A Rival's Proposal (Proposal Series Novellas Book 3) by London Lia

Author:London, Lia [London, Lia]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2019-07-19T16:00:00+00:00

Angelika – two hours later

Angelika couldn’t stop grinning. Even with Harrison and Zulema shining in the middle of their clusters of adoring relations, she had not stopped feeling special. No matter who they talked with, Viktor dragged up a story from their youth and made sure it flattered her. He also shamelessly bragged about her selfless service to others.

“You two are so well-suited for each other. What a lovely young man!” exclaimed one her aunts.

Angelika glanced sideways at Viktor to find his cute smile in place, a dimple threatening to appear on one cheek. “I think I hear them starting up the games over there,” she said, pointing to a flat section of the property set apart for races. She tugged him forward, and whispered, “You indeed impressed the socks off my aunties.”

Her heart stopped when she realized their foreheads almost rested against each other. Anyone looking at them might think they were about to kiss. Her eyes flickered to his mouth.

“Games?” A familiar competitive gleam shone in his eyes. “What kind of games?”

She licked her lips and swallowed. “Games designed to make adults look ridiculous in front of the kids, I think.”

They paused at the edge of the field and watched the youngest cousins run a three-legged race. Viktor’s fists went to his waist in a pose reminiscent of a superhero. Angelika opened her mouth to tease him about this, but he stepped close enough that his bent arm rested along her back. The nearness sent an unexpected tingle down to her toes.

His breath was warm at her neck. “Do we get to play, too?”

“Get to? Are you crazy?” She watched two pairs of runners tumble before the finish line.

“You didn’t tell me we’d have fun today. Come on. Let’s do this.”

“No way.”

Viktor dragged her by the hand. “Look, Mozambique and Harry are partnering up. This is your chance to crush both of them at once.”

“Or get trampled to death.” Still, she allowed him to lead her to the starting line where an uncle tied their legs together.

“Are we starting with left or right?” asked Viktor.

“My left is your right. We need to call inside-outside.”

“Right.” Suddenly his arm tucked around her waist. “I mean correct. Inside?”

Angelika’s mouth went dry. “Okay.”

“Hold on tight.”

With her heart pumping as if she’d already run the race, she laced her arm around his waist, noting the firmness of his muscles. “Inside.”

A whistle blew, and the cheering started. Viktor jerked them into motion, and it took a few steps to get into rhythm, but then they chanted, “Inside, outside, inside, outside,” faster and faster. With each team they passed, Viktor seemed to lift her higher off the ground until she practically floated through the red streamer marking the finish line.

Stumbling to a halt, they grasped one another in a loose embrace to keep from falling.

“Oh my gosh, we crushed them!” Viktor’s arms encircled her shoulder in a celebratory hug. “We’re Chucho 2.0. Three-legged killers!”

Stilled by the strength of his embrace, she barely noticed the commotion around them.

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