Beautiful Surrender by Sherelle Green

Author:Sherelle Green
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

After Malik got his food from the hot breakfast buffet, he went to the beverage station to pour a much-needed cup of coffee. He had barely got an hour worth of sleep last night, and had finally decided at 5am to face the inevitable. There would be no sleeping as long as Mya Winters was in the room next door.

He’d already spoken to his insurance company and worked with Vero who was nice enough to have a tow truck pull him out of the grassy ditch he’d fallen into last night.

He’d had the front desk call Mya’s room so they could eat breakfast and get on the road right away. He wasn’t so much anxious to get back to Chicago, but he did have a few meetings this afternoon. And after barely getting any sleep, he had to try and take a nap beforehand.

There were a few people scattered around the lobby having breakfast, but for the most part, he hadn’t seen that many guests since most of the conference folks were due to arrive later. He had his choice of great seating, but he chose to sit at the table with the amazing view of the Riviera Ranch Resort and Conference Center property.

“This is so good,” he said while tasting his coffee and savoring the sip.

“That’s because it’s imported directly from this great coffee farm in Cuba,” said a boisterous, friendly man who looked like an older version of Vero.

“You must be Alvero Riviera II,” Malik said as he stood to shake the man’s outreached hand.

“That I am,” he said with a hearty laugh. “But everyone calls me Al.”

“Nice to meet you, Al,” Malik replied. “Would you like to take a seat? I have a friend who would enjoy meeting you. She’s an event planner and she loves your ranch resort.”

“Well, don’t mind if I do,” Al said. “Any lover of our property is someone I have to meet.”

For the first time, Malik noticed the white cane Al was holding. Al felt around the table until he found the seat and sat down.

“My son Vero was telling me about you earlier this morning,” Al said. “Did he help you with your car?”

“He sure did,” Malik responded. “Luckily, there wasn’t much damage and between what I knew about cars and what your son knows, my SUV is running well enough to get us home. This place is only an hour away from the city anyway, so I’m confident we’ll be fine.”

“That’s good to hear,” Al said. “I hope you enjoyed your stay here. Maybe next time you’ll stay for a bit longer.”

Malik was about to respond to Al, when Mya walked into the lobby area, her brown waves bouncing around her shoulders. She didn’t look at all like they’d driven in a ditch last night and gotten caught in the rain, nor did she look like she had as restless of a night as he had.

When she got closer to the table, Malik also noticed how fresh and clean her face looked.

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