Cinderella's Desert Baby Bombshell by Lynne Graham

Author:Lynne Graham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-06-03T12:04:03+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

ALMOST THREE WEEKS into their stay, the bridal couple were viewing the catacombs beneath Paris.

Saif was uncomfortable with his surroundings. He had done all the tourist stuff without complaint for his wife’s benefit. He had taken her for a cruise on the Seine and they had climbed the Eiffel Tower at night when it was an illuminated beacon of golden light across the city. He had even dutifully snacked on macarons at the famous Ladurée, while treacherously thinking that they could not match similar Alharian delicacies. But the catacombs were proving a step too far for him because he felt claustrophobic below the low ceilings, and the skulls and remains of six million souls stacked up to make artistic patterns in the walls did not improve his mood. Tatiana might enjoy the morbid atmosphere, but it spooked him.

Tati sidled up behind Saif, forcing his bodyguards to back away, and stretched up to cover his eyes with her hands. ‘I’m a zombie... Run!’ she whispered in the creepiest voice she could contrive.

Saif whirled round and gazed down into her lovely smiling face as she giggled, eyes dancing with mischief. It was one of those occasions when she made him feel twice her age, yet it was also one of those times he cherished because she brightened his days like sunshine while simultaneously turning the darker hours into sensual experiences of indescribable pleasure. He valued a bride, blessed with such advantages, obviously he valued her greatly.

That wasn’t something he thought about much, though, because she had been with him round the clock since their marriage. He did know, however, that he wasn’t looking forward to her departure the following day for a trip back to England to see her mother. She had refused the offer of his company, saying it was unnecessary. He should have been relieved by that breezy dismissal because he had a duty to return to Alharia and see his own parent, not to mention needing to deal with at least a dozen tasks he had been unable to tackle from a distance. For the first time he was acknowledging how much he missed his father and how lucky he had been in the older man’s reliable care. Yet Tati’s regular references to her mother and her deep attachment to her often made him wonder what he had missed out on.

As a further complication for Saif, there were the worrying irregularities uncovered by the investigation agency he had initially hired to provide him with a background check on his bride. As yet he had no idea what those anomalies meant, and he didn’t want to upset Tatiana with concerns that might yet prove to be groundless. He wished to handle that matter in person, rather than allow a member of his staff to deal with such a confidential matter, but if the agency’s suspicions were true, there would be criminal charges brought, he thought with angry disgust.

‘Sometimes...you are way too serious,’ Tati scolded softly, a fingertip gently tracing the firm sculpted line of his full lower lip.

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