Emergency at the Royal

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Joanna Neil. Emergency at the Royal

Emergency at the Royal

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Drew put his arm around her shoulders. ‘It’s a bad time for you. If there is anything I can do to help, you only have to ask.’

She looked up at him, warmed by his touch, tempted by his nearness. But in that moment she saw that her brother had come through the swing doors and was walking towards her. She was alarmed in case he had witnessed their brief embrace. She couldn't help herself. Her instant reaction was to stiffen and draw back from Drew.

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‘Do you still live with your family in the old farmhouse?’ he asked.

She shook her head. His question troubled her. Didn’t he know that they had been forced to sell the house? ‘I decided that I needed a place of my own. The farm cottage came up for sale a couple of years ago, and it seemed just about the right size for me, so I snapped it up when I had the chance.’

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