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Gemma gazed up at him. She couldn’t mask the longing in her eyes—an emotion Tristan knew must be reflected in his own.

“I should go,” she said in a low, broken voice. “People will notice we’ve left the room. There might be talk that the prince is too friendly with the party planner. It … it could get awkward.” She went to turn from him.

Everything in Tristan that spoke of duty and denial and loyalty to his country urged him to let her walk away.

But something even more urgent warned him not to lose his one chance with this woman for whom he felt such a powerful connection. If he didn’t say something to stop her, he knew he would never see her again.

He couldn’t bear to let her go—no matter the consequences.

Tristan held out his hand to her. “Stay with me, Gemma,” he said.