CHAPTER 32

  Just five minutes, she promised herself.

  Five minutes, then she'd have a shower and get ready for the evening.

  Simmering with impatience after a long and incredibly frustrating day of talks with the president and the foreign minister, Casper strode through to the private wing of the palace.

  In his pocket was an extravagant diamond necklace, designed for him by the world's most exclusive jeweller who had assured him that any woman presented with such an exquisite piece would know she was loved.

  Casper had frowned at that, because love played no part in the relationship he had with Holly. But she was doing an excellent job fulfilling her role as princess. She deserved to be appreciated.

  And this was why she'd married him, wasn't it? For the benefits that he could offer her.