. Weeks.”
Serena blew out. “I guess I’ll just have to go with the flow.”
Sandro leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips. “Literally and figuratively.”
Her heart filled. Despite the chaos and devastation around her, for once she didn’t feel adrift and lost. She felt safe, with Sandro.
“Merry Christmas, Sandro.”
“Merry Christmas to you, too, my beautiful Serena.”
THE END
Read more about Serena and Sandro’s romance in The Prince’s Secret Baby.
The Royal House of Leone Series:
The King’s Bought Bride (Darias and Emma)
A Prince for Christmas (Free)
The Prince’s Secret Baby (Sandro and Serena)
The Princess and the Player (Lina and Amadou)
The Princess’s Scandalous Affair (Beatriz and Lorenzo)
Taming the Royal Beast (Rigo and Bella)
If you’d like to read about Sandro’s friend Zadir Al Kilanjar and his love story, check out his stories Stranded with the Sheikh (FREE!) and Bought for the Sheikh in the Desert Kings series. Or if you’d like to read about Sandro’s chef friend Louis, his story is in A Taste of Heaven in the Billionaires’ Secrets series.
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Jennifer Lewis loves heat in all its forms including spicy food, steamy temperatures and smoking hot heroes. She is a USA TODAY bestselling author and her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in sunny South Florida and when she’s not sitting at her laptop she can often be found at the beach. Read more about her books or join her new release mailing list at www.jenlewis.com
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